§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men, women, boys and girls are unemployed in Lanarkshire, to the nearest date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 12th June the total number of people registered as unemployed in Lanarkshire was 15,974, of whom 10,414 were men, 4,218 were women, 884 were boys and 458 were girls. The figures relate to the North 461W Lanarkshire travel-to-work area plus the area covered by the Lanark, Lesmahagow and Shotts employment exchanges.
§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of men, women, boys and girls at present unemployed in the Hamil-
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS AT 12TH JUNE, 1972 Men Boys Women Girls Total Hamilton … … … … 1,378 103 467 42 1,990 Blantyre … … … … 590 26 195 13 824 Larkhall … … … … 450 34 229 8 721 An occupational analysis is made of the numbers of men and women registered as wholly unemployed and the following
WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED MEN AND WOMEN REGISTERED FOR EMPLOYMENT IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS AS PERCENTAGES OF ALL REGISTERED WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED MEN AND WOMEN AT 12TH JUNE, 1972 Hamilton Blantyre Larkhall Men Women Men Women Men Women Labouring and other unskilled occupations 55.0 32.3 63.0 37.4 52.4 21.8 Other occupations 45.0 67.7 37.0 62.6 47.6 78.2 Total all occupations 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0