§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing for both Dundee and Scotland (a) the average monthly unemployment rate in 1977, 1978 and 1979, (b)
Year Dundee Scotland (a) Average monthly unemployment rate … 1977 8.9 8.4 1978 8.9 8.3 1979 9.0 8.1 (b) Net migration (as percentage of 1961 population) … 1961–79 -8.8 -8.3 (c) Estimated percentage employment change … 1970–77 -1.2 +0.6 1970–79 Not available +1.7 The latest date for which estimates of employment in Dundee are available is 1977. Employment estimates for 1977 and subsequent years are provisional.