§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in
PROVISIONAL TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AT 10TH JANUARY, 1972, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS IN LANARKSHIRE Men,18 and over Boys, under 18 Women, 18 and over Girls, under 18 Total Percentage rate* Airdrie … … 1,609 172 516 105 2,402 9.5 Bellshill … … 654 90 268 64 1,076 Blantyre … … 624 36 211 32 903 Carluke … … 152 10 85 20 267 Coatbridge … … 1,986 237 534 116 2,873 East Kilbride … 823 62 211 42 1,138 Hamilton … … 1,656 112 485 106 2,359 Larkhall … … 512 65 203 24 804 Motherwell … 1,128 122 388 85 1,723 Uddingston … 634 55 175 30 894 Wishaw … … 1,200 133 453 124 1,910 Lanark … … 354 50 161 50 615 8.0 Lesmahagow … 398 16 316 37 767 30.2 Shotts … … 426 33 171 34 664 12.1 * Percentage rates of unemployment are calculated by expressing the total numbers registered as unemployed as percentages of the estimated numbers of employees, employed and unemployed. Rates can be calculated for the whole of the North Lanarkshire travel-to-work area, but not separately for its constituent parts.