HC Deb 29 May 1970 vol 801 cc588-90W
Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will state, to the latest convenient date, the number by trade and

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE ABERDEEN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE
11th May, 1970 12th May, 1969 13th May, 1968
Industry Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Agriculture and horticulture 74 — 74 55 — 55 54 1 55
Fishing 81 — 81 64 — 64 70 — 70
Bacon curing, meat and fish products 103 19 122 101 23 124 63 13 76
Shipbuilding and ship-repairing 32 2 34 24 — 24 72 — 72
Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres 32 3 35 20 5 25 14 4 18
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 35 1 36 38 4 42 29 — 29
Timber 26 1 27 18 — 18 20 1 21
Construction 398 4 402 369 4 373 215 1 216
Sea transport 9 1 10 36 — 36 31 — 31
Distributive trades 243 58 301 222 63 285 218 50 268
Entertainment and sport 31 4 35 30 3 33 35 7 42
Catering, hotels, etc. 34 13 47 72 31 103 54 28 82
Private domestic service 3 4 7 1 11 12 2 11 13
Local government service 95 9 104 89 11 100 94 3 97
Other industries and services 874 198 1,072 728 148 876 657 106 763
Total, all industries and services 2,070 317 2,387 1,867 303 2,170 1,628 225 1,853
11th May, 1967 12th May, 1966 13th May, 1965
Industry Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres 23 2 25 11 9 20 11 17 28
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 28 — 28 19 3 22 25 2 27
Timber 27 3 30 28 1 29 45 1 46
Construction 233 3 236 122 1 123 173 2 175
Sea transport 89 — 89 65 1 66 68 — 68
Distributive trades 203 85 288 155 105 260 178 164 342
Entertainment and sport 30 3 33 28 4 32 28 17 45
Catering, hotels, etc. 58 49 107 39 29 68 53 49 102
Private domestic service 2 17 19 3 22 25 5 25 30
Local government service 82 16 98 68 16 84 87 21 108
Other industries and services 620 165 785 426 163 589 487 297 784
Total, all industries and services 1,666 375 2,041 1,146 383 1,529 1,390 628 2,018
sex of workers unemployed in the city of Aberdeen as compared with those by trade and sex unemployed during each of the last five years.

Mr. Harold Walker:

Following is the information: