HC Deb 02 March 1964 vol 690 cc148-51W
54. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement, by sexes and trades, of the numbers of unemployed persons in the City and County of Aberdeen now as compared with the corresponding figures during each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Whitelaw

I regret that the information is not readily available and would take a considerable time to produce. In an endeavour to assist the

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE
10th February, 1964
Industry Aberdeen Aberdeen County excluding Aberdeen
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 147 11 158 276 32 308
Fishing 161 161 158 158
Bacon curing, meat, and fish products 103 75 178 110 183 293
Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing 43 2 45 19 19
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 27 40 67 1 19
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 51 1 52 4 4
Timber 126 15 141 22 2 24
Construction 285 1 286 131 2 133
Sea Transport 107 107 25 25
Distributive Trades 327 246 573 86 82 168
Entertainment and Sport 70 17 87 6 6
Catering, Hotels, etc. 105 74 179 14 33 47
Private Domestic Service 5 36 41 11 52 63
Local Government Service 162 34 196 16 4 20
Other Industries and Services 633 365 998 237 160 397
Total, all Industries and Services 2,352 919 3,269 1,116 550 1,666
11th February, 1963
Industry Aberdeen Aberdeen County excluding Aberdeen
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 151 17 168 300 17 317
Fishing 166 166 299 299
Bacon curing, meat, and fish products 88 49 137 132 123 255
Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing 405 3 408 26 1 27
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 25 31 56 1 1
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 95 1 96 16 16
Timber 127 3 130 60 1 61
Construction 794 1 795 583 2 585
Sea Transport 154 154 27 27
Distributive Trades 371 242 613 98 80 178
Entertainment and Sport 63 16 79 4 3 7
Catering, Hotels, etc. 133 92 225 22 25 47
Private Domestic Service 12 34 46 6 57 63
Local Government Service 196 23 219 25 1 26
Other Industries and Services 924 336 1,260 296 166 462
Total, all Industries and Services 3,704 848 4,552 1,894 477 2,371

hon. and learned Gentleman, I circulate the following tables which contain an analysis of unemployment by industry and sex for February 1962, 1963 and 1964, and by sex only for February 1954.

12th February, 1962
Industry Aberdeen Aberdeen County excluding Aberdeen
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and Horticulture 124 4 128 207 19 622
Fishing 225 225 928 928
Bacon curing, meat, and fish products 69 50 119 91 136 227
Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing 137 2 139 26 26
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 35 18 53 1 1
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 53 1 54 2 2
Timber 100 1 101 26 26
Construction 273 4 277 189 3 192
Sea Transport 166 166 19 2 21
Distributive Trades 296 176 472 90 66 156
Entertainment and Sport 59 7 66 3 6 9
Catering, Hotels, etc. 107 67 174 8 21 29
Private Domestic Service 12 28 40 2 50 52
Local Government Service 149 23 172 16 4 20
Other Industries and Services 846 319 1,165 251 135 386
Total, all Industries and Services 2,651 700 1,351 1,859 442 2,301
PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE AT 15TH FEBRUARY, 1954
Aberdeen Aberdeen County excluding Aberdeen
Males Females Total Males Females Total
2,382 833 3,215 308 28 336

Back to