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WISHAW, COATBRIDGE, AIRDRIE AND SHOTTS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND ASSOCIATED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES — Numbers Unemployed at 11th February, 1963 Percentage Rates Men Women Boys Girls Total Males Females Total Wishaw … … 1,303 447 98 48 1,896 11.7* 8.3 10.7 Coatbridge … … 1,878 716 140 73 2,807 11.7* 8.3 10.7 Airdrie … … 1,535 490 126 62 2,213 11.7* 8.3 10.7 Shotts … … 494 173 42 22 731 10.3 14.7 11.2 * The percentage rates quoted for Wishaw, Coatbridge and Airdrie relate to the North Lanarkshire travel-to-work group.
DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AT THE WISHAW, COATBRIDGE, AIRDRIE AND SHOTTS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES 11TH FEBRUARY, 1963 — Up to 2 weeks 2–5 weeks 5–8 weeks Over 8 weeks Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Wishaw … … 64 31 136 41 128 33 626 331 Coatbridge … … 114 71 144 85 118 53 824 456 Airdrie … … 46 34 98 58 82 32 634 362 Shotts … … 13 9 47 19 22 16 348 122 NOTE: Figures for boys and girls are not available.