§ Mr. J. Robertsonasked the Minister of Labour what are the proportions of school leavers in Scotland and the number during each of the last three years going into the following categories of employment, namely, apprenticeship and learner ship leading to skilled crafts, employment leading to recognised professional qualifications, clerical work, semi-skilled and unskilled occupations, respectively.
§ Mr. HareThe following are the figures for new entrants into employment in Scotland in each of the last three years: 63W
Girls Class of employment 1960 1961 1962 Number entering Percentage of total entrants Number entering Percentage of total entrants Number entering Percentage of total entrants (1) Apprenticeship or learner ship to skilled occupations 1,910 6.5 1,997 6.3 1,779 5.1 (2) Employment leading to recognised professional qualifications … … … 328 1.1 288 0.9 285 0.8 (3) Clerical employment … 10,044 33.9 10,457 33.1 10,976 31.1 (4) Employment with train lasting at least 1 year covered in (1) to (3) above … —* 3,990 12.6 3,170 9.0 (5) Other employment … 17,309 58.5 14,905 47.1 19,017 54.0 Total … … … 29,591 31,637 35,227 *Included in class 5 before January, 1961.