§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour if he will state, to the latest convenient date, the figures by sexes and trades of the unemployed persons in the City and County of Aberdeen, respectively; and what percentage these numbers of unemployed is of the total population of Scotland and England, respectively.
§ Mr. HeathThe totals of unemployed in Aberdeen and the rest of Aberdeen-
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NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND IN THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE AT 11TH APRIL, 1960 Industry Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen) Males Females Total Males Females Total Agriculture and Horticulture 124 12 136 179 14 193 Fishing 234 1 235 563 2 565 Bacon curing, fish and meat products 86 80 166 110 219 329 Shipbuilding and ship-repairing 192 1 193 10 — 10 Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres 27 29 56 2 1 3 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc 55 1 56 8 — 8 Timber 97 4 101 20 — 20 Construction 350 3 353 148 3 151 Road haulage contracting 43 1 44 10 — 10 Sea transport 89 2 91 16 — 16 Port and inland water transport 44 — 44 23 1 24 Distributive trades 344 246 590 104 112 216 Entertainment and sport 57 9 66 2 1 3 Catering, hotels etc 104 85 189 15 32 47 Private domestic service 19 34 53 4 68 72 Local Government service 128 15 143 4 3 7 Other industries and services 676 307 983 153 167 320 Total, all industries and services 2,669 830 3,499 1,371 623 1,994 unfilled, in the Midland area, Scotland and the Cowdenbeath Exchange area, respectively, on the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. P. ThomasThe following is the reply:
shire respectively, expressed as percentages of the total working population of England and Scotland are:
— Aberdeen Rest of Aberdeenshire England … .02 .03 Scotland … .2 .3 The following table gives the industrial analysis: