§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Labour what are the numbers of men and of women unemployed and the percentage unemployment rate for the most recent convenient date and for the same date in each of the previous five years in the Brechin, Montrose, Stone- 461W haven and Banchory employment exchange area.
NUMBERS OF MEN, WOMEN AND TOTAL (INCLUDING BOYS AND GIRLS) REGISTERED AS UUNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE BRECHIN, MONTROSE STONEHAVEN AND BANCHORY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Brechin Men Women Total, including boys and girls Percentage rate 11th December, 1967 … … … 107 39 153 3.7 12th December, 1966 … … … 91 37 144 3.5 8th December, 1965 … … … 69 28 110 2.6 9th December, 1964 … … … 61 17 92 2.2 11th December, 1963 … … … 67 26 110 2.5 12th December, 1962 … … … 63 25 101 2.3 Montrose Men Women Total, including boys and girls Percentage rate 11th December, 1967 … … … 249 69 340 4.8 12th December, 1966 … … … 214 46 291 4.1 8th December, 1965 … … … 196 43 268 3.7 9th December, 1964 … … … 151 41 219 2.8 11th December, 1963 … … … 234 46 318 4.1 12th December, 1962 … … … 181 27 229 3.1 Stonehaven Men Women Total, including boys and girls Percentage rate* 11th December, 1967 … … … 70 19 92 2.3 12th December, 1966 … … … 70 15 88 2.3 8th December, 1965 … … … 51 15 68 2.3 9th December, 1964 … … … 47 10 65 2.7 11th December, 1963 … … … 47 11 67 3.2 12th December, 1962 … … … 51 6 60 3.7 Banchory Men Women Total, including boys and girls Percentage rate 11th December, 1967 … … … 98 51 156 5.4 12th December, 1966 … … … 90 37 138 4.8 8th December, 1965 … … … 112 34 156 5.3 9th December, 1964 … … … 77 36 123 3.9 11th December, 1963 … … … 60 24 95 3.0 12th December, 1962 … … … 58 24 89 2.5 * Stonehaven forms part of the Aberdeen travel-to-work area which includes Aberdeen, Inverurie and Stonehaven. Percentage rates can be calculated for the area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts.