§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what number of men were in employment; and what was the total number of persons in employment in Wales in June for each of the years 1960 to 1967.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
Estimated numbers of employees in employment in Wales (Thousands) Males Total, males and females June, 1960 … … 670 948 June, 1961 … … 673 957 June, 1962 … … 668 958 June, 1963 … … 669 962 June, 1964 … … 672 977 June, 1965 … … 670 985 June, 1966 … … 664 986 June, 1967 … … 640 952 A revised method of estimation was introduced in 1965. If the 1964 estimates had been produced by the same method, they would have been 673,000 for males and 979,000 for all employees.