§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many males were unemployed in the construction industry in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in the month of January in 448W each year from 1960 to 1971, inclusive, and in the month of June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive;
(2) what was the estimated number of males employed in the construction industry in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive;
(3) what were the percentage rates of male unemployment in the construction industry in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in the month of January from 1960 to 1971, inclusive, and in the months of June from 1960 to 1970, inclusive.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing is the information available:
NUMBERS OF MALES REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED, ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF MALE EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT AND RATES OF MALE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE EDINBURGH TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA. Registered unemployed Employees in employment (000's) Rate of unemployment Per cent. January, 1971 2,779 — 15.3 June, 1970 1,903 — 10.5 January, 1970 2,490 — 13.7 June, 1969 1,341 17 7.4 January, 1969 1,676 — 9.2 June, 1968 1,151 23 4.7 January, 1968 1,327 — 5.5 June, 1967 760 23 3.2 January, 1967 994 — 4.2 June, 1966 431 23 1.9 January, 1966 903 — 3.7 June, 1965 565 21 2.6 June, 1964 551 21 2.5 June, 1963 888 19 4.5 June, 1962 689 19 3.6 June, 1961 454 19 2.4 June, 1960 753 18 3.9 The unemployment figures relate to the numbers of males registered as unemployed who last worked in the construction industry. Figures for January are available for each year back to 1966 but not for earlier years. Employment estimates for local areas are made for each mid-year and the latest are for June, 1969. The numbers of males registered as unemployed who last worked in construction have been expressed as percentages of the estimated numbers of male employees, employed and unemployed.