§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of registered unemployed in Pembrokeshire in February and March in each year since 1935, together with the percentage rate of unemployment.
§ Mr. John FraserThe information is readily available only from 1955 and the following table shows figures at five-yearly intervals from that date:
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES Unemployed Per cent. February 1955 593 2.6 March 1955 609 2.7 February 1960 818 3.3 March 1960 655 2.6 February 1965 1,925 7.8 March 1965 1,736 7.0 February 1970 2,232 8.1 March 1970 2,166 7.9 February 1975 2,844 8.9 March 1975 Not yet available