§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the numbers of persons unemployed in Wales in December in each of the years 1958 to 1968.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
Total numbers registered as unemployed in Wales 8th December, 1958 … 39,463 17th December, 1959 … 31,253 12th December, 1960 … 26,983 11th December, 1961 … 27,060 10th December, 1962 … 36,590 9th December, 1963 … 28,694 7th December, 1964 … 26,088 6th December, 1965 … 28,413 12th December, 1966 … 39,462 11th December, 1967 … 41,922 9th December, 1968 … 39,786