HC Deb 04 December 1957 vol 579 cc56-7W
Mr. Hamilton

asked the Minister of Labour how many males and females, respectively, were wholly unemployed in the Fife Exchange areas of Kirkcaldy and Leslie, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline and Inverkeithing on the latest date for which figures are available; how many unfilled vacancies existed for men and women; and what are the comparable figures for each year since 1950.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following table gives the information desired:

NUMBERS OF WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE KIRKCALDY, LESLIE, COWDENBEATH, DUNFERMLINE AND INVERKEITHING EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND THE NUMBERS OF VACANCIES NOTIFIED TO THOSE EXCHANGES AND REMAINING UNFILLED
Numbers registered as wholly unemployed Numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled
Males Females Males Females
KIRKCALDY
November
1950 167 176 186 216
1951 137 142 328 192
1952 203 281 121 106
1953 140 291 576 96
1954 136 240 197 99
1955 132 248 232 150
1956 122 261 326 95
1957 190 334 139 53
LESLIE
November
1950 10 3 28 53
1951 4 6 45 22
1952 11 11 30 11
1953 10 4 20 17
1954 11 34 10 3
1955 6 22 21 24
1956 8 45 57 12
1957 16 73 15 7
COWDENBEATH
November
1950 246 265 70 10
1951 136 318 38 10
1952 184 317 45 4
1953 154 256 29 6
1954 100 241 52 18
1955 106 278 40 19
1956 110 374 66 16
1957 136 389 35 16
DUNFERMLINE
November
1950 124 196 287 94
1951 97 202 507 83
1952 93 154 447 126
1953 131 171 352 116
1954 106 209 421 137
1955 105 180 389 112
1956 83 345 331 77
1957 115 257 191 105
INVERKEITHING
November
1950 15 35 145 11
1951 11 34 157 3
1952 12 50 83 18
1953 24 36 35 9
1954 16 36 76 8
1955 23 31 41 7
1956 26 28 46 9
1957 34 43 22 9