§ 33. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour the numbers of men and women, respectively, up to the latest convenient date, unemployed in the city of Aberdeen, indicating their respective trades and how these figures compare with the corresponding figures for the years 1950 to 1955 for the similar periods.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following is the Table:
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Numbers of Persons Registered as Unemployed in Aberdeen Industry 17th April, 1950 16th April, 1951 21st April, 1952 13th April, 1953 12th April, 1954 18th April, 1955 16th April, 1956 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry 132 4 136 122 8 130 81 10 91 107 12 119 113 11 124 90 9 99 91 10 101 Fishing 277 1 278 151 — 151 190 — 190 219 — 219 155 — 155 135 — 135 108 — 108 Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing 164 4 168 95 — 95 148 — 148 64 2 66 62 1 63 45 1 46 49 2 51 Non-Electrical Engineering 44 7 51 46 6 52 55 5 60 51 1 52 45 4 49 37 4 41 48 2 50 Food and Drink 97 131 228 68 84 152 80 71 151 75 92 167 80 94 174 53 80 133 87 74 161 Manufactures of Wood and Cork 70 8 78 53 6 59 63 10 73 99 12 111 118 20 138 107 21 128 137 9 146 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting 242 1 243 146 — 146 177 3 180 237 1 238 204 5 209 161 5 166 233 2 235 Road Transport 37 6 43 34 — 34 27 7 34 41 5 46 49 11 60 39 7 46 45 4 49 Sea Transport 63 — 63 56 — 56 104 2 106 78 1 79 68 1 69 62 — 62 64 3 67 Distributive Trades 208 104 312 194 75 269 168 160 328 183 165 348 203 178 381 209 165 374 208 175 383 National Government Service 42 6 48 31 8 39 39 13 52 32 5 37 27 17 44 18 16 34 17 12 29 Local Government Service 76 6 82 88 12 100 88 18 106 104 21 125 90 23 113 66 19 85 78 13 91 Professional Services 32 37 69 28 40 68 38 57 95 36 55 91 42 54 96 28 49 77 36 34 70 Sport, Other Recreations and Betting 80 8 88 62 9 71 68 12 80 64 12 76 56 7 63 55 8 63 56 4 60 Catering, Hotels, etc. 59 88 147 49 91 140 60 96 156 62 115 177 73 129 202 49 110 159 74 101 175 All Other Industries and Services 402 163 565 352 129 481 324 239 563 457 285 742 454 256 710 336 228 564 436 177 613 Total, All Industries and Services 2,025 574 2,599 1,575 468 2,043 1,710 703 2,413 1,909 784 2,693 1,839 811 2,650 1,490 722 2,212 1,767 622 2,389