Labour Statistics (Hansard, 11 April 1989)

Dr. Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average annual salary of(a) all men in full-time employment, (b) all women in full-time employment and (c) all in full-time employment in (i) Wales, (ii) each county in Wales and (iii) each district in Wales.

§ Mr. Peter Walker
Information for annual average earnings is not collected. The new earnings survey results giving data for average gross weekly earnings are given in the following table. District data are not available.

Average gross weekly earnings offull.time employees on adult rates —whose earnings were not affected by absence. April 1988

Male £ Female £ All £

Clwyd 220.0 139.1 195.9

Dyfed¹ 200.4 145.7 181.2

Gwent 218.8 150.7 197.8

Gwynedd 204.0 147.7 187.3

Mid Glamorgan 221.5 149.4 198.5

Powys 191.2 ³ 182.2

South Glamorgan 224.9 161.3 203.1

West Glamorgan² 220.7 145.9 199.6

Wales 217.8 150.3 196.5

¹ Excluding Llanelli.

² Including Llanelli.

476W
³ Data not publishable due to low sample numbers giving a high standard error.
Source: New earnings survey April 1988.

Dr. Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the current rate of unemployment in(a) Wales, (b) each travel-to-work area in Wales and (c) each district authority area in Wales.

§ Mr. Peter Walker
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Wales at 9 February 1989 was 8.9 per cent.
Information on the travel-to-work areas in Wales is shown in the following tables:

Travel-to-work area Unemployment rate (Per cent.)¹

Aberdare 17.5

Aberystwyth 8.1

Bangor and Caernarfon 13.3

Blaenau Gwent and Abergavenny 13.8

Brecon 6.1

Bridgend 10.5

Cardiff 9.1

Cardigan 18.0

Carmarthen 6.7

Conwy and Colwyn 11.6

Denbigh 8.0

Dolgellau and Barmouth 11.1

Fishguard 16.1

Haverfordwest 14.0

Holyhead 17.7

Lampeter and Aberaeron 13.2

Llandeilo 9.7

Llandrindod Wells 7.3

Llanelli 12.3

Machynlleth 11.9

Merthyr nd Rhymney 14.1

Monmouth 10.5

Neath and Port Talbot 10.1

Newport 9.5

Newtown 6.0

Pontypool and Cwmbran 10.9

Pontypridd and Rhondda 12.1

Porthmadoc and Ffestiniog 10.8

Pwllheli 19.0

Shotton, Flint and Rhyl 10.6

South Pembrokeshire 17.6

Swansea 11.8

Welshpool 5.9

Wrexham 10.0

¹ Unemployment rates quoted are as at 9 February 1989, which are the latest available and are on a basis which does not take into account the self-employed, Her Majesty's forces and those on Government-related training schemes. The corresponding rate for Wales on this basis is 11.0 per cent.

Unemployment rates are not calculated for districts.

Average gross weekly earnings offull.time employees on adult rates —whose earnings were not affected by absence. April 1988
	Male £	Female £	All £
Clwyd	220.0	139.1	195.9
Dyfed¹	200.4	145.7	181.2
Gwent	218.8	150.7	197.8
Gwynedd	204.0	147.7	187.3
Mid Glamorgan	221.5	149.4	198.5
Powys	191.2	³	182.2
South Glamorgan	224.9	161.3	203.1
West Glamorgan²	220.7	145.9	199.6
Wales	217.8	150.3	196.5
¹ Excluding Llanelli.
² Including Llanelli.

Travel-to-work area	Unemployment rate (Per cent.)¹
Aberdare	17.5
Aberystwyth	8.1
Bangor and Caernarfon	13.3
Blaenau Gwent and Abergavenny	13.8
Brecon	6.1
Bridgend	10.5
Cardiff	9.1
Cardigan	18.0
Carmarthen	6.7
Conwy and Colwyn	11.6
Denbigh	8.0
Dolgellau and Barmouth	11.1
Fishguard	16.1
Haverfordwest	14.0
Holyhead	17.7
Lampeter and Aberaeron	13.2
Llandeilo	9.7
Llandrindod Wells	7.3
Llanelli	12.3
Machynlleth	11.9
Merthyr nd Rhymney	14.1
Monmouth	10.5
Neath and Port Talbot	10.1
Newport	9.5
Newtown	6.0
Pontypool and Cwmbran	10.9
Pontypridd and Rhondda	12.1
Porthmadoc and Ffestiniog	10.8
Pwllheli	19.0
Shotton, Flint and Rhyl	10.6
South Pembrokeshire	17.6
Swansea	11.8
Welshpool	5.9
Wrexham	10.0
¹ Unemployment rates quoted are as at 9 February 1989, which are the latest available and are on a basis which does not take into account the self-employed, Her Majesty's forces and those on Government-related training schemes. The corresponding rate for Wales on this basis is 11.0 per cent.
Unemployment rates are not calculated for districts.