HC Deb 17 February 1964 vol 689 cc153-4W
Mr. W. Hamilton

asked the Minister of Labour how many boys and girls, respectively, are currently unemployed in Scotland and have been so for over eight weeks; and what were the comparable figures for each of the last 12 years.

Mr. Whitelaw

The following are the figures for boys and girls under 18 years of age:

Date Boys Girls
Total number unemployed Number wholly unemployed for over 8 weeks Total number unemployed Number wholly unemployed for over 8 weeks
January
1964 5,098 1,289 3,155 830
1963 6,385 1,606 4,128 1,034
1962 3,698 782 2,382 625
1961 2,911 750 1,965 531
1960 4,847 1,834 2,427 788
1959 5,432 1,948 3,284 1,032
1958 2,488 480 1,968 517
1957 2,029 254 1,669 396
1956 1,909 268 1,570 355
1955 2,500 409 2,056 398
1954 2,603 377 2,453 575
1953 2,421 445 2,719 653
1952 2,071 299 2,882 561