§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons have been registered unemployed for more than (a) 52 weeks and (b) two years in each of the regions in Scotland for each quarter since January 1982.
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§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 29 June 1983, c. 84.]: The information is set out in the table below. The figures for 1982 are based on the number of unemployed registrants at jobcentres and careers offices (the old basis of the unemployment count) and those for
Unemployment in Scotland Registrants 1982 Claimants 1982 1983 January April July October October January April Highland more than 52 weeks 2,425 2,517 2,599 3,005 2,264 2,659 2,953 more than 104 weeks 1,005 1,018 1,057 1,233 952 1,078 1,143 Shetland more than 52 weeks 64 69 93 90 82 110 123 more than 104 weeks 29 35 35 36 38 39 39 Orkney more than 52 weeks 198 209 220 263 214 258 270 more than 104 weeks 80 87 99 111 96 125 134 Western Isles more than 52 weeks 462 456 539 597 472 573 545 more than 104 weeks 136 153 163 204 181 196 189 Grampian more than 52 weeks 3,084 3,330 3,524 4,054 2,875 3,414 3,659 more than 104 weeks 935 1,015 1,236 1,390 1,142 1,346 1,416 Tayside more than 52 weeks 7,399 7,901 8,292 8,971 7,618 8,334 8,560 more than 104 weeks 2,651 3,001 3,376 3,939 3,411 3,926 4,175 Fife more than 52 weeks 4,835 5,044 5,442 5,823 5,160 5,779 5,767 more than 104 weeks 1,618 1,758 2,038 2,390 2,174 2,542 2,592 Strathclyde more than 52 weeks 65,891 69,048 75,426 79,824 69,656 75,242 77,219 more than 104 weeks 25,884 28,810 33,133 36,920 33,469 37,691 40,051 Lothian more than 52 weeks 11,480 12,529 13,687 15,483 12,508 13,958 14,742 more than 104 weeks 3,973 4,353 5,043 6,144 5,153 6,105 6,465 Central more than 52 weeks 4,441 4,954 5,332 6,049 5,082 5,883 6,073 more than 104 weeks 1,223 1,401 1,745 2,269 2,094 2,406 2,614 Dumfries/Galloway more than 52 weeks 2,346 2,485 2,599 2,691 2,285 2,630 2,685 more than 104 weeks 965 1,015 1,068 1,158 1,049 1,177 1,236 Borders more than 52 weeks 817 887 869 987 895 1,034 1,087 more than 104 weeks 202 214 245 341 367 427 462 Note:
The figures for more than 52 weeks also include those who have been unemployed for more than 104 weeks.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many notified job vacancies there were in each employment office in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in April and May 1983 and 1982, respectively.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 6 July 1983, c. 124]: The table below shows for each jobcentre in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area the number of notified vacancies which were unfilled on the day of the count in April and May 1982 and 1983 respectively.
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Ufilled vacancies in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area April 1982 May 1982 April 1983 May 1983 Edinburgh (includes Leith and Portabello) 1,503 1,572 1,488 1,573 Loanhead 47 22 33 44 Musselburgh 36 39 84 103 Penicuik 38 36 33 32 Dalkeith 72 78 184 63 Note: The number of vacancies in the three Edinburgh, Leith and Portabello jobcentres cannot be separately identified.
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§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many oung people, aged 18 years and under, were unemployed in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area; and how many were on special employment projects in May 1983.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 6 July 1983, c. 124]: On 14 April 1983, the latest date for which information is available, there were 4,518 unemployed claimants aged 18 years and under in the Edinburgh travelto-work area.
I regret that information on the number of young people on schemes run by the Manpower Services Commission in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. It is estimated, however, that at the end of May 1983 approximately 2,720 young people were participating in the youth opportunities programme in Lothian.
Note: The Edinburgh travel-to-work area comprises the jobcentre areas of Edinburgh, Leith, Portabello, Dalkeith, Loanhead, Musselburgh and Penicuik.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage increase in unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area and Scotland, respectively, from May 1979 to May 1983.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 6 July 1983, c. 124]: The percentage increase in unemployment in Scotland from May 1979 to May 1983 was 111.3 per cent. this figure is based on an estimate of the number of unemployed claimants — the new basis of the unemployment count—in Scotland at May 1979. It is not possible, however, to estimate the number of unemployed claimants at May 1979 for travel-to-work areas within Scotland; comparable figures for the Edinburgh travel-to-work area are therefore not available.
The table below for the Edinburgh travel-to-work area gives the number of unemployed registrants at jobcentres and carreers offices—the old basis of the count—at May 1979 and the number of unemployed claimants at May 1983. Figures on both cases for October 1982 are included for the purpose of comparison.
Unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area Total May 1979 (registrants) 15,634 October 1982 (registrants) 35,235 October 1982 (claimants) 31,076 May 1983 (claimants) 30,303