§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the 29W seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment, and what was the total of the wholly unemployed, at the latest available date and 12 months previously in each of the employment exchange areas in Wales which are designated as special development areas.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithSeasonally adjusted rates of unemployment are not calculated for local areas. In the table below, the rates are calculated on the basis of the total numbers registered as unemployed.
Following is the available information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT Registered wholly unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment February, 1971 February, 1970 February, 1971 February, 1970 Ebbw Vale 274 292 4.7 4.1 Abertillery 628 453 Brynmawr 249 225 Tredegar 339 322 Ystalyfera 172 246 5.5 6.7 Ammanford 379 415 Garnant 143 154 Pontardawe 60 96 Bargoed 647 625 7.8 7.4 Blackwood 575 577 Pontlottyn 383 318 Ystrad Mynach 315 316 Cymmer 226 176 3.9* 4.1* Maesteg 395 388 Neath 674 626 2.9 2.9 Resolven 124 190 Newbridge 463 389 3.9* 3.8* Pontypridd 848 908 4.9 5.3 Ferndale 313 292 Pontyclun 127 129 Tonypandy 1,001 1,023 Tonyrefail 329 372 Treorchy 423 562 Aberdare 697 563 4.7 4.3 Mountain Ash 299 323 Merthyr Tydfil 835 882 5.4 5.3 Dowlais 201 199 Treharris 164 165 * Percentage rates of unemployment, based on the total numbers registered as unemployed, can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area, but not separately for its constituent parts. The rates for Cymmer and Maesteg relate to the Port Talbot, Bridgend, Cymmer, Maesteg and Porthcawl travel-to-work area. Those for New-bridge are for the Newport, Newport Docks, Newbridge and Risca area.