§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the figures for unemployment,
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ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED, IN DUMFRIESSHIRE (Thousands) June, 1964 June, 1968 Males Females Total Males Females Total Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 3.4 0.4 3.8 2.8 0.4 3.1 Mining arid Quarrying 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.8 — 0.8 Food, Drink and Tobacco 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.5 Chemicals and Allied Industries 2.0 0.1 2.1 2.2 0.3 2.5 Metal Manufacture — — — — — — Engineering and Electrical Goods 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.1 1.1 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering — — — — — — Vehicles 0.2 — 0.2 0.1 — 0.1 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 0.1 — 0.1 0.1 — 0.1 Textiles 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.2 1.1 1.4 Leather, Feather Goods and Fur — — — — — — Clothing and Footwear — — — — — — Bricks, Pottery, Glass Cement, etc. 0.1 — 0.1 0.1 — 0.1 Timber, Furniture, etc 0.4 — 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 Paper, Printing and Publishing 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 Other Manufacturing Industries 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.2 Construction 2.7 0.1 2.8 2.4 0.1 2.5 Gas, Electricity and Water 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 Transport and Communication 1.4 0.2 1.6 1.1 0.3 1.4 Distributive Trades 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.3 1.8 3.1 Insurance, Banking and Finance 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 Professional and Scientific Services 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.1 3.4 4.5 Miscellaneous Services 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.3 1.9 3.2 Public Administration 1.1 0.6 1.7 1.1 0.3 1.4 Persons not classified by industry — — — 0.1 0.1 0.2 All industries and services 19.1 10.8 30.0 18.6 11.3 29.9 and the percentage figures on 15th October 1964 to 1969, respectively, in the Dumfries, Annan, Lockerbie and Sanquhar employment exchanges.
§ Mr. DellThe following is the information:
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE DUMFRIES, ANNAN, LOCKERBIE AND SANQUHAR EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Registered unemployed Percentage rate 12th October, 1964 … 1,166 3.9 11th October, 1965 … 1,020 3.3 10th October, 1966 … 1,224 4.0 9th October, 1967 … 1,622 5.3 14th October, 1968 … 1,782 6.0 13th October, 1969 … 1,617 5.4
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity the number of people in employment under heads I to XXIV, table 40, Digest of Scottish Statistics, in Dumfriesshire on 1st September, 1964 and 1st September, 1969.
§ Mr. DellEmployment estimates for local areas are available only for each mid-year and the latest are for June 1968. Following is the information: