§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the 1983 unemployment statistics for the Glasgow travel-to-work area; and if he will break these down into (a) male unemployment, (b) female 251W unemployment, (c) school leaver unemployment, (d) over 55 years unemployment by sex and (e) those unemployed for (i) 52 weeks, (ii) 104 weeks and (iii) 156 weeks and also by sex; and if he will give a percentage comparison with 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
Unemployment in the Glasgow travel-to-work area‡ School leavers aged under Aged 55 years and over Unemployed 52 weeks to 104 weeks Unemployed 104 weeks to 156 weeks Unemployed over 156 weeks Male Female 18 Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Claimants 1983 October 68,970.0 26,498.0 6,627.0 7,059.0 1,555.0 13,342.0 4,442.0 8,164.0 1,805.0 12,038.0 1,795.0 1982 October* 68,536.0 24,845.0 6,503.0 8,588.0 1,439.0 14,644.0 3,552.0 7,961.0 1,429.0 8,040.0 1,035.0 1982 October║ 99.4 93.8 98.1 121.7 92.5 109.8 80.0 97.5 79.2 66.8 57.7 Registrants 1982 October* 72,060.0 29,099.0 6,894.0 8,788.0 1,478.0 16,567.0 4,706.0 8,161.0 2,115.0 8,422.0 1,621.0 1981 October† 93.6 94.2 94.9 98.0 84.3 88.0 97.1 58.4 51.9 79.0 65.5 1980 October† 72.3 78.4 75.4 75.6 71.9 43.3 49.1 33.0 32.0 66.4 58.1 1979 October† 51.7 56.9 46.2 53.9 56.2 33.1 38.0 29.7 30.1 50.5 31.3 1978 October† 51.2 53.0 56.0 53.7 52.3 detailed figures are not available Notes:
* Since the statistics collected before and after November 1982 are not comparable, a special count of the unemployed, as both registrants and claimants, was undertaken in October 1982.
† Expressed as a percentage of the October 1982 registrant count.
‡ The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 11 jobcentre areas in Glasgow city, plus Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch jobcentre areas.
║ as a per cent. of 1983 October figure.