HC Deb 12 February 1962 vol 653 cc110-1W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Minister of Labour if he will publish the monthly figures of persons registered as unemployed at each of the employment exchanges in the County of Lanark; and what these figures represent as a percentage of the insurable population of that area.

Mr. Hare

The figures for January are given in the following table:

UNEMPLOYMENT AT 15TH JANUARY, 1962, AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN THE COUNTY OF LANARK
Area Number Unemployed Percentage of Insured Employees
Airdrie … 1,214 6.5
Bellshill … 693
Blantyre … 407
Cambuslang … 456
Carluke … 127
Coatbridge … 1,716
East Kilbridge … 133
Hamilton … 1,340
Larkhall … 336
Motherwell … 1,457
Uddingston … 462
Wishaw … 1,380
Lanark … 317 3.5
Lesmahagow … 211 6.1
Shotts … 373 5.4
Total … 10,622 6.3

It is not the practice to publish in theMinistry of Labour Gazette figures for each employment exchange but only those for principal towns and for each development district.