§ 57. Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Minister of Labour what was the average percentage of unemployment in the Greenock-Port Glasgow area in 1960; and what is the average percentage so far this year.
NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND IN THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE AT 10TH APRIL, 1961 Industry Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen) Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total Agriculture and horticulture 99 2 5 — 106 165 10 14 1 190 Fishing 166 1 — — 167 340 8 1 — 349 Bacon curing, meat and fish products 73 1 48 — 122 83 5 144 10 242 Shipbuilding and ship repairing 122 — 1 — 123 20 — 2 — 22 Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and manmade fibres 26 — 18 1 45 — — — — — Bricks, pottery, glass cement, etc 54 — 1 — 55 6 — — — 6 Timber 72 1 — — 73 20 2 — — 22 Construction 262 1 6 — 269 98 1 3 — 102 Sea transport 74 1 — — 75 12 2 — — 14 Distributive trades 292 5 173 2 472 70 9 59 6 144 Entertainment and sport 49 — 7 — 56 5 1 2 1 9 Catering, hotels, etc. 79 — 50 1 130 9 — 21 4 34 Private domestic service 15 — 35 — 50 1 — 40 4 45 Local government service 122 — 10 — 132 4 1 4 — 9 Other industries and services 727 8 252 9 996 211 15 125 13 364 Total, all Industries and Services 2,232 20 606 13 2,871 1,044 54 415 39 1,552