HC Deb 24 February 1955 vol 537 c181W
6. Mr. Timmons

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons signing the unemployed register at the various exchanges in Lanarkshire.

Mr. Watkinson

The table below gives the information desired:

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN LANARKSHIRE AT 14TH FEBRUARY, 1955
Employment Exchange* Males Females Total
Airdrie and Coat-bridge 1,124 950 2,074
Bellshill and Uddingston 429 339 768
Blantyre 178 154 332
Bridgeton 1,943 520 2,463
Cambuslang 230 256 486
Carluke 130 41 171
East Kilbride 20 46 66
Finnieston 535 130 665
Glasgow Central 1,743 278 2,021
Glasgow South Side 2,159 673 2,832
Govan 952 509 1,461
Hamilton 551 387 938
Kinning Park 650 232 882
Lanark 116 67 183
Larkhall 128 99 227
Lesmahagow 48 18 66
Maryhill 1,021 422 1,443
Motherwell and Wishaw 894 750 1,644
Parkhead 1,462 1,019 2,481
Partick 624 206 830
Rutherglen 221 117 338
Shotts 126 121 247
Springburn 1,574 288 1,862
Strathaven 25 28 53
Total Lanarkshire 16,883 7,650 24,533
*Including Youth Employment Office where appropriate.