§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the ratio of unemployed persons for each vacant job for each county in Wales. [30604]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information requested is shown in the following table. The figures relate to the numbers of claimant unemployed and the number of unfilled vacancies at jobcentres. The vacancy figures do not represent the total number of vacancies in the economy. Latest estimates suggest that nationally about one third of all vacancies are notified to jobcentres.
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Number of claimant unemployed persons for each unfilled vacancy, May 19951 County Number Clwyd 6.6 Dyfed 6.6 Gwent 8.7 Gwynedd 6.2 Mid Glamorgan 9.4 Powys 6.0 South Glamorgan 10.5 West Glamorgan 5.9 Source NOMIS. 1 Claimant unemployed divided by number of unfilled vacancies at jobcentres.