HC Deb 21 June 1976 vol 913 c367W
23. Sir A. Meyer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment for how long a period unemployment in Wales has exceeded 50,000.

Mr. Golding

For 14 months, since April 1975.

Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men were in employment in Wales in May 1964 and in May 1976, respectively.

Mr. Golding

At December 1975, the latest date for which information is available, it is provisionally estimated that there were 601,000 male employees in employment in Wales. This figure is taken from the quarterly series of employment estimates which started in June 1974. For earlier years, only annual—mid-year—figures are available. There are a number of changes to the basis of this series but these have been removed to provide comparable figures from June 1965 onwards. The estimates for June 1965 and June 1974 are 708,000 and 621,000 respectively.