§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the latest unemployment figures by post-code sector for Dundee.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe table below shows the estimated number of unemployed claimants in the Dundee jobcentre area by postcode sector at 5 April 1984, the latest date for which information is available.
Postcode Sector Estimated number of unemployed claimants DD1 1 91 DD1 2 142 DD1 3 89 DD1 4 111 DD1 5 259 DD2 1 347 DD2 2 703 DD2 3 1,454 DD2 4 1,240 DD2 5 176 DD3 0 1,081 DD3 6 571 DD3 7 728 DD3 8 389 DD3 9 833 DD4 0 2,152 DD4 6 547 DD4 7 333 DD4 8 2,023 DD4 9 1,448 DD5 1 147 DD5 2 258 DD5 3 254 DD5 4 228 DD6 8 161 DD6 9 187 PH14 9 53 TOTAL 16,005
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many companies have either closed down or announced redundancies in Dundee since 1980; and what was the number of redundancies involved.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many men are unemployed in Dundee at present who have been out of work for one year or over; what percentage of the total number of unemployed males they account for; and what are the corresponding figures for 1980.
§ Mr. Allan StewartOn 5 April 1984, the latest date for which information is available, 4,770 male claimants in the Dundee jobcentre area had been unemployed for over 52 weeks. This represented 45.3 per cent. of the total male claimants in the area. On 10 April 1980, the number of males in the area registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks totalled 1,719. This represented 30 per cent. of the total male registrants at that date.
These figures are not directly comparable due to the change from a registrant to a claimant based count in October 1982.
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§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average annual number of people unemployed in Dundee in 1954, 1964, 1974 and for the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe annual average number of unemployed registrants in the Dundee jobcentre area for the years 1954, 1964 and 1974 were 2,238, 2,457 and 3,871 respectively. The average annual number of unemployed claimants in 1983 was 15,943.
Adult students are included in the figures for 1954, 1964 and 1974 but are excluded from the 1983 figure. The figures are not directly comparable for this reason and because of the change in October 1982 from a registrant to a claimant based count.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of women currently unemployed in Dundee; and what was the corresponding figure for May 1980.
§ Mr. Allan StewartOn 5 April 1984, the latest date for which information is available, there were 5,485 female claimants in the Dundee jobcentre area. On 8 May 1980 there were 3,533 females registered as unemployed in the area. These figures are not directly comparable due to the change in October 1982 from a registrant to a claimant based count.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average length of time spent on the unemployment register by age-group in Scotland; and what are the corresponding figures for Dundee.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe table below shows the median length of unemployment in Scotland and in the Dundee jobcentre area by age group for all claimants who ceased being unemployed between 13 Janaury 1984 and 5 April 1984, the latest date for which information is available.
Duration of Unemployment Age Group Dundee (weeks) Scotland (weeks) 16 years and under 10 9 17 years 21 17 18 years 24 22 19 years 26 22 20–24 years 17 18 25–29 years 22 17 30–34 years 21 16 35–39 years 16 14 40–44 years 13 14 45–49 years 25 14 50–54 years 18 13 55–59 years 22 17 60–64 years 41 24 65 years and over — 34
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest number of registered vacancies for employment in Dundee; and if he will sub-divide the number by standard industrial classification order.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe table shows the number of vacancies notified to the Dundee jobcentre and remaining unfilled on 3 February 1984, the latest date for which information is available, analysed by industry according to the 1980 standard industrial classification.
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Dundee job centre vacancies unfilled on 3 February 1984 Standard Industrial Classification Vacancies Agriculture, forestry and fishing — Coal extraction — Mineral oil and natural gas extraction — Mineral oil processing — Nuclear fuel production — Gas, electricity and water — Extraction of other minerals and ores — Metal manufacture — Manufacture of non-metallic products — Chemical industry 1 Production of man-made fibres — Manufacture of metal goods 10 Mechanical engineering 2 Manufacture of office M/C and DP equipment — Electrical and electronic engineering 2 Manufacture of motor vehicles — Shipbuilding and repairing — Manufacture of aerospace and other transport equipment — Instrument engineering — Food, drink and tobacco 3 Textiles 5 Leather, Footwear and clothing 5 Timber and furniture — Paper, printing and publishing 3 Other manufacturing — Construction 30 Wholesale distribution 29 Retail Distribution 46 Hotel and catering 20 Repair consumer goods and vehicles 2 Transport 4 Telecommunications — Insurance, banking finance business service 19 Public administration and defence 29 Medical and other health services 20 Other services 11 Total 241
§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland pursuant to the answer of the hon. Member for Eastwood (Mr. Stewart) of 16 May to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Maryhill, Official Report, column 351 regarding numbers employed in Scotland, (1) what was the increase in the second half of the last quarter of 1983 in the number of those employed in Scotland; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how many of the increase in the employed labour force of 118,000 between September and December 1983 announced by the Secretary of State for Employment on 18 April are estimated to have arisen in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe increase in the number of employees in employment in Scotland between September and December 1983 is provisionally estimated, on a seasonally adjusted basis and including an adjustment for under-counting, to have been 7,000.
The estimate for the United Kingdom labour force has been similarly adjusted, but refers to a total which includes the armed forces and the self-employed in addition to employees in employment.