§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many skilled workers, by trade designation, were unemployed in Scotland on 21st January, 1971; and how this compares with the same date in the previous five years.
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Numbers of wholly unemployed men and women registered at Employment Exchanges in Scotland for employment in certain occupations December 1965 December 1966 December 1967 December 1968 December 1969 December 1970 Draughtsmen 57 68 81 88 104 168 Steel erector, sheeter 117 215 267 222 263 411 Plater 39 66 218 122 132 144 Riveter 15 26 33 16 16 4 Iron caulker 14 14 57 36 36 29 Shipwright, boatwright 40 72 163 63 65 62 Pattern maker (wood, metal etc.) 9 16 27 9 20 16 Foundry moulder (loose patterns) 26 73 72 41 31 50 Forgeman 8 10 22 16 6 9 Smith 34 41 56 42 35 51 Metal annealer, hardener, temperer 3 2 7 4 7 9 Welder, burner, cutter 134 242 650 494 514 629 Brass, bronze, aluminium, etc., turner, finisher, etc. 7 7 6 14 7 15 Electro-plater, oxidiser, etc. 8 7 13 14 8 15 Sheet iron worker, sheet metal worker, tinsmith. 41 128 173 114 131 232 Electrician, etc. 102 262 424 513 447 853 Tool maker 7 14 14 20 13 29 Press tool maker 6 11 22 5 8 23 Die sinker, die maker 1 1 — — 1 2 Other tool makers and precision fitters. 108 180 320 254 278 489 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter. 111 180 285 327 302 512 Fitter, erector, etc. (electrical engineering). 39 75 123 148 133 180 Turner (engineering-ferrous metals) 32 63 114 88 86 131 Machine tool setter and setter operator, press tool setter (engineering and allied trades). 82 196 291 222 249 406 Fitter (not precision), motor mechanic. 169 355 451 490 530 679 Watch and clock making 34 37 39 40 28 33 Instrument making, repairing 20 33 45 55 59 66 Electronic equipment 62 80 112 110 145 210 Carpenter, joiner 171 412 330 424 1,016 1,645 Bricklayer 230 421 289 219 645 814 Mason, stone carver 52 51 53 53 104 102 Slater, tiler, thatcher, roofing felt fixer. 78 72 109 65 224 203 Plasterer 80 90 77 94 215 263 Floor and wall tiler, mosaic workkers, terazzo workers, etc. 34 40 46 56 87 99 Painter, decorator, signwriter 629 682 783 694 795 1,065 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. 69 175 303 382 333 708 Glazier 6 2 9 14 16 31 Cycle and motor-cycle manufacture — 1 — 1 4 — Heavy vehicle chassis and body building. 8 6 23 15 5 11 Light vehicle chassis and body building. 16 39 31 35 35 55 Aircraft body building, airframe building. 6 10 18 7 12 30 Sawyer, woodcutting machinist 23 70 71 48 50 96
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe latest information available is for December, 1970. The following table shows for Scotland for each December from 1965 to 1970 the numbers of wholly unemployed men and women registered for employment in certain occupations which are generally regarded as skilled in the engineering, construction, vehicle building, woodworking and printing industries.
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December 1965 December 1966 December 1967 December 1968 December 1969 December 1970 Cabinet maker, cabinet case maker, etc. 7 21 18 27 32 35 Printing—composing room 15 12 20 32 19 24 Printing—reproduction department 8 6 11 15 12 10 Printing—machine room 27 34 31 31 22 28 Printing—warehouse (bookbinding, machine ruling). 69 70 71 90 63 63
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unskilled male workers were unemployed in Scotland on 21st January. 1971; and how this compares with the same date in the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe latest information available is for December, 1970. There is no generally accepted definition of unskilled workers but the following table shows for Scotland for each December from 1960 to 1970 the numbers of wholly unemployed men registered for employment in labouring occupations.
Numbers of wholly unemployed men registered at Employment Exchanges in Scotland for employment in labouring occupations December, 1960 … … 29,347 December, 1961 … … 29,603 December, 1962 … … 38,117 December, 1963 … … 36,100 December, 1964 … … 30,049 December, 1965 … … 27,942 December, 1966 … … 31,612 December, 1967 … … 35,942 December, 1968 … … 35,476 December, 1969 … … 38,207 December, 1970 … … 43,953