§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were unemployed, expressed: (a) numerically and (b) as a percentage in Scotland in April and May 1983, respectively; and what were the corresponding figures for males and females.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 6 July, c. 124]: The information is set out in the following table:
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§ Dame Judith Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vacancies there are for unskilled workers in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 7 July 1983, c. 145]: On 9 March 1983, the latest date for which information is available, the number of notified vacancies for general labourers that remained unfilled was 1,116.
Note: General labourer is the category of vacancy which corresponds most closely to unskilled workers.
§ Dame Judith Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vacancies there are for unskilled workers in the travel-to-work areas of Lanark, Carluke, Lesmahagow and Larkhall.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 7 July 1983, c. 145]: The following table shows the number of notified vacancies for general labourers that remained unfilled at 9 March 1983, the latest date for which the information is available:
Jobcentre area Numbers of vacancies for General Labourers Lanark 6 Carluke Nil Larkhall Nil Notes:
1. General labourer is the category of vacancy which corresponds most closely to unskilled workers.
2. Lesmahagow employment office closed in March 1982. The population which it served is now covered by the jobcentres at Larkhall and Lanark. Lanark and Carluke together comprise Lanark travel-to-work area. Larkhall is part of the north Lanarkshire travel-to-work area.