§ Mr. Rossasked the Minister of Labour if he will state, for the latest available date, the total of registered unemployed on the Kilmarnock and Newmilns
NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE KILMARNOCK AND NEWMILNS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AT 16TH NOVEMBER, 1959 Industry Kilmarnock Temporarily stopped included in Total Newmilns Temporarily stopped included in Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Agriculture and horticulture 35 1 36 — 8 1 9 — Mechanical engineering 462 6 468 423 36 2 38 35 Woollen and worsted 21 29 50 1 — 1 1 — Carpets 140 165 305 296 5 11 16 14 Footwear 4 38 42 — — — — — Bricks, fireclay and refractory goods 34 2 36 — 2 — 2 — Construction 152 2 154 — 19 — 19 — Distributive Trades 63 39 102 6 4 8 12 — Catering, hotels, etc. 16 18 34 — 3 1 4 — Local Government Service 25 3 28 — 4 — 4 — Other Industries and Services 232 118 350 3 40 38 78 5 Total—All Industries and Services 1,184 421 1,605 729 121 62 183 54 NOTE: Industrial details for 7th December, 1959, are not yet available.