§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many jobs have been lost in (a) the coal industry and (b) the steel and tinplate industries in Wales for each year since 1966.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsAnnual changes in the number of employees for the years 1966–77 were as follows:
Thousands at June each year Coal industry Steel and tinplate industries 1965–66 -8.6 -0.7 1966–67 -5.0 -0.8 1967–68 -7.8 -0.2 1968–69 -6.6 +1.1 1969–70 -5.1 -0.5 1970–71 -5.2 -3.8 1971–72 -2.1 -2.4 1972–73 -2.6 -0.9 1973–74 -2.9 -2.6 1974–75 +0.2 -0.1 1975–76 -1.1 -5.5 1976–77 -0.2 +3.3 Source: Insurance Card Count to 1971, Census of Employees in Employment thereafter.
Detailed figures are not available on this basis for subsequent years, but quarterly estimates for broader industry groups show the following changes (June on June). Mining and Quarrying Metal manufacturing 1977–78 -2.3 -6.3 1978–79 -2.0 -2.0 1979–80 -1.0 -12.0 1980–81 -1.0 -17.0 Source: Department of Employment