HC Deb 09 May 1962 vol 659 cc50-3W
63. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons in the city and county of Aberdeen were unemployed at the latest convenient date, giving trades and sexes separately; and how these figures compare with the corresponding figures during each of the last five years.

Mr. Green

The tables given below contain figures of unemployment by sexes for each April from 1957 to 1962, inclusive, and analyses by industry and sex from 1960 to 1962. The analysis by industry is not readily available for

NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE
Date Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
9th April, 1962 2,374 687 3,061 1,388 471 1,859
10th April, 1961 2,252 619 2,871 1,098 454 1,552
11th April, 1960 2,669 830 3,499 1,371 623 1,994
13th April, 1959 2,972 1,000 3,972 1,227 653 1,880
14th April, 1958 2,818 888 3,706 1,269 650 1,919
15th April, 1957 2,249 742 2,991 1,190 557 1,747
NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE BY INDUSTRIES
9th April, 1962
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and horticulture 105 7 112 149 19 168
Fishing 152 152 548 548
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 66 50 116 94 141 235
Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 102 1 103 22 22
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 26 19 45 1 1 2
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 42 1 43 4 4
Timber 98 1 99 24 24
Construction 281 5 286 140 2 142
Sea Transport 118 118 33 33
Distributive Trades 286 171 457 76 70 146
Entertainment and Sport 48 15 63 3 10 13
Catering, hotels, etc. 98 55 153 6 19 25
Private domestic service 14 26 40 3 54 57
Local government service 127 11 138 15 3 18
Other industries and services 811 325 1,136 270 152 422
Total, all Industries and Services 2,374 687 3,061 1,388 471 1,859

previous years and I regret that it would involve a disproportionate amount of staff time to produce.

10th April, 1961
Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and horticulture 101 5 106 175 15 190
Fishing 167 167 348 1 349
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 74 48 122 88 154 242
Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 122 1 123 20 2 22
Spinning and doubling of cotton flax and man-made fibres 26 19 45
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 54 1 55 6 6
Timber 73 73 22 22
Construction 263 6 269 99 3 102
Sea Transport 75 75 14 14
Distributive Trades 297 175 472 79 65 144
Entertainment and Sport 49 7 56 6 3 9
Catering, hotels, etc. 79 51 130 9 2534
Private domestic service 15 35 50 1 44 45
Local government service 122 10 132 5 4 9
Other industries and services 735 261 996 226 138 364
Total, all Industries and Services 2,252 619 2,871 1,098 454 1,552
11th April, 1960
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, meat and fish 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
Sea Transport 89 2 91 16 16
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 763 308 1,071 186 168 354
Total, all industries and services 2,669 830 3,499 1,371 623 1,994