Scotland (Hansard, 18 November 1952)

§ Mr. Hamilton

asked the Minister of Labour (1) the numbers unemployed, and the percentage rate of unemployment, in each of the towns of Banff, Campbeltown, Lerwick, and Stornoway on the latest date for which figures are available;

(2) the numbers unemployed, and the percentage rate of unemployment, in each of the employment exchange areas of Blantyre, Greenock and Port Glasgow on

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN THE UNDERMENTIONED AREAS AT 13TH OCTOBER, 1952, AND 12TH NOVFMBER, 1951, AND THOSE NUMBERS EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGES OF THE ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EACH AREA.^*
				13th October, 1952	12th November, 1951
—	Number of unemployed persons on register	Percentage of estimated total number of employees	Number of unemployed persons on register	Percentage of estimated total number of employees
Banff	…	…	…	200	4.8	348	8.3
Campbeltown	…	…	430	9.0	483	10.1
Lerwick	…	…	…	744	14.9	665	13.3
Stornoway	…	…	…	1,240	24.2	1,268	24.7
Blantyre†	…	…	…	377	4.6	414	4.8
Hamilton	…	…	…	1,026	1,030
Greenock	…	…	…	3,108	8.8	2,763	7.8
Port Glasgow	…	…	831	8.5	772	7.9
Kirkcaldy†	…	…	461	1.8	283	1.1
Leslie	…	…	…	27	10
Leven	…	…	…	289	1.6	277	1.5
Dunfermline†	…	…	260	1.1	333	1.3
Inverkeithing	…	…	53	50
Cowdenbeath	…	…	450	2.3	457	2.3
^* The estimated total numbers of employees are approximate estimates of the numbers whose places of employment are in the areas in question, whereas the unemployment figures represent the numbers of unemployed persons resident in those areas. Owing to these differences the percentages of unemployment may be somewhat understated for some areas and overstated for others, and they do not therefore necessarily provide accurate comparisons between one area and another. They do, however, usually provide a satisfactory comparison between two dates for the same area.
† Separate unemployment percentage rates cannot be computed for Blantyre, Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline, since the estimates of the total numbers of employees (on which the percentages are calculated) are combined in these cases with those for Hamilton, Leslie and Inverkeithing, respectively.