§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table listing those employment exchanges in Wales whose total employment rate is in excess of the average unemployment for Great Britain, together with the percentage unemployment for each area last month.
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§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is as follows:
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RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON 13 MARCH 1980 Employment Office area Per cent. Monmouth 10.7 Pontypool Abergavenny 7.9 Blaenavon Cwmbran Newport Newbridge 7.6 Risca Chepstow Ebbw Vale Abertillery 12.7 Brynmawr Tredegar Cardiff Barry Llantwit Major 7.8 Penarth Caerphilly Bargoed Blackwood Pontlottyn 11.4 Ystrad Mynach Pontypridd Ferndale Llantrisant 8.7 Tonypandy Tonyrefail Treorchy Merthyr Tydfil 7.4 Treharris Aberdare 9.4 Swansea Gorseinon Morriston 7.7 Pontardawe Ystradgynlais Neath 8.9 Resolven Port Talbot Bridgend Cymmer 7.4 Maesteg Porthcawl Llanelli Burry Port Kidwelly 8.4 Tumble Ammanford Garnant Fishguard 9.1 Milford Haven 7.6 Haverfordwest Llandeilo 9.0 Pembroke Dock 10.4 Tenby 13.0 Cardigan 15.9 Lampeter 14.1 Llandyssul Aberystwyth 6.5 Barmouth 6.9
Blaenau Ffestiniog 10.2 Holyhead Amlwch Beaumaris 13.1 Llangefni Caernarvon Bangor 8.5 Bethesda Penygroes Llanrwst 8.0 Pwllheli 11.3 Porthmadog Colwyn Bay Conwy 7.7 Llandudno Wrexham Cefn Mawr 11.4 Shotton Flint Holywell 10.9 Mold Rhyl 13.2 Denbigh 6.7 Llangollen 7.5 Llandrindod Wells 6.7 Machynlleth 6.7 Tywyn 12.4 Notes:
1. The total rate for Great Britain in March 1980 was 60 per cent.
2. Where applicable employment offices have been blocked together in travel-to-work area groups.