§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the current unemployment rates in Dundee by age for the following age groups for men (a) 16 to 18 years, (b) 18 to 24 years, (c) 50 to 64 years and (d) all ages.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherOn 10 January 1980, the male unemployment rate in Dundee was 10.7 per cent. Unemployment rates by age groups are not available for individual local office areas.
§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report details showing the number of persons registered as unemployed in each of the sub-regions of Scotland at the most recent convenient 586W date; and what these represent as a percentage of the insurable population.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the table below.
Region Total number of persons registered as unemployed at 10 January 1980 Percentage of insured population Borders 1,607 4.2 Central 8,956 7.9 Dumfries and Galloway 5,008 9.3 Fife 11,487 8.7 Grampian 9,326 5.2 Highland 8,088 10.9 Lothian 24,582 7.3 Strathclyde 117,755 10.8 Tayside 14,475 8.5 Western Isles 1,221 14.9 Orkney 496 7.9 Shetland 231 3.2