HC Deb 03 July 1963 vol 680 cc62-3W
Mr. J. Robertson

asked 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. Hare

The following are the figures for new entrants into employment in Scotland in each of the last three years:

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.