§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many building workers were employed in Tayside and Dundee at the last most convenient date; how many building workers there were unemployed; and how many vacancies existed.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following are the numbers of people employed in the construction industry in June 1977, the latest date for which estimates of employees in employment are available:
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June 1977 Tayside Dundee 11,881 5,796 The following are the numbers of registered unemployed whose last employment had been in the construction industry and the number of vacancies recorded in the construction industry in February 1980, the latest date for which information is available by industry:
February 1980 Tayside Registered unemployed 2,080 Registered vacancies 76 Dundee Registered unemployed 1,263 Registered vacancies 28 Note: The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and remaining unfilled; they do not purport to give a measure of all vacancies in the construction industry.