§ Mr. T. Fraserasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the numbers registered as unemployed in Lanarkshire,
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NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN LANARKSHIRE (INCLUDING GLASGOW) AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES Industry 12th November, 1956 11th November, 1957 17th November, 1958 Agriculture and Horticulture … 209 265 428 Bricks and Fireclay Goods … 160 164 404 Iron and Steel Melting, Rolling, etc. … 280 278 2,531 Iron Foundries … 162 155 527 Steel Sheets … 10 13 429 Iron and Steel Tubes … 130 91 1,326 Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing … 650 629 1,300 Non-Electrical Engineering … 995 1,010 2,087 Tailoring … 315 299 496 Bread and Flour Confectionery … 357 344 681 Biscuits … 183 194 342 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting … 2,050 2,531 4,629 Railways … 283 323 493 Tramway and Omnibus Service … 310 259 499 Goods Transport by Road … 204 202 386 Sea Transport … 469 659 741 Distributive Trades … 1,959 2,013 3,915 Local Government Service … 966 1,142 1,809 Professional Services … 606 608 846 Entertainment, Sport, etc. … 369 341 530 Catering, Hotels, etc. … 1,171 1,092 1,889 Other Industries and Services … 6,731 6,608 12,151 All Industries and Services … 18,569 19,220 38,439 employees in each of Great Britain's Development Areas.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodStatistics are not at present available for any date later than end-May, 1957. The following table shows the estimated total numbers of employees (employed and unemployed) in each of the Development Areas at that date:
classified by industry, at mid-November, in 1956, 1957, and 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following table gives the information desired.