HC Deb 14 April 1960 vol 621 c178W
Mr. Malcolm MacPherson

asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of unemployed in Scotland each March and September since the end of the war; and what percentages these have been of the total United Kingdom unemployed.

Mr. Heath

The following table gives the information desired:

NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN SCOTLAND AT THE UNDER-MENTIONED DATES AND THE PERCENTAGES THAT THESE FIGURES REPRESENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Date Numbers Unemployed Percentage
September, 1945 36,276 17.6
March, 1946 76,512 18.5
September, 1946 80,164 19.8
March, 1947 103,608 12.7
September, 1947 53,100 19.2
March, 1948 56,506 16.6
September, 1948 58,370 18.2
March, 1949 67,505 18.0
September, 1949 57,191 19.5
March, 1950 72,167 19.1
September, 1950 58,466 19.0
March, 1951 58,822 19.3
September, 1951 47,782 19.9
March, 1952 69,235 14.4
September, 1952 66,372 15.3
March, 1953 72,036 16.4
September, 1953 56,602 17.5
March, 1954 70,643 18.5
September, 1954 51,435 19.5
March, 1955 59,903 19.5
September, 1955 44,376 19.3
March, 1956 56,209 18.7
September, 1956 51,983 19.0
March, 1957 63,138 15.7
September, 1957 50,404 16.9
March, 1958 78,908 16.3
September, 1958 79,804 15.5
March, 1959 103,033 17.4
September, 1959 83,385 19.0
March, 1960 91,867 20.5