HC Deb 09 May 1966 vol 728 cc30-3
45. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement, to the latest convenient date, of the state of unemployment in the city and county of Aberdeen, during the last five years by industries and sexes.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

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

Mr. Hughes

While thanking the Parliamentary Secretary for her promise of publication in the OFFICIAL REPORT, may I ask her what steps her Ministry is taking to eliminate unemployment entirely from Aberdeen?

Mrs. Williams

There has been a consistent fall in the figures of unemployment in both Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in recent years, and the rate of unemployment in this area is now 1.8 per cent.

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE
9th April, 1962
Industry Aberdeen Aberdeenshire (excluding Aberdeen)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 105 7 112 149 19 168
Fishing 152 — 152 548 — 548
Bacon curing, Meat and Fish Products 66 50 116 94 141 235
Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 102 1 103 22 — 22
Spinning and Doubling of Cotton, Flax and Man-made Fibres 26 19 45 1 1 2
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 42 1 43 4 — 4
Timber, Furniture etc. 138 4 142 25 — 25
Construction 281 5 286 140 2 142
Sea Transport 118 — 118 33 — 33
Distributive Trades 286 171 457 76 70 146
Entertainment and Sport 48 15 63 3 10 13
Catering, Hotels, etc. 98 55 153 6 19 25
Private Domestic Service 14 26 40 3 54 57
Local Government Service 127 11 138 15 3 18
Other Industries and Services 771 322 1,093 269 152 421
Total, all Industries and Services 2,374 687 3,061 1,388 471 1,859

My Ministry is continuing to take all possible steps to reduce this rate even further.

Following is the table:

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE
13th April, 1964
Industry Aberdeen Aberdeenshire (excluding Aberdeen)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 105 6 111 202 23 225
Fishing 116 — 116 276 — 276
Bacon curing, Meat and Fish Products 86 62 148 94 169 263
Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 51 3 54 15 — 15
Spinning and Doubling of Cotton, Flax and Man-made Fibres 23 39 62 1 — 1
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 39 — 39 3 — 3
Timber 78 10 88 18 2 20
Construction 233 3 236 92 1 93
Sea Transport 82 2 84 22 — 22
Distributive Trades 280 221 501 71 81 152
Entertainment and Sport 53 18 71 8 2 10
Catering, Hotels, etc. 90 54 144 10 25 35
Private Domestic Service 7 24 31 4 39 43
Local Government Service 109 27 136 16 2 18
Other Industries and Services 560 367 927 185 138 323
Total, all Industries and Services 1,912 836 2,748 1,017 482 1,499