§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by number and percentage of men aged 55 to 65 years unemployed in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is not available for the precise age group requested. The table shows the number of males aged 55 to 64 years registered as unemployed—the old basis of the unemployment count—in the Glasgow travel-to-work area and in Scotland in October 1982, the latest date for which information is available, and in October in each of the previous four years. The table also shows the figures as a percentage of the total number of unemployed males in these areas.
Unemployed males aged 55 to 64 years Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland October Number as a percentage of all unemployed males in the area Number as a percentage of all unemployed males in the area 1978 4,663 12.6 18,831 16.3 1979 4,696 12.6 18,436 16.1
Unemployed persons under 25 years of age Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland Number As a percentage of all unemployed persons in the area Number As a percentage of all unemployed persons in the area October 1978 22,289 42.6 70,701 40.3 October 1979 22,308 41.5 71,271 39.9 October 1980 31,676 42.3 101,572 41.3 October 1981 38,999 41.1 131,835 40.5 October 1982 42,166 41.6 144,187 40.9
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by percentage and number of those who have been unemployed for more than a year in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland by age group.
Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland Number Percentage Number Percentage Under 18 years 795 1.9 2,902 2.3 18 years 1,206 2.9 3,733 2.9 19 years 2,128 5.1 6,674 5.2 20–24 years 8,519 20.5 24,333 19.0 25–29 years 5,296 12.7 16,362 12.8 30–34 years 4,127 9.9 12,884 10.1 35–44 years 6,631 15.9 19,892 15.6 45–49 years 3,568 8.6 9,856 7.7 50–54 years 3,622 8.7 10,528 8.2 55–59 years 3,499 8.4 11,216 8.8 60 years and over 2,201 5.3 9,457 7.4 41,592 100.0 127,837 100.0 Note:
The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow City together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbemauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by number and
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Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland October Number as a percentage of all unemployed males in the area Number as a percentage of all unemployed males in the area 1980 6,950 13.7 24,021 14.9 1981 8,550 12.7 32,342 14.6 1982 8,733 12.1 33,463 14.0
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by number and percentage of young people under 25 years unemployed in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe table shows the number of persons under the age of 25 years registered as unemployed—the old basis of the unemployment count—in the Glasgow travel-to-work area and in Scotland in October 1982 the latest date for which the information is available; and in October in each of the previous four years. The table also shows the figures as a percentage of the total number of unemployed persons in these areas.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe table gives the information requested on the numbers of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks—the old basis of the unemployment count—at 14 October 1982, the latest date for which information is available.
percentage of those who have been unemployed for one year or more in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland for each of the past five years.
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§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe table shows the number of persons registered as unemployed—the old basis of the count—for more than 52 weeks in October 1982, the latest date for which the information is available, and in October
Persons unemployed for over 52 weeks Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland Number Percentage of total number of unemployed persons in the area Number Percentage of total number of unemployed persons in the area October 1978 14,246 27.2 42,699 24.3 October 1979 15,092 28.1 45,410 25.4 October 1980 19,390 25.9 53,766 21.8 October 1981 32,728 34.5 93,769 28.8 October 1982 41,592 41.1 127,837 36.2
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a percentage breakdown of the number of people out of work in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland for the latest date available and in the following categories: (i) up to one year out of work, (ii) between one and two years out of work, (iii) between two and three years out of work and (iv) over three years out of work.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the table:
Percentage of total number of people registered as unemployed (the old basis of the count) at 14 October 1982, the latest date available Unemployed for Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland up to 52 weeks 58.9 63.8 between 52 and 104 weeks 21.0 20.3 between 104 and 156 weeks 10.2 8.5 more than 156 weeks 9.9 7.4 Note: The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow City together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the monthly figures for those unemployed for over two years since January 1980.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInformation is not available in the precise form requested. The analysis of the unemployment register by duration of unemployment is carried out quarterly, in January, April, July and October. The table shows the numbers of persons registered as unemployed—the old basis of the unemployment count—for more than two years in Scotland in each quarter from January 1980 to October 1982, the latest date for which information is available.
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Persons unemployed for more that two years—Scotland 1980 1981 1982 January 23,379 28,039 38,701 April 24,121 28,956 42,860 July 24,959 32,241 49,238 October 26,337 35,934 56,135 in each of the previous four years. The table also shows the number of persons unemployed for more than 52 weeks as a percentage of all persons unemployed in the areas.