§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour how many males and females,
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NUMBERS OF WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN WEST FIFE AND THE NUMBERS OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED Employment Exchange February, 1951 June, 1951 February, 1954 June, 1954 February, 1957 June, 1957 February, 1958 Numbers of wholly unemployed persons on Registers Burntisland Males … 19 17 22 22 66 16 49 Females … 39 22 46 26 23 9 36 Cowdenbeath Males … 217 142 170 119 156 117 178 Females … 266 248 292 278 414 362 525 Dunfermline Males … 151 105 131 95 140 102 125 Females … 270 154 196 168 340 261 404 Inverkeithing Males … 9 7 17 10 37 14 29 Females … 38 33 33 22 36 43 46 Kirkcaldy Males … 189 104 225 132 189 150 248 Females … 159 114 285 232 279 251 388 Leslie Males … 6 3 19 8 15 8 28 Females … 6 1 16 21 68 55 109 Number of notified vacancies remaining unfilled Burntisland Males … 29 25 42 9 13 18 1 Females … 9 7 3 10 4 5 3 Cowdenbeath Males … 98 66 31 57 48 54 49 Females … 11 30 4 13 12 10 10 Dunfermline Males … 453 526 336 422 211 224 105 Females … 160 119 84 141 68 93 73 Inverkeithing Males … 169 180 82 57 44 16 4 Females … 1 3 5 11 35 7 3 Kirkcaldy Males … 190 317 213 206 224 226 96 Females … 181 249 67 179 81 105 67 Leslie Males … 60 40 8 16 27 32 1 Females … 72 51 5 2 7 17 3 respectively, were registered as wholly unemployed at each of the Employment Exchanges in West Fife, in February and June, in the years 1951, 1954 and 1957; the comparable figure for February. 1958; and how many unfilled vacancies there were on each of the dates mentioned at each Exchange.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following Table gives the information desired: