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Mr. Alan Williams
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what change took place in the numbers of (a) unemployed and (b) employed in Wales in the four years to July 1987.
Mr. Peter Walker
[holding answer 20 May 1988]: The available information is as follows:
| ( Thousands at mid June) | ||||
| 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | |
| Unemployed claimants1 | 163 | 173 | 174 | 151 |
| Employees in employment | 886 | 877 | 861 | 863 |
| Self employed | 144 | 146 | 154 | 148 |
Source: Department of Employment
1 Because of a change in the compilation of the unemployment statistics unadjusted figures from February 1986 are not directly comparable with earlier figures.
Latest figures show a further decrease of 11,000 for unemployed claimants (unadjusted, April 1988) an increase of 700 for employees in employment (December 1987).
The current unemployment figure is now the lowest since 1981.