§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many vacancies for skilled and unskilled building workers have been notified in his Department in the Tayside Region; what 27W is the total number of such workers in the region; and how many in each locality are resident or registered in Dundee;
(2) how many skilled and unskilled building workers there were unemployed in Tayside and in Dundee at the last most convenient date; and, of skilled workers, what was the relative breakdown according to trades.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows an occupational analysis of unemployed males, registered at employment
SEPTEMBER 1975 Tayside Dundee Unemployed Unfilled vacancies Unemployed Unfilled vacancies Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) 2 — — — Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 40 13 31 — Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery 6 — 3 — Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 23 — 13 — Plumbers, pipe fitters 33 1 29 1 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 4 — 4 — Gas fitters 3 — 2 — Steel erectors 7 — 6 — Scaffolders, stagers 13 — 11 — Steel benders, bar benders and fixers 13 — 11 — Painters and decorators 23 17 14 16 Bricklayers 43 5 29 4 Plasterers 12 6 5 2 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers 9 — 8 — Roofers and slaters 17 2 14 — Glaziers 4 — 4 — Concrete levellers/screeders 3 — 2 — Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) 2 — 2 — Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 13 — 3 — Crane drivers/operators 2 — — — All other occupations, including labourers 880 31 512 9 Total, all occupations 1,152 75 703 32 The table does not include data from careers offices.