HC Deb 22 October 1969 vol 788 c251W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many people were unemployed in Scotland on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many unfilled vacancies existed in Scotland on that date.

Mr. Dell

At September, 1969, 77,418 persons were registered as unemployed in Scotland, including 76,626 who were wholly unemployed, and 19,345 of the vacancies notified to my Department remained unfilled.