HC Deb 28 April 1983 vol 41 cc414-5W
Mr. Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the number of long-term unemployed as a percentage of all employees in (a) January 1980 and (b) January 1983 for (i) Wales and (ii) each county in Wales.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

The number of persons unemployed in Wales for over 52 weeks as a percentage of the available estimates of employees—employees in employment plus the unemployed—for the years 1980 and 1982 respectively is as follows:

January 1980 (Registrants) January 1983 (Claimants)
2.1 6.2

Comparable figures for the counties are not available.

Mr. Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the rate of increase between January 1980 and January 1983 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (a) Wales and (b) each county in Wales ranked from highest to lowest.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Percentage increase in the number of registrants unemployed for more than two years between January 1980 and October 1982:

Percentage
Wales 162.2
West Glamorgan 255.9
Gwent 183.5
Mid Glamorgan 176.6
Clwyd 147.3
South Glamorgan 139.5
Dyfed 126.5
Powys 99.0
Gwynedd 80.0

Comparable figures are not available beyond October 1982, but since that date in the period up to January 1983 the percentage increase in the number of claimants unemployed for more than two years has been:

Percentage
Wales 13.8
Dyfed 15.6
Clwyd 15.3
South Glamorgan 14.7
Gwynedd 13.9
West Glamorgan 13.9
Gwent 13.8
Powys 13.7
Mid Glamorgan 11.4

Mr. Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of persons registered as unemployed had been unemployed for more than 52 weeks in each employment office area in west Glamorgan in January 1980 and January 1983.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

The information is as follows:

Employment Office area January 1980 Percentage (Registrants) January 1983 Percentage (Claimants)
Cymmer 30.5 46.6
Gorseinon 18.4 34.9
Morriston 19.6 35.2
Neath 20.4 38.3
Pontardawe 17.7 34.7
Port Talbot 21.0 36.3
Resolven 23.6 36.7
Swansea 29.0 39.5
Ystradgynlais 10.9 28.9

Mr. Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of persons registered as unemployed had been unemployed for more than two years in each employment office area in west Glamorgan in January 1980 and January 1983.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

The information is as follows:

Employment Office area January 1980 Percentage (Registrants) January 1983 Percentage (Claimants)
Cymmer 12.7 24.9
Gorseinon 9.6 12.9
Morriston 7.7 15.1
Neath 6.5 16.6
Pontardawe 6.3 15.0
Port Talbot 9.1 16.8
Resolven 9.6 12.4
Swansea 13.4 19.3
Ystradgynlais 4.5 14.5

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