§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many men, women and young persons are registered as unemployed in the Highland region and the districts of Inverness, Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh and Badenoch and Strathspey, respectively; and how many in each group have been unemployed for more than six months.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherUnemployment figures are not available for district 361W council areas as such. The table below shows the numbers registered as unemployed on 10 July, analysed by age and duration of unemployment, in the
Numbers registered as unemployed Unemployed for more than 6 months Men Women Young persons (under 18) Men Women Young persons (under 18) Highland Region … … 3,950 1,759 1,005 1,867 821 56 Inverness EOA … … 1,571 562 289 744 260 12 Fort William EOA … … 288 153 92 94 51 4 Portree EOA … … … 310 62 — 161 34 — Note Highland Region includes the following employment office areas—Dingwall, Invergordon. Fort William, Inverness, Nairn, Portree, Thurso and Wick.
§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many men, women and young persons are registered as unemployed in Scotland; and how many in each group have been unemployed for more than six months.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following table:
Numbers registered as unemployed on 10 July Unemployed for more than 6 months Men 128,436 60,436 Women 66,091 26,785 Young persons (aged under 18) 41,799 2,996