§ Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Minister of Labour how many people are unemployed in north-east Scotland; and what are their skills, ages and sex.
§ Mr. ThorntonAt 14th February, 1966, 3,548 males and 1,096 females were registered as unemployed at Employment Exchanges and Youth Employment418W Offices in North East Scotland. The available information about the skills and ages of the unemployed is given in the following tables:
ANALYSIS BY OCCUPATION OF WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED ADULTS REGISTERED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN NORTH EAST SCOTLAND AT 6TH DECEMBER, 1965* Men Farm-workers, fishermen, etc. 413 Engineering and allied trades workers 75 Food, drink and tobacco workers 53 Transport and communication workers 223 Warehousemen, packers, etc. 65 Clerical workers 186 Shop assistants 85 Service, sport and recreation workers 117 Administrative, professional, technical workers 164 All other occupations 147 Labourers 1,679 Total 3,207 Women Clerical workers 240 Shop assistants 169 Service, sport and recreation workers 346 Administrative, professional, technical workers 50 All other occupations 291 Total 1,096
AGE ANALYSIS OF WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN NORTH EAST SCOTLAND AT 10TH JANUARY, 1966* Aged Males Females Under 20 years 318 293 20 years and under 40 years 1,188 606 40 years and over 2,060 382 Total 3,566 1,281 *Latest available. Occupational analyses of the unemployed are made only at quarterly intervals and analyses by age only at six-monthly intervals.