HC Deb 10 April 1967 vol 744 cc732-4
41. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour what is the number of unemployed, by trades and sexes, at the latest convenient date in the city of Aberdeen, and how those figures compare with those in each of the last five years.

Mr. Fernyhough

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

Mr. Hector Hughes

While I thank my hon. Friend for that promise, may I ask him to say how these figures are affected on the one hand by the number of advance factories promoted by the President of the Board of Trade in Aberdeen and on the other hand by the drift south of skilled craftsmen and women?

Mr. Fernyhough

I should merely have to repeat the figures if I were to provide the information that my hon. and learned Friend is seeking. I can, however, tell

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN ABERDEEN
13th March, 1967 14th March, 1966 8th March, 1965
Industry Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and horticulture 64 2 66 64 2 66 118 3 121
Fishing 66 — 66 46 1 47 58 — 58
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 75 42 117 46 28 74 70 42 112
Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing 45 — 45 31 — 31 47 1 48
Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres 26 11 37 14 7 21 26 — 26
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 22 1 23 18 4 22 31 — 31
Timber 30 1 31 32 1 33 71 — 71
Construction 233 3 236 125 1 126 271 4 275
Sea transport 85 — 85 73 — 73 93 2 95
Distributive trades 217 95 312 162 117 279 231 186 417
Entertainment and sport 29 6 35 28 4 32 42 17 59
Catering, hotels, etc. 65 40 105 61 32 93 78 70 148
Private domestic service 4 20 24 6 25 31 5 24 29
Local government service 126 13 139 91 14 105 141 16 157
Other industries and services 627 195 822 454 177 631 583 327 910
Total, all Industries and Services 1,714 429 2,143 1,251 413 1,664 1,865 692 2,557
16th March, 1964 11th March, 1963 12th March, 1962
Industry Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and horticulture 120 8 128 119 7 126 111 5 116
Fishing 204 — 204 136 — 136 138 — 138
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 80 65 145 111 55 166 77 41 118
Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing 51 3 54 328 4 332 128 2 130
Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres 21 39 60 21 32 53 32 19 51
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 50 — 50 121 1 122 59 1 60
Timber 83 — 83 116 3 119 87 — 87
Construction 284 2 286 475 — 475 300 5 305
Sea transport 103 — 103 152 — 152 156 — 156
Distributive trades 272 214 486 363 248 611 291 170 461
Entertainment and sport 57 13 70 64 14 78 56 13 69
Catering, hotels, etc. 109 60 169 132 85 217 113 54 167
Private domestic service 6 36 42 12 33 45 15 30 45
Local government service 143 27 170 187 22 209 153 17 170
Other industries and services 596 368 964 920 333 1,253 846 339 1,185
Total, all Industries and Services 2,179 835 3,014 3,257 837 4,094 2,562 696 3,258

him that the unemployment rate in his constituency is 2.4 per cent, as against a national average of 2.6.

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