HC Deb 09 December 1963 vol 686 cc12-9W
61. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of persons by age, sex, and industry, unemployed in the city and county of Aberdeen to the latest convenient date, and also at the corresponding dates in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Whitelaw

The tables below contain an analysis by sex, adults and young people separately, of the numbers unemployed in the month of November each year since 1953. For the years 1957–1963 this information is further analysed by industry, but I regret that such an analysis cannot now be made for earlier years.

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE
— 11th November, 1963
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 135 9 8 1 153 188 20 27 5 240
Fishing 245 1 — — 246 481 23 — —. 504
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 72 3 50 6 131 60 7 56 4 127
Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing 58 1 — — 59 24 1 — — 25
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 20 — 28 1 49 — — — — —
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 45 — — 1 46 4 — 1 — 5
Timber 52 2 — — 54 23 1 — — 24
Construction 213 2 1 — 216 93 3 4 — 100
Sea Transport 111 3 — — 114 21 — 1 — 22
Distributive Trades 261 6 180 16 463 77 5 57 7 146
Entertainment and Sport 62 1 17 1 81 6 — 3 — 9
.Catering, Hotels, etc. 112 2 69 2 185 6 — 24 7 37
Private Domestic Service 11 — 37 1 49 3 1 48 6 58
Local Government Service 173 — 29 — 202 19 — 2 — 21
Other Industries and Services 672 6 329 22 1,029 175 9 115 8 307
Total, all Industries and services 2,242 36 748 51 3,077 1,180 70 338 37 1,625

— 12th November, 1962
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 111 1 10 — 122 178 18 18 1 215
Fishing 164 — — — 164 143 4 — — 147
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 56 3 43 3 105 41 5 100 6 152
Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing 124 — 2 — 126 24 — 1 — 25
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 21 — 14 — 35 — — 1 — 1
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 51 — — — 51 5 — — — 5
Timber 68 4 — 1 73 10 1 — — 11
Construction 262 4 5 — 271 97 2 — — 99
Sea Transport 120 9 1 — 130 19 1 — — 20
Distributive Trades 240 10 195 14 459 48 9 69 6 132
Entertainment and Sport 50 — 6 2 58 4 — 2 1 7
Catering, Hotels, etc. 114 2 78 1 195 16 — 28 3 47
Private Domestic Service 14 — 21 — 35 1 — 40 6 47
Local Government Service 170 — 22 1 193 18 — — — 18
Other Industries and Services 691 4 329 7 1,031 237 9 165 6 417
Total, all Industries and Services 2,256 37 726 29 3,048 841 49 424 29 1,343

— 13th November, 1961
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 108 1 6 — 115 202 18 23 5 248
Fishing 139 — — — 139 131 11 1 — 143
Bacon curing meat and fish products 72 7 51 3 133 69 4 85 1 159
Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing 102 — 2 — 104 27 1 1 — 29
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 38 — 11 — 49 1 — — — 1
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 45 — 1 — 46 8 — — — 8
Timber 72 — — — 72 16 2 — — 18
Construction 241 1 5 — 247 88 1 5 — 94
Sea Transport 91 5 — — 96 20 3 1 — 24
Distributive Trades 231 8 114 2 355 61 7 56 2 126
Entertainment and Sport 54 — 16 1 71 1 2 1 1 5
Catering, Hotels, etc. 106 1 68 1 176 7 — 9 1 17
Private Domestic Service 12 — 28 1 41 4 1 41 5 51
Local Government Service 150 — 16 — 166 10 — 2 — 12
Other Industries and Services 753 4 276 7 1,040 238 19 175 21 453
Total, all Industries and Services 2,214 27 594 15 2,850 883 69 400 36 1,388

— 14th November, 1960
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 115 4 6 — 125 188 9 25 8 230
Fishing 191 — — — 191 287 16 — — 303
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 56 1 45 — 102 71 9 110 5 195
Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing 113 — 2 — 115 12 — — — 12
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 25 — 11 — 36 — — — — —
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 55 — — — 55 4 1 — — 5
Timber 95 1 — — 96 12 2 — — 14
Construction 303 — 1 — 304 94 5 — — 99
Sea Transport 78 5 1 — 84 15 — 1 — 16
Distributive Trades 268 2 114 5 389 50 2 51 5 108
Entertainment and Sport 58 — 11 — 69 4 2 2 1 9
Catering, Hotels, etc. 83 — 61 3 147 9 — 17 4 30
Private Domestic Service 17 — 38 2 57 5 — 42 2 49
Local Government Service 171 — 20 — 191 6 — 2 — 8
Other Industries and Services 656 4 285 5 950 166 8 100 7 281
Total, all Industries and Services 2,284 17 595 15 2,911 923 54 350 32 1,359

— 16th November, 1959
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 176 5 19 — 200 218 16 16 — 250
Fishing 221 — — — 221 238 2 1 — 241
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 98 13 60 2 173 70 11 162 16 259
Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing 79 2 3 — 84 22 — — — 22
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 25 — 23 3 51 — — 1 — 1
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 61 — 1 — 62 8 1 — — 9
Timber 74 4 4 — 82 17 — — — 17
Construction 365 3 11 — 379 145 11 5 —. 161
Sea Transport 125 1 1 — 127 16 — — — 16
Distributive Trades 344 4 207 10 565 72 6 60 4 142
Entertainment and Sport 70 — 12 1 83 6 2 3 — 11
Catering, Hotels, etc. 123 3 97 3 226 18 1 29 3 51
Private Domestic Service 16 — 45 3 64 6 — 64 8 78
Local Government Service 177 — 10 — 187 10 — 1 — 11
Other Industries and Services 804 9 289 5 1,107 179 11 102 12 304
Total, all industries and Services 2,758 44 782 27 3,611 1,025 61 444 43 1,573

— 17th November, 1958
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 179 4 11 — 194 215 21 22 3 261
Fishing 135 — — — 135 110 4 — — 114
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 9 — 5 — 14 — — — — —
Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing 67 — — — 67 26 2 2 — 30
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres — — — — — — — — — —
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 65 1 — — 66 3 — — — 3
Timber 116 4 5 — 125 34 1 — — 35
Construction 438 1 3 — 442 168 1 4 — 173
Sea Transport 153 13 — — 166 18 1 — — 19
Distributive Trades 324 9 230 10 573 54 8 68 3 133
Entertainment and Sport 74 1 9 — 84 4 — 4 — 8
Catering, Hotels, etc. 104 1 104 3 212 18 — 41 12 71
Private Domestic Service 14 — 31 4 49 3 — 51 5 59
Local Government Service 141 — 20 1 162 16 — 2 — 18
Other Industries and Services 931 11 427 14 1,383 318 14 314 24 670
Total, all Industries and Services 2,750 45 845 32 3,672 987 52 508 47 1,594

— 11th November, 1957
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 117 2 9 1 129 160 11 19 3 193
Fishing 114 — 1 — 115 77 3 1 — 81
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 8 — 3 — 11 — — — — —
Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing 66 — 1 — 67 8 — — — 8
Spinning and doubling of made fibres — — — — — — — — — —
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 53 — — — 53 1 — — — 1
Timber 87 1 2 1 91 21 1 1 — 23
Construction 264 2 3 — 269 146 3 4 — 153
Sea Transport 115 3 — — 118 15 — 1 — 16
Distributive Trades 230 2 160 3 395 35 6 53 6 100
Entertainment and Sport 57 — 7 2 66 2 — — 1 3
Catering, Hotels, etc. 91 — 75 1 167 7 — 36 3 46
Private Domestic Service 11 — 34 1 46 7 —. 38 1 46
Local Government Service 101 — 14 — 115 11 — 2 — 13
Other Industries and Services 776 17 359 7 1,159 231 10 242 14 497
Total, all Industries and Services 2,090 27 668 16 2,801 721 34 397 28 1,180