HC Deb 08 June 1964 vol 696 cc20-2
17. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour the number, by age, sex and trade, of persons unemployed in Aberdeen during the spring in each of the last five years to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Whitelaw

As the reply consists of a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Hughes

When the Minister gives figures, they are generally stale, whereas it is important in a matter of this sort, affecting trade, industry and commerce, that we should be given figures which are right up to date.

Mr. Whitelaw

I can give the hon. and learned Member the general figures for unemployment in Aberdeen on 11th May, which I think he would consider to be reasonably up-to-date. On that date, there were 2,494 people unemployed in Aberdeen compared with 3,309 a year earlier.

Following is the Table:

Industry 14th May, 1962 13th May, 1961
Aberdeen Aberdeen
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 101 — 6 — 107 97 3 6 — 106
Fishing 119 1 — — 120 124 — — — 124
Bacon curing, Meat and Fish Products 70 2 53 — 125 57 1 36 2 96
Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 121 — 1 — 122 121 — 1 — 122
Spinning and Doubling of Cotton, Flax and Man-made Fibres 32 — 19 — 51 27 1 15 1 44
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 36 — — — 36 46 — — — 46
Timber 79 4 1 — 84 82 2 — — 84
Construction 231 3 1 — 235 253 3 5 — 261
Sea Transport 91 13 1 — 105 82 4 — — 86
Distributive Trades 247 3 159 3 412 246 1 136 — 383
Entertainment and Sport 45 1 5 2 53 65 — 4 — 69
Catering, Hotels, etc. 82 — 60 — 142 71 — 50 — 121
Private Domestic Service 12 — 27 1 40 13 — 32 — 45
Local Government Service 94 — 16 — 110 99 — 10 — 109
Other Industries and Services 670 4 312 9 995 643 2 237 8 890
Total, all Industries and Services 2,030 31 661 15 2,737 2,026 17 532 11 2,586
Industry 16th May, 1960 11th May, 1959
Aberdeen Aberdeen
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 118 2 9 — 129 127 5 8 — 140
Fishing 275 — — — 275 135 1 — — 136
Bacon curing, Meat and Fish Products 71 — 66 3 140 12 — 5 — 17
Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 132 — 1 — 133 99 1 — — 100
Spinning and Doubling of Cotton, Flax and Man-made Fibres 28 1 28 — 57 — — — — —
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 56 — 2 1 59 81 1 1 — 83
Timber 91 — 3 — 94 77 6 9 — 92
Construction 293 — 4 — 297 373 3 4 — 380
Sea Transport 95 3 2 — 100 139 4 — — 143
Distributive Trades 286 2 194 3 485 337 14 251 4 606
Entertainment and Sport 49 — 4 1 54 52 — 9 — 61
Catering, Hotels, etc. 85 — 70 1 156 93 — 120 1 214
Private Domestic Service 14 — 33 1 48 17 .— 54 — 71
Local Government Service 92 — 14 — 106 107 1 11 1 120
Other Industries and Services 696 2 247 4 949 1,013 15 482 8 1,518
Total, all Industries and Services 2,381 10 677 14 3,082 2,662 51 954 14 3,681