asked the Secretary of State for Wales by how much employment has fallen in the Principality during the second quarter of 1982.
The number of employees in employment in Wales fell by 8,000.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the rate of increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (a) Wales and (b) each county in Wales, ranked from highest to lowest.
The information is as follows:
Percentage increase in the numbers unemployed for more than two years between October 1979 and October 1982.
| Wales | 165·3 |
| West Glamorgan | 255·1 |
| Gwent | 178·8 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 171·5 |
| South Glamorgan | 162·0 |
| Clwyd | 147·3 |
| Dyfed | 127·2 |
| Gwynedd | 95·5 |
| Powys | 75·0 |
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the rate of increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (a) Wales and (b) each county in Wales, ranked from highest to lowest.
The information is as follows:
| Percentage increase in the numbers unemployed for more than 52 weeks between October 1979 and October 1982 | |
| Per cent. | |
| Wales | 199·6 |
| West Glamorgan | 280·6 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 214·7 |
| Dyfed | 207·6 |
| Gwent | 204·7 |
| Clwyd | 187·1 |
| Powys | 182·5 |
| South Glamorgan | 153·9 |
| Gwynedd | 133·3 |
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the rate of increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (a) Wales and (b) each county in Wales, ranked from highest to lowest.
The information is as follows:
| Percentage increase in the numbers unemployed for more than 52 weeks between April 1979 and October 1982 | |
| Per cent. | |
| Wales | 200·0 |
| West Glamorgan | 348·0 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 227·4 |
| Powys | 208·8 |
| Gwent | 196·3 |
| Dyfed | 183·2 |
| South Glamorgan | 174·2 |
| Clwyd | 158·7 |
| Gwynedd | 105·8 |
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of unemployed by order of the standard industrial classification and the number of vacancies in Wales at the latest available date.
The information is as follows:
Wales
| |||||
Notified vacancies remaining unfilled May 1982
| Notified vacancies remaining unfilled August 1982
| ||||
Standard Industrial Classification
| Unemployed May 1982
| Employment Offices
| Careers Offices
| Employment Offices
| Careers Offices
|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing | 2,238 | 32 | 9 | 70 | 7 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 2,822 | 20 | — | 17 | — |
| Food, Drink, Tobacco | 3,431 | 84 | 6 | 73 | 4 |
| Coal and Petroleum Products | 437 | 7 | — | 9 | — |
| Chemical and Allied Industries | 2,095 | 47 | 4 | 75 | 1 |
| Metal Manufacture | 11,473 | 23 | 1 | 37 | 6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3,819 | 98 | 4 | 121 | 2 |
| Instrument Engineering | 310 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Electrical Engineering | 3,256 | 118 | 3 | 114 | 3 |
| Shipbuilding | 316 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vehicles | 2,807 | 73 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Metal goods not elsewhere specified | 4,051 | 106 | 3 | 122 | 9 |
| Textiles | 1,688 | 47 | 1 | 39 | 3 |
| Leather, Leather Goods | 157 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Clothing and Footwear | 2,039 | 99 | 11 | 71 | 11 |
| Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement | 963 | 29 | — | 27 | — |
| Timber, Furniture, etc. | 1,715 | 63 | 2 | 70 | 3 |
| Paper, Printing, Publishing | 1,480 | 74 | 2 | 71 | 8 |
| Other Manufacturing | 3,557 | 60 | 3 | 62 | 1 |
| Construction | 28,412 | 416 | 13 | 439 | 19 |
| Gas, Electricity, Water | 720 | 38 | 5 | 43 | — |
| Transport and Communication | 6,268 | 129 | 3 | 97 | 7 |
| Distributive Trades | 14,789 | 879 | 48 | 795 | 42 |
| Insurance, Banking, Finance | 2,415 | 339 | 6 | 307 | 7 |
| Professional and Scientific Services | 6,624 | 697 | 8 | 644 | 8 |
| Miscellaneous Services | 15,496 | 2,660 | 29 | 1,436 | 25 |
| Public Administration and Defence | 8,952 | 693 | 6 | 693 | 7 |
| Unclassified | 35,914 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 168,244 | 6,857 | 171 | 5,495 | 182 |
The industrial analysis of the unemployed was discontinued from May 1982. The industrial analysis of unfilled vacancies is compiled on a quarterly basis.
Vacancy statistics are not a measure of the total number of vacancies in the economy; the figures relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled on the day of the monthly count. A survey conducted in 1977 indicated that, on average, only about one third of all vacancies are notified to the public employment service.
Vacancies notified to employment offices—jobcentres are mainly for adults aged 18 and over, but include some vacancies for persons under 18.
Vacancies notified to careers offices are mainly for young persons under 18, but may include some vacancies suitable for adults. A vacancy is sometimes notified to both services by an employer and will be included in both counts; for this reason the two sets of figures should not be added together to give a figure for total unfilled vacancies.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number unemployed by order of the standard industrial classification and the number of vacancies in each of the employment offices in West Glamorgan in October 1982.
| Cymmer | Gorseinon | Morriston | |||||||
| Standard Industrial Classification | 1 | 2 | *3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 5 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | — |
| Mining and quarrying | 40 | — | — | 64 | — | — | 35 | — | — |
| Food, drink and tobacco | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 35 | 2 | 2 |
| Coal and petroleum products | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | — | — |
| Chemicals and allied industries | 43 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 27 | — | — |
| Metal manufacture | 36 | — | — | 341 | 1 | — | 363 | — | — |
| Mechanical engineering | 2 | — | — | 54 | 2 | 1 | 46 | — | — |
| Instrument engineering | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| Electrical engineering | 16 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| Shipbuilding and marine engineering | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicles | 11 | — | — | 45 | — | — | 44 | — | — |
| Metal goods not elsewhere specified | 11 | — | — | 42 | — | — | 58 | 2 | 4 |
| Textiles | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| Leather, leather goods and fur | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Clothing and footwear | 5 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 36 | — | — |
| Bricks, pottery, glass, cement | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| Timber, furniture etc. | 6 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 43 | 10 | 1 |
| Paper, printing and publishing | 12 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 13 | — | — |
| Other manufacturing | 5 | — | — | 83 | 1 | — | 80 | — | 2 |
| Construction | 138 | — | — | 190 | 2 | 10 | 576 | 13 | 6 |
The information in respect of latest available dates is as follows:
Cymmer
| Gorseinon
| Morriston
| |||||||
Standard Industrial Classification
| 1
| 2
| * 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| Gas, electricity and water | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — |
| Transport and communication | 15 | — | — | 26 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 1 | — |
| Distributive trades | 19 | — | — | 163 | 8 | 8 | 274 | 15 | 10 |
| Insurance, banking etc. | — | 1 | — | 21 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 2 |
| Professional and scientific services | 8 | — | — | 41 | 5 | 3 | 101 | 17 | 15 |
| Miscellaneous services | 19 | — | — | 119 | 38 | 7 | 235 | 19 | 11 |
| Public administration and defence | 22 | 7 | — | 75 | 5 | 3 | 272 | 8 | 8 |
| Unclassified by Industry | 117 | — | — | 362 | — | — | 891 | — | — |
| Total—All Industries | 537 | 8 | — | 1,740 | 71 | 37 | 3,385 | 94 | 67 |
1. Unemployed at May 1982.
2. Number of vacancies unfilled at May 1982.
3. Number of vacancies unfilled at August 1982.
* Cymmer vacancies unfilled for August included in Port Talbot totals.
† Resolven vacancies unfilled for August included in Neath totals.
Neath
| Pontardawe
| Port Talbot
| |||||||
Standard Industrial Classification
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Mining and quarrying | 50 | — | 1 | 30 | — | — | 35 | — | — |
| Food, drink and tobacco | 35 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 55 | 1 | 3 |
| Coal and petroleum products | 69 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chemicals and allied industries | 64 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 117 | 1 | 1 |
| Metal manufacture | 474 | — | 2 | 102 | — | — | 974 | — | 1 |
| Mechanical engineering | 56 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 36 | 1 | 8 |
| Instrument engineering | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 26 | — | — |
| Electrical engineering | 40 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| Shipbuilding and marine engineering | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicles | 65 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 89 | — | — |
| Metal goods not elsewhere specified | 208 | 1 | 5 | 32 | — | 1 | 155 | 3 | 1 |
| Textiles | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| Leather, leather goods and fur | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Clothing and footwear | 47 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 110 | 13 | 8 |
| Bricks, pottery, glass, cement | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | — |
| Timber, furniture etc. | 33 | 11 | 3 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 2 | 4 |
| Paper, printing and publishing | 21 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 12 | 10 | 6 |
| Other manufacturing | 92 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 50 | — | — |
| Construction | 559 | 2 | 42 | 83 | 1 | — | 942 | 28 | 38 |
| Gas, electricity and water | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | 1 |
| Transport and communication | 129 | 4 | 2 | 14 | — | — | 121 | 2 | 3 |
| Distributive trades | 379 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 2 | — | 276 | 12 | 14 |
| Insurance, banking etc. | 55 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | 1 | 43 | 6 | 11 |
| Professional and scientific services | 125 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 1 | — | 127 | 4 | 7 |
| Miscellaneous services | 289 | 24 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 376 | 32 | 37 |
| Public administration and defence | 179 | 3 | 13 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 20 | 51 |
| Unclassified by Industry | 739 | — | — | 129 | — | — | 1,317 | — | — |
| Total—All Industries | 3,760 | 70 | 106 | 721 | 13 | 5 | 5,184 | 139 | 200 |
1. Unemployed at May 1982.
2. Number of vacancies unfilled at May 1982.
3. Number of vacancies unfilled at August 1982.
* Cymmer vacancies unfilled for August included in Port Talbot totals.
† Resolven vacancies unfilled for August included in Neath totals.
Swansea
| Resolven
| Ystradgynlais
| |||||||
Standard Industrial Classification
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| † 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 42 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Mining and quarrying | 23 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 46 | — | — |
| Food, drink and tobacco | 154 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Coal and petroleum products | 34 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Chemicals and allied industries | 105 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| Metal manufacture | 727 | 1 | 1 | 174 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Mechanical engineering | 125 | 6 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 15 | — | — |
| Instrument engineering | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 2 | 2 |
| Electrical engineering | 72 | 9 | 8 | 42 | — | — | 11 | — | 1 |
| Shipbuilding and marine engineering | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vehicles | 117 | 11 | 11 | 21 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
| Metal goods not elsewhere specified | 214 | 22 | 20 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — |
| Textiles | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| Leather, leather goods and fur | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swansea
| Resolven
| Ystradgynlais
| |||||||
Standard Industrial Classification
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| † 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| Clothing and footwear | 68 | 9 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 19 | — | — |
| Bricks, pottery, glass, cement | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timber, furniture etc. | 42 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Paper, printing and publishing | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other manufacturing | 314 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Construction | 1,677 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 1 | — | 83 | — | 1 |
| Gas, electricity and water | 37 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Transport and communication | 477 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | 17 | — | 1 |
| Distributive trades | 1,258 | 91 | 143 | 36 | — | — | 34 | 1 | 1 |
| Insurance, banking etc. | 189 | 44 | 35 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Professional and scientific service | 445 | 48 | 62 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 1 | — |
| Miscellaneous services | 972 | 90 | 157 | 26 | 1 | — | 57 | 3 | 12 |
| Public administration and defence | 605 | 43 | 33 | 28 | — | — | 44 | — | 1 |
| Unclassified by Industry | 2,324 | — | — | 102 | — | — | 135 | — | — |
| Total—All Industries | 10,200 | 461 | 632 | 606 | 3 | — | 599 | 10 | 21 |
1. Unemployed at May 1982.
2. Number of vacancies unfilled at May 1982.
3. Number of vacancies unfilled at August 1982.
* Cymmer vacancies unfilled for August included in Port Talbot totals.
† Resolven vacancies unfilled for August included in Neath totals.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the number of long-term unemployed as a percentage of all enployees in (a) October 1979 and (b) October 1982 for (i) Wales and (ii) each county in Wales.
The information based on the latest available employee population estimates is as follows:
| October 1979 | October 1980 | |
| Wales | 2·1 | 6·2 |
| South Glamorgan | 1·9 | 4·8 |
| Mid Golamorgan | 2·8 | 8·9 |
| West Glamorgan | 1·4 | 5·3 |
| Gwent | 2·4 | 7·3 |
| Dyfed | 1·6 | 5·1 |
| Full-time Workers: Distribution of Gross Weekly Earnings | ||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | ||||||||||||||
| Under £40 | £41 to £50 | £51 to £60 | £61 to £70 | £71 to £80 | £81 to £90 | £91 to £100 | £101 to £110 | £111 to £120 | £121 to £130 | £131 to £140 | £141 to £150 | Over £150 | ||
| Males* | ← | 1·6 | → | 3·2 | 4·7 | 7·0 | 9·8 | 11·1 | 10·5 | ← | 23·6 | → | 28·5 | |
| Females† | 1·5 | 4·3 | 13·8 | 16·2 | 16·5 | 10·9 | 11·0 | 6·0 | 4·0 | 3·4 | ← | 5·0 | → | 7·4 |
| * Aged 21 and over. | ||||||||||||||
| † Aged 18 and over. | ||||||||||||||