§ 15. Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of persons employed and unemployed in Ogmore and Wales in May 1979 and January 1983; and by what percentage the employed have decreased and the unemployed have increased during the same period.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsOn 13 January 1983 unemployed claimants in Wales totalled 180,664, an increase of 134.1 per cent. over the May 1979 figure of 77,177. In the Ogmore constituency there were 6,061 unemployed claimants in January 1983: fully comparative figures for May 1979 are not available. The number of employees in employment in Wales at June 1982 totalled 877,000, a fall of 145,000 or 14.2 per cent. since June 1979. Comparative figures for the Ogmore constituency are not available.