§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the unemployment figures in Scotland in the years 1952 to 1968, respectively, for May, giving a breakdown of 29W the figures for male, female and juvenile unemployment in each year.
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN SCOTLAND Men Boys Women Girls Total 12th May, 1952 … 36,970 1,385 25,579 2,308 66,242 11th May, 1953 … 38,299 1,304 22,070 1,252 62,925 10th May, 1954 … 37,130 1,604 20,606 1,459 60,799 16th May, 1955 … 29,088 1,321 16,684 905 47,998 14th May, 1956 … 30,599 1,075 18,786 1,301 51,761 13th May, 1957 … 34,255 1,372 18,308 1,025 54,960 12th May, 1958 … 50,334 2,293 23,174 1,725 77,526 11th May, 1959 … 64,015 3,822 25,189 1,533 94,559 16th May, 1960 … 52,083 2,498 20,910 992 76,483 15th May, 1961 … 43,643 1,686 18,497 1,056 64,882 14th May, 1962 … 52,035 2,875 19,540 1,550 76,000 13th May, 1963 … 70,459 5,041 25,602 2,647 103,749 11th May, 1964 … 53,398 2,813 21,439 1,490 79,140 10th May, 1965 … 42,100 1,833 17,165 1,066 62,164 16th May, 1966 … 38,481 1,589 14,038 881 54,989 8th May, 1967 … 59,088 2,422 19,847 1,546 82,903 13th May, 1968 … 59,928 2,113 16,645 1,111 79,797