§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productvity if she will state the proportion of unemployed persons in England and Wales, respectively, for each of the last 10 years, who were under 20 years of age.
§ Mr. FernyhoughDetailed age analyses of the registered wholly unemployed have been made twice each year; in June and December until 1961 and more recently in January and July. Following is the information for each December from 1959 to 1961 and each January from 1963 to 1969:
PERCENTAGES THAT THOSE UNDER 20 YEARS OF AGE FORMED OF ALL REGISTERED WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED PERSONS England Wales December, 1959 8.2 11.7 December, 1960 8.2 11.1 December, 1961 9.3 12.9 January, 1963 16.3 19.7 January, 1964 11.9 15.3 January, 1965 11.7 16.3 January, 1966 11.5 15.9 January, 1967 12.8 18.0 January, 1968 11.1 15.5 January, 1969 9.8 13.3 The figures for December are not comparable with those for January which include higher proportions of school leavers.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what percentage of all the registered unemployed in Wales and England, respectively, has been wholly unemployed 274W for more than four weeks; and what was the comparative position 10 years before.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOf all persons registered as wholly unemployed on 9th June, 1969, the proportions whose current spells of registration were of more than four weeks in Wales, and in England, were 80.3 and 73.7 per cent., respectively. The corresponding figures for 15th June, 1959, were 80 and 71.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many men are currently employed in Wales in the coal and steel industries, respectively.
§ Mr. FernyhoughAt June, 1968, the latest date for which information is available, the estimated numbers of male employees in employment in Wales in coal mining (Minimum List Heading 101 of the 1958 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification) and in the steel industries (M.L.Hs. 311 and 312) were 58,500 and 70,300, respectively.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what has been the rate of unemployment among registered disabled persons in Wales and England, respectively, in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 9th June, 1969, the rate of unemployment among registered disabled persons in Wales was 14.5 per cent. and in England 9.6 per cent. In the same month in the nine previous years the rates in Wales and England respectively were:
Wales England 1968 13.8 9.2 1967 12.8 7.9 1966 10.9 5.8 1965 10.4 5.9 1964 10.8 6.9 1963 12.3 8.2 1962 11.6 6.9 1961 10.6 5.6 1960 11.2 6.2
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the number of men and women, respectively, engaged in manufacturing industry in Wales in each of the last five years.
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§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information.
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN WALES IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (ORDERS III TO XVI OF THE 1958 EDITION OF THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION) (Thousands) Males Females Total June, 1964 230.7 82.6 313.3 June, 1965 235.1 83.8 318.9 June, 1966(a) 239.7 86.5 326.2 b 243.8 87.0 330.8 June, 1967 238.0 83.1 321.1 June, 1968 241.9 86.5 328.4 Between June 1966, and June, 1967, the industrial classifications of many establishments where corrected. The estimates for June, 1966, are shown on both bases, that is (a) excluding and (b) including the effects of reclassifications.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the average proportion of unemployed persons to unfilled vacancies in each of the last 10 years in Wales and England, respectively.
§ Mr. Fernyhough
AVERAGE NUMBER OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED TO EVERY HUNDRED PERSONS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN WALES AND IN ENGLAND Wales England 1959 24.3 55.7 1960 45.6 117.4 1961 63.9 128.8 1962 28.9 59.8 1963 20.2 46.0 1964 40.7 108.4 1965 44.9 154.8 1966 40.5 139.4 1967 20.0 56.4 1968 20.5 57.1