HC Deb 21 November 1985 vol 87 c280W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the unemployment percentage for men and women, respectively, for the Dwyfor area for the most recently available month together with figures for the corresponding month of each of the previous five years.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Rates of unemployment are not calculated for districts, but the numbers of unemployed in Dwyfor were as follows:

Men Women
October 1985 1,144 522
October 1984 1,051 498
October 1983* 898 463
* The October 1983 figures are provisional until the new ward-based unemployment series is finalised.

As a result of changes in the unemployment series, comparable figures for earlier years are not available.

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