§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the percentage of unemployed men in the Welsh Development Area at the last convenient date; and the percentage in the same month of each of the preceding nine years.
§ Mr. FernyhoughUnemployment statistics for development areas have been calculated monthly since August, 1966, and were produced retrospectively for June each year from 1956 to 1966. Percentage rates of unemployment can be calculated for males—(i.e. men and boys together)—but not separately for men. Following is the information for each June from 1959 to 1968 and for each January from 1967 to 1969:
Percentage rates of unemployment for males in the Welsh Development Area 15th June, 1959 … … 3.5 13th June, 1960 … … 2.3 12th June, 1961 … … 2.3 18th June, 1962 … … 3.0 10th June, 1963 … … 3.3 15th June, 1964 … … 2.3 14th June, 1965 … … 2.6 13th June, 1966 … … 2.8 9th January, 1967 … … 5.3 12th June, 1967 … … 4.5 8th January, 1968 … … 5.5 10th June, 1968 … … 4.8 13th January, 1969 … … 5.6