HC Deb 16 February 1982 vol 18 cc95-6W
Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many men and how many women, respectively, were in employment in Wales on the same date in June in each of the years 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1980 and 1981.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Data for employees in employment are collected on a mid-June basis. The resulting estimates for 1960–81 are as follows:

Year Men Women
1960 711,000 286,000
1965 708,000 320,000
1970 636,000 332,000
1975 618,000 380,000
1979 613,000 409,000
1980 590,000 396,000
1981 541,000 373,000

Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many men and how many women, respectively were unemployed in Wales on the same date in June in each of the years 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1980 and 1981.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Unemployment counts are taken on the second Thursday of every month. The June figures for the period 1960–81 are as follows:

Date Men Women
13 June 1960 13,776 6,853
14 June 1965 15,879 5,622
8 June 1970 27,687 5,348
9 June 1975 41,460 9,357
14 June 1979 54,107 25,925
12 June 1980 66,646 32,421
11 June 1981 107,080 43,272

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