HC Deb 02 March 1992 vol 205 c34W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of long-term unemployed in each of the counties of Wales for the latest available date and for May 1979 giving the increase expressed both as a total and as a percentage.

Mr. David Hunt

The earliest month for which data comparable with present coverage are available for local areas is July 1983. The numbers of long-term unemployed in each of the counties of Wales in July 1983 and January 1992 are as follows: