Bargoed, Blackwood and Risca

HC Deb 01 March 1971 vol 812 cc334-5W

Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were registered as unemployed in the Bargoed, Blackwood and Risca employment exchange areas in February of each year 1965 to 1971 and what percentage this constituted in each of those areas for those years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
				Numbers unemployed	Percentage rate*
				Bargoed	Blackwood	Risca	Bargoed and Blackwood	Risca
February, 1971(provisional)			…	654	588	285	7.8	3.9
February, 1970	…	…	…	625	577	281	7.4	3.8
February, 1969	…	…	…	580	697	333	7.6	3.9
February, 1968	…	…	…	668	723	262	7.9	3.5
February, 1967	…	…	…	579	594	232	6.4	3.3
February, 1966	…	…	…	406	406	109	4.3	1.8
February, 1965	…	…	…	396	340	99	3.9	1.5
* The percentage rates of unemployment are for the Bargoed travel-to-work area, which comprises the Bargoed, Blackwood, Pontlottyn and Ystrad Mynach Employment Exchange areas, and the Newport travel-to-work area which covers the Newport, Newport Docks, Newbridge and Risca Employment Exchange areas. Rates cannot be calculated for parts of travel-to-work areas.