Labour Statistics (Hansard, 16 March 1992)

§ Mr. Ray Powell
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the number of male and female unemployed in Ogmore, Mid-Glamorgan and Wales at the latest available date, together with the figures for the same areas in May 1979.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Figures that are consistent between 1979 and 1992 are available for Wales only. The seasonally adjusted figures in January 1992 were 97,100 males and 26,500 females. Corresponding figures for May 1979 were 49,800 and 19,000 respectively.

§ Mr. Simon Coombs
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were in work in Wales in May 1979; and what the figure is at the latest available date.

§ Mr. David Hunt
The number was 1,157,000 in June 1979, which has now increased to 1,175,000 on the latest available figure.

§ Mr. Martyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what figures he has for rural unemployment for(a) Clwyd South West and (b) Wales.

§ Mr. David Hunt
There is no classification by which unemployment can readily be categorised as rural.

§ Mr. Roy Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state the number of male unemployed in Newport, Gwent and Wales at the latest available date.

§ Mr. David Hunt
In January 1992, there were 5,712, 16,063 and 101,149 unemployed male claimants in the Newport district, Gwent and Wales respectively.