HC Deb 16 February 1968 vol 758 cc436-7W
Mr. Eadie

asked the Minister of Labour what were the unemployment figures in Scotland in the years 1952 to 1968, respectively, for February, giving a break-up of the figures for male, female and juvenile unemployment in each respective year.

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN SCOTLAND
Men Boys Women Girls Total
11th February, 1952 46,913 1,933 24,475 2,543 75,864
16th February, 1953 47,421 1,622 26,322 1,995 77,360
15th February, 1954 47,442 1,868 23,398 1,914 74,622
14th February, 1955 39,029 1,711 19,900 1,537 62,177
13th February, 1956 38,649 1,678 17,579 1,318 59,224
11th February, 1957 43,190 1,737 20,934 1,546 67,407
17th February, 1958 53,407 2,315 21,538 1,825 79,085
9th February, 1959 81,800 5,002 27,128 2,590 116,520
15th February, 1960 70,298 4,124 24,453 2,002 100,877
13th February, 1961 52,235 2,417 20,513 1,663 76,828
12th February, 1962 60,062 3,159 20,139 1,976 85,336
11th February, 1963 98,584 6,560 26,910 3,976 136,030
10th February, 1964 64,843 4,563 24,645 2,916 96,967
8th February, 1965 52,585 2,916 20,349 2,020 77,870
14th February, 1966 45,358 2,122 15,822 1,387 64,689
13th February, 1967 63,531 3,020 21,182 2,380 90,113
8th January, 1968 70,623 3,456 18,950 2,286 95,315

Mr. Carr

asked the Minister of Labour what percentage of those wholly unemployed in December of each year from 1961 to 1967, inclusive, had been out of work for over eight weeks.

Mr. Fernyhongh

WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED PERSONS REGISTERED FOR MORE THAN 8 WEEKS EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGES OF ALL PERSONS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED
Per cent.
11th December, 1961 48.3
10th December, 1962 54.0
9th December, 1963 58.0
7th December, 1964 54.8
6th December, 1965 52.1
12th December, 1966 50.1
11th December, 1967 58.5