§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the unemployment figures for each employment exchange area in Ayrshire in January, 1972, showing male, female and youth unemployment figures, respectively, and the figures in percentage terms; and how January 425W compares with the same month in each of the last five years.
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TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE AREAS COVERED BY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND OTHER LOCAL OFFICES IN AYRSHIRE Total registered unemployed Temporarily stopped included in total Percentage rates Men Boys Women Girls Total Males Females Total January, 1972 Ayr … 1,427 122 335 83 1,967 14 6.9 3.1 5.5 Troon … 116 5 22 1 144 — Cumnock … 527 34 233 32 826 4 6.4 6.4 6.4 Dalry … 76 10 31 4 121 — 9.7 6.4 8.5 Irvine … 442 41 86 28 597 3 Kilwinning … 231 9 73 5 318 — Saltcoats … 1,257 101 471 65 1,894 — Girvan … 376 17 63 23 479 38 16.9 7.0 13.5 Kilbirnie … 243 15 103 23 384 3 6.4 9.0 7.1 Kilmarnock … 1,476 84 369 58 1,987 5 8.0 3.9 6.5 Newmilns … 114 2 41 12 169 7 Largs … 182 8 37 1 228 — 16.8 2.9 9.3 January, 1971 Ayr … 1,068 78 298 57 1,501 8 5.l 2.7 4.2 Troon … 76 3 23 2 104 — Cumnock … 521 20 206 6 753 59 6.2 5.1 5.8 Dalry … 56 2 21 1 80 1 7.4 4.1 6.2 Irvine … 374 37 71 14 496 3 Kilwinning … 129 10 24 1 164 1 Saltcoats … 990 53 317 41 1,401 1 Girvan … 230 19 64 12 325 29 10.7 6.2 9.1 Kilbirnie … 158 5 57 12 232 3 4.0 4.9 4.3 Kilmarnock … 951 54 233 28 1,266 6 5.2 2.3 4.1 Newmilns … 92 5 21 1 119 — Largs … 123 3 23 1 150 — 11.1 1.8 6.1 January, 1970 Ayr … 1,056 47 201 35 1,429 5 4.9 2.5 4.0 Troon … 74 — 28 2 104 — Cumnock … 486 23 175 16 700 22 5.8 4.6 5.4 Dalry … 38 — 13 1 52 — 6.0 3.3 5.1 Irvine … 277 19 46 3 345 6 Kilwinning … 83 1 4 1 89 3 Saltcoats … 879 51 295 37 1,262 — Girvan … 250 16 53 13 332 14 11.5 5.4 9.3 Kilbirnie … 121 6 51 12 190 1 3.1 4.5 3.5 Kilmarnock … 697 48 142 12 899 7 3.7 1.3 2.8 Newmilns … 31 — 5 — 36 — Largs … 108 1 20 1 130 — 9.6 1.6 5.3 January, 1969 Ayr … 1,224 56 385 51 1,716 3 5.5 3.2 4.7 Troon … 49 1 19 2 71 — Cumnock … 446 40 222 16 724 — 5.7 6.7 6.0 Dalry … 22 3 24 1 50 — 5.5 4.3 5.1 Irvine … 253 15 82 3 353 — Kilwinning … 74 2 4 — 80 — Saltcoats … 755 37 368 25 1,185 4 Girvan … 239 9 46 11 305 11 10.6 5.1 8.8 Kilbirnie … 114 8 54 6 182 1 3.3 4.7 3.7 Kilmarnock … 622 29 130 11 792 — 3.2 1.1 2.4 Newmilns … 37 2 2 — 41 — Largs … 125 1 31 1 158 — 10.3 2.6 6.5
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the available information:
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Total registered unemployed Temporarily stopped included in total Percentage rates Men Boys Women Girls Total Males Females Total January, 1968 Ayr … 1,202 73 381 64 1,720 14 5.6 3.5 4.8 Troon … 76 3 24 4 107 — Cumnock … 332 36 279 18 665 4 4.1 8.1 5.3 Dalry … 53 2 25 3 83 5 6.3 5.3 5.9 Irvine … 278 15 110 2 405 4 Kilwinning … 102 3 16 5 126 1 Saltcoats … 801 32 431 26 1,290 8 Girvan … 255 17 48 14 334 11 13.9 6.7 11.6 Kilbirnie … 158 7 47 4 216 34 4.4 3.4 4.1 Kilmarnock … 812 33 353 28 1,226 18 4.2 2.9 3.7 Newmilns … 53 — 7 1 61 3 Largs … 119 2 30 1 152 1 9.1 2.3 5.7 January, 1967 Ayr … 1,133 76 332 62 1,603 — 5.0 2.9 4.3 Troon … 60 5 30 4 99 — Cumnock … 344 31 278 66 719 119 4.1 9.1 5.6 Dairy … 57 6 22 1 86 19 7.1 5.8 6.6 Irvine … 303 19 135 8 465 16 Kilwinning … 111 8 14 2 135 3 Saltcoats … 856 35 422 48 1,361 1 Girvan … 206 14 67 18 305 11 9.5 9.2 9.4 Kilbirnie … 203 12 53 6 274 72 6.1 4.0 5.5 Kilmarnock … 854 52 369 41 1,316 137 4.7 3.3 4.1 Newmilns … 70 3 21 1 95 11 Largs … 104 8 40 1 153 1 8.5 3.2 5.9 Rates of unemployment can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts. They cannot be calculated separately for men, women, boys and girls.