§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of male and female employees employed in Scotland in June, 1970, and June, 1971, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe estimated number of employees in employment in Scotland at June, 1970 was 2,077,000 (1,258,000 males and 819,000 females). Estimates for June, 1971 will be available early next year.
§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men 54W were self-employed in Scotland in June, 1964, June, 1970, and June, 1971, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe estimated number of male employers and self-employed persons in Scotland at June, 1964 was 117,000 and the estimated number at June, 1969, the latest available date, was 111,000.
§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish statistics showing the current percentage rate of total unemployment and of male unemployment for each employment exchange in Scotland and for each of the standard regions of Scotland.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows provisional rates of unemployment for 14th June. Rates cannot be calculated separately for some Employment Exchange areas. In these cases, the rates are for travel-to-work areas comprising two or more Employment Exchange areas.
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PROVISIONAL RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AT 14TH JUNE, 1971 Employment Exchange or travel-to-work area Males per cent. Total, males and females per cent. Aberdeen* … … 4.5 3.2 Anstruther … … 7.0 5.9 Arbroath* … … 13.0 11.1 Ayr* … … 6.4 4.7 Banchory … … 4.1 3.2 Banff … … 13.1 9.7 Bathgate* … … 19.1 14.3 Blairgowrie … … 6.0 4.2 Brechin … … 7.1 4.9 Buckie … … 9.9 7.5 Campbeltown … … 15.7 13.7 Castle Douglas … … 5.0 4.5 Cumbernauld … … 9.0 8.1 Cumnock … … 5.4 5.2 Cupar … … 3.1 2.3 Dingwall* … … 11.1 8.4 Dumbarton* … … 9.9 7.4 Dumfries* … … 6.2 4.9 Dundee … … 8.9 6.7 Dunfermline* … … 6.2 5.4 Dunoon … … 6.4 4.0 Edinburgh* … … 6.6 4.3 Elgin* … … 5.5 4.8 Eyemouth … … 6.6 5.4 Falkirk* … … 5.9 5.3 Forfar … … 3.6 2.7 Forres* … … 5.3 4.9 Fort William … … 5.0 4.2 Fraserburgh … … 5.7 4.9 Galashiels … … 3.2 2.5 Girvan … … 8.7 7.2 Glasgow* … … 9.5 6.5 Greenock* … … 8.2 8.1 Haddington … … 5.5 3.8 Hawick … … 3.6 2.3
Employment Exchange or travel-to-work area Males per cent. Total, males and females per cent. Huntly … … 5.1 4.8 Inverness … … 6.8 4.6 Irvine* … … 9.2 7.7 Jedburgh* … … 4.4 3.5 Keith … … 6.3 5.2 Kilbirnie … … 4.9 4.9 Kilmarnock* … … 6.4 5.0 Kilsyth … … 21.8 14.9 Kirkcaldy* … … 8.2 6.3 Kirkwall … … 5.4 4.0 Lanark … … 7.1 5.6 Largs … … 11.7 6.4 Lerwick … … 11.1 7.9 Lesmahagow … … 19.6 14.6 Lochgilphead … … 7.3 5.6 Montrose … … 5.6 4.7 Nairn … … 5.6 4.0 Newton Stewart … … 9.5 8.6 North Lanarkshire* … … 8.3 7.3 Oban … … 9.3 6.2 Paisley* … … 6.2 5.0 Peebles … … 4.8 3.1 Perth* … … 4.2 2.8 Peterhead … … 7.2 6.6 Pitlochry … … 2.8 2.0 Portree … … 11.9 7.2 Rothesay … … 10.3 5.7 St. Andrews … … 3.1 2.0 Sanquhar … … 17.8 14.4 Shotts … … 10.4 8.8 Stirling* … … 5.6 4.2 Stornoway … … 24.4 18.1 Stranraer … … 9.7 7.7 Thurso … … 5.5 5.6 Turriff … … 7.3 6.3 Wick … … 12.4 9.8 Planning regions of Scotland Glasgow … … 8.7 6.5 Falkirk/Stirling … … 6.4 5.3 Edinburgh … … 8.0 5.7 Tayside … … 7.2 5.4 Borders … … 4.2 3.0 South West … … 7.2 5.9 North East … … 5.3 4.0 Highlands … … 9.5 7.1 * Travel-to-work area.