§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average total of unemployed male insured workers in Wales in each of the years from 1963 to 1975.
§ Mr. BoothThe following table shows the average of the monthly figures for years from 1963 to 1974 and the available figures for each month in 1975.
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Number of males unemployed in Wales 1963 24,347 1964 17,532 1965 18,698 1966 21,585 1967 30,455 1968 31,444 1969 32,188 1970 31,038 1971 36,522 1972 40,713 1973 29,738 *1974 32,229 *January 1975 Not available February 1975 38,913 March 1975 38,952 April 1975 46,154 May 1975 41,649 June 1975 41,460 Juy 1975 49,789 August 1975 56,713 September 1975 57,089 * Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency, information is not available for December 1974 and January 1975. The figure for 1974 is an average of 11 months.