§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the 44,000 men unemployed in Wales on 10th January, 1972, were over the ages of 45 and 55 years, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithDetailed age analyses of the numbers registered as wholly unemployed are made in January and July. The analysis for January, 1972, is not yet available but at July, 1971, when 33,368 men aged 18 and over were registered as wholly unemployed in Wales, 14,383 (43.1 per cent.) were 45 years of age and over, including 9,248 (27.7 per cent.) who were 55 years and over.
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§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the persons unemployed in January, 1972, in Wales had been unemployed for longer than three months and longer than six months, respectively; and what proportion of men unemployed have been unemployed for those periods.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithDetailed analyses of the length of time for which registered wholly unemployed people have been on the register are made in January, April, July and October. The analysis for January, 1972, is not yet available, but at October, 1971, when 47,934 people were registered as wholly unemployed, 22,958 (47.9 per cent.) had been registered for more than 13 weeks, including 15,232 (31.8 per cent.) who had been registered for more than 26 weeks. Out of 35,664 men aged 18 and over registered as wholly unemployed at that date, 19,175 (53.8 per cent.) had been registered for more than 13 weeks, including 13,159 (36.9 per cent.) who had been registered for more than 26 weeks.