§ 42. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour if he will state to the latest convenient date the unemployment figures for the city of Aberdeen by trade, industry and sex, as compared 95W with the relevant figures during each of the last five years.
INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN ABERDEEN 10th October, 1966 11th October, 1965 12th October, 1964 Industry Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Agriculture and horticulture 65 5 70 50 2 52 77 3 80 Fishing 74 — 74 76 3 79 90 — 90 Bacon curing, meat and fish products 50 20 70 55 34 89 87 45 132 Shipbuilding and ship-repairing 27 1 28 41 1 42 51 2 53 Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres 20 8 28 16 13 29 23 14 37 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 21 — 21 20 5 25 31 — 31 Timber 34 1 35 22 1 23 46 — 46 Construction 172 1 173 147 2 149 208 2 210 Sea transport 64 — 64 79 — 79 86 — 86 Distributive trades 176 114 290 164 150 314 194 177 371 Entertainment and sport 26 6 32 33 9 42 47 9 56 Catering, hotels, etc. 55 50 105 62 58 120 70 51 121 Private domestic service 1 19 20 3 27 30 5 27 32 Local government service 105 10 115 84 14 98 125 18 143 Other industries and services 506 186 692 487 292 779 573 308 881 Total, All Industries and Services 1,396 421 1,817 1,339 611 1,950 1,713 656 2,369 96W
14th October, 1963 15th October, 1962 16th October, 1961 Industry Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Agriculture and horticulture 91 6 97 59 7 66 80 4 84 Fishing 141 — 141 149 — 149 120 — 120 Bacon curing, meat and fish products 79 56 135 91 40 131 60 44 104 Shipbuilding and ship-repairing 57 — 57 83 1 84 134 1 135 Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres 17 28 45 25 19 44 26 11 37 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 43 1 44 43 1 44 57 — 57 Timber 69 — 69 73 1 74 69 — 69 Construction 194 1 195 221 4 225 230 8 238 Sea transport 107 — 107 120 1 121 95 — 95 Distributive trades 277 194 471 244 201 445 248 117 365 Entertainment and sport 63 13 76 56 9 65 59 13 72 Catering, hotels, etc. 107 58 165 113 59 172 103 61 164 Private domestic service 10 33 43 7 20 27 12 30 42 Local government service 137 28 165 150 20 170 134 12 146 Other industries and services 705 359 1,064 705 342 1,047 699 284 983 Total, All Industries and Services 2,097 777 2,874 2,139 725 2,864 2,126 585 2,711
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information: