Employment Statistics Mr. Wigley asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing for January, July and September of each of the past 10 years the unemployment level for each employment office area in Gwynedd. Mr. Nicholas Edwards The information is as follows: ------------------------ | | ------------------------ |Employment office area| ------------------------ |Amlwch | ------------------------ |Holyhead | ------------------------ |Llangefni | ------------------------ |Beaumaris | ------------------------ |Pwllheli | ------------------------ |Penygroes | ------------------------ |Porthmadog | ------------------------ |Caernarfon | ------------------------ |Bangor | ------------------------ |Bethesda | ------------------------ |Conwy | ------------------------ |Llanrwst* | ------------------------ |Blaenau Ffestiniog | ------------------------ |Barmouth | ------------------------ |Machynlleth* | ------------------------ |Llangollen* | ------------------------ |Llandudno | ------------------------ Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based.In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area, which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased.------------------------ | | ------------------------ |Employment office area| ------------------------ |Amlwch | ------------------------ |Holyhead | ------------------------ |Llangefni | ------------------------ |Beaumaris | ------------------------ |Pwllheli | ------------------------ |Penygroes | ------------------------ |Porthmadog | ------------------------ |Caernarfon | ------------------------ |Bangor | ------------------------ |Bethesda | ------------------------ |Conwy | ------------------------ |Llanrwst* | ------------------------ |Blaenau Ffestiniog | ------------------------ |Barmouth | ------------------------ |Machynlleth* | ------------------------ |Llangollen* | ------------------------ |Llandudno | ------------------------ Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based.In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area, which were defined in terms of post code sectors. ceased.------------------------ | | ------------------------ |Employment office area| ------------------------ |Amlwch | ------------------------ |Holyhead | ------------------------ |Llangefni | ------------------------ |Beaumaris | ------------------------ |Pwllheli | ------------------------ |Penygroes | ------------------------ -------------------- | | -------------------- |Porthmadog | -------------------- |Caernarfon | -------------------- |Bangor | -------------------- |Bethesda | -------------------- |Conwy | -------------------- |Llanrwst* | -------------------- |Blaenau Ffestiniog| -------------------- |Barmouth | -------------------- |Machynlleth* | -------------------- |Llangollen* | -------------------- |Llandudno | -------------------- Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based. In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area, which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased. -------------------- | | -------------------- |Amlwch | -------------------- |Holyhead | -------------------- |Llangefni | -------------------- |Beaumaris | -------------------- |Pwllheli | -------------------- |Penygroes | -------------------- |Porthmadog | -------------------- |Caemarfon | -------------------- |Bangor | -------------------- |Bethesda | -------------------- |Conwy | -------------------- |Llanrwst* | -------------------- |Blaenau Ffestiniog| -------------------- |Barmouth | -------------------- |Machynlleth* | -------------------- |Llangollen* | -------------------- |Llandudno | -------------------- Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based. In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area. which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased. -------------------- | | -------------------- |Amlwch | -------------------- |Holyhead | -------------------- |Llangefni | -------------------- |Beaumaris | -------------------- |Pwllheli | -------------------- |Penygroes | -------------------- |Porthmadog | -------------------- |Caemarfon | -------------------- |Bangor | -------------------- |Bethesda | -------------------- |Conwy | -------------------- |Llanrwst* | -------------------- |Blaenau Ffestiniog| -------------------- |Barmouth | -------------------- |Machynlleth* | -------------------- |Llangollen* | -------------------- |Llandudno | -------------------- Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based. In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area. which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased. -------------------- | | -------------------- |Amlwch | -------------------- |Holyhead | -------------------- |Llangefni | -------------------- |Beaumaris | -------------------- |Pwllheli | -------------------- |Penygroes | -------------------- |Porthmadog | -------------------- |Caernarfon | -------------------- |Bangor | -------------------- |Bethesda | -------------------- |Conwy | -------------------- |Llanrwst* | -------------------- |Blaenau Ffestiniog| -------------------- |Barmouth | -------------------- |Machynlleth* | -------------------- |Llangollen* | -------------------- |Llandudno | -------------------- Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based. In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area, which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased. -------------------- | | -------------------- |Amlwch | -------------------- |Holyhead | -------------------- |Llangefni | -------------------- |Beaumaris | -------------------- |Pwllheli | -------------------- |Penygroes | -------------------- |Porthmadog | -------------------- |Caernarfon | -------------------- |Bangor | -------------------- |Bethesda | -------------------- |Conwy | -------------------- |Llanrwst* | -------------------- |Blaenau Ffestiniog| -------------------- |Barmouth | -------------------- |Machynlleth* | -------------------- |Llangollen* | -------------------- |Llandudno | -------------------- Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based. In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area, which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased. -------------------- | | -------------------- |Amlwch | -------------------- |Holyhead | -------------------- |Llangefni | -------------------- |Beaumaris | -------------------- |Pwllheli | -------------------- |Penygroes | -------------------- |Porthmadog | -------------------- |Caernarfon | -------------------- |Bangor | -------------------- |Bethesda | -------------------- |Conwy | -------------------- |Llanrwst* | -------------------- |Blaenau Ffestiniog| -------------------- |Barmouth | -------------------- |Machynlleth* | -------------------- |Llangollen* | -------------------- |Llandudno | -------------------- Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based. In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area, which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased. -------------------- | | -------------------- |Amlwch | -------------------- |Holyhead | -------------------- |Llangefni | -------------------- |Beaumaris | -------------------- |Pwllheli | -------------------- |Penygroes | -------------------- |Porthmadog | -------------------- |Caernarfon | -------------------- |Bangor | -------------------- |Bethesda | -------------------- |Conwy | -------------------- |Llanrwst* | -------------------- |Blaenau Ffestiniog| -------------------- |Barmouth | -------------------- |Machynlleth* | -------------------- |Llangollen* | -------------------- |Llandudno | -------------------- Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based. In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area, which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased. -------------------- |Amlwch | -------------------- |Holyhead | -------------------- |Llangefni | -------------------- |Beaumaris | -------------------- |Pwllheli | -------------------- |Penygroes | -------------------- |Porthmadog | -------------------- |Caernarfon | -------------------- |Bangor | -------------------- |Bethesda | -------------------- |Conwy | -------------------- |Llanrwst* | -------------------- |Blaenau Ffestiniog| -------------------- |Barmouth | -------------------- |Machynlleth* | -------------------- |Llangollen* | -------------------- |Llandudno | -------------------- Up to October 1982 figures are registrant based, after that date they are claimant based. In June 1985 the production of figures aggregated by Jobcentre area, which were defined in terms of post code sectors, ceased. Mr. Wigley asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table indicating for September the average unemployment rate for all development areas and assisted areas, respectively, in Wales, and if he will list those travel-to-work areas within ordinary assisted areas whose unemployment rate is higher than those of development areas. Mr. Nicholas Edwards On 12 September 1985 the number of claimants unemployed in development areas and intermediate areas in Wales totalled 74,479 and 97,956 respectively, giving rates of 19·8 per cent. and 17·0 per cent.; there were two travel-to-work areas with intermediate area status whose rates were higher than the average rate for the development areas, Fishguard (21·9 per cent.) and Bangor and Caernarfon (19·9 per cent.).