HC Deb 26 March 1982 vol 20 c441W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of the following work forces are unemployed in Dundee in (a) construction, (b) engineering and (c) textiles.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

[pursuant to his reply, 22 March 1982, c. 280]: In August 1981, the latest date for which information is available, the numbers of people registered as unemployed in Dundee who last worked in the industries specified represented the following percentage of the labour forces in these industries locally:

Per cent.
Construction 23.5
Engineering 13.1
Textiles 17.6

The percentages are based on the 1977 census of employment and are subject to revision when later census results become available.

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