§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Minister of Labour how many people were unemployed in Scotland at the latest available date, and how many vacancies were unfilled; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous four years.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED IN SCOTLAND Total registered Unemployed Unfilled Vacancies October, 1967* … 83,761 14,649 October, 1966 … 67,280 18,448 October, 1965 … 59,586 20,447 October, 1964 … 71,248 16,645 October, 1963 … 90,752 10,988 * Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on the latest unemployment position.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe registered unemployed on 9th October totalled about 561,000 or 2.4 per cent. 522,000 were wholly unemployed excluding school leavers and, seasonally adjusted, this represented a fall between September and October of over 20,000. The seasonally adjusted figures fell in all regions. I here were 9,000 unemployed school leavers and thus this group is being satisfactorily absorbed in most areas. The seasonally adjusted figures of adult vacancies showed increases in October as well as in September.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour if he will take steps to break down regional unemployment statistics to show what proportion, in percentages, and how many, in absolute figures, are classified as unemployable.
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§ Mr. FernyhoughNo registered unemployed persons are classified as unemployable. Monthly figures are available of those unemployed registered disabled persons who are so severely incapacitated that they are unlikely to obtain work except under sheltered conditions and who are excluded from the basic unemployment statistics.