§ 84. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons of each sex and in each trade now unemployed and on short-time working, respectively, in the City of Aberdeen; and how these numbers 31W compare with the corresponding numbers this time last year.
NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN ABERDEEN AT 13TH FEBRUARY, 1956, AND 11TH FEBRUARY, 1957* Industry 13th February, 1956 11th February, 1957 Male Females Males Females Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped Agricultural, horticulture and forestry 116 16 14 — 136 2 7 — Fishing 113 17 1 — 170 33 — — Non-metalliferous mining products 58 4 — — 75 — 1 — Shipbuilding and ship repairing 39 10 — — 60 — — — Motor repairers and garages 17 — 1 — 48 8 4 — Food industries 77 — 65 — 126 — 95 — Timber (sawmilling, etc.) 100 14 10 — 98 2 12 29 Wooden containers and baskets 83 — 4 — 71 75 4 15 Building and civil engineering contracting 377 304 — — 406 2 4 — Road transport 39 1 3 — 99 — 5 1 Sea transport 115 — 1 — 133 — 2 — Distributive trades 267 2 170 4 312 2 212 1 Local government service 79 2 17 — 114 — 21 — Entertainment, sport, etc. 73 — 6 — 74 — 10 — Catering, hotels, etc. 89 — 77 — 113 — 91 5 All other industries and services 484 30 232 3 602 37 323 4 Total, all industries and services 2,126 400 601 7 2,637 161 791 55 * Statistics of the total number on short-time are not available. The table shows the numbers registered as "temporarily stopped" owing to short-time working or other temporary suspensions who were not at work at the dates in question.