§ Mr. J. Robertsonasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the numbers of unemployed in Scotland in each category of industry at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. HareFollowing is the information required:
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AT 15TH JANUARY, 1962, SCOTLAND Industry Number Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 5,360 Mining and Quarrying 1,005 Food, Drink and Tobacco 3,488 Chemicals and Allied Industries 1,158 Metal Manufacture 4,378 Engineering and Electrical Goods 3,382 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 3,297 Vehicles 528 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 860 Textiles 3,607 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 143 Clothing and Footwear 746 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 1,177 Timber, Furniture, etc 1,143 Paper, Printing and Publishing 1,267 Other Manufacturing Industries 701 Construction 15,603 Gas, Electricity and Water 521 Transport and Communication 5,494 Distributive Trades 9,001 Insurance, Banking and Finance 486 Professional and Scientific Services 1,702 Miscellaneous Services 8,475 Public Administration and Defence 3,899 Ex-Service Personnel not Classified by Industry 260 Other Persons not Classified by Industry 7,617 Total 85,298