HC Deb 19 July 1971 vol 821 cc198-9W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the June and July figures of unemployment in Scotland, and show how these compare with the same months over the past 10 years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

: Following is the information for each June from 1961 to 1971:

Numbers registered as unemployed in Scotland
100s
June, 1961 59.8
June, 1962 72.1
June, 1963 94.8
June, 1964 70.6
June, 1965 56.1
June, 1966 52.4
June, 1967 77.0
June, 1968 78.4
June, 1969 74.7
June, 1970 84.1
June, 1971 121.6

Information for July, 1971, is not yet available.