§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment figures in the Hamilton, Blantyre and Larkhall Employment 237W Exchanges for males, females, boys and girls for each of the last six months.
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE HAMILTON, BLANTYRE AN LARKHALL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Men Boys Women Girls Total Hamilton February, 1971 … 1,103 40 435 51 1,629 March, 1971 … 1,130 45 430 49 1,654 April, 1971 … 1,249 55 494 46 1,844 May, 1971 … 1,236 47 453 42 1,778 June, 1971 … 1,298 38 451 29 1,816 July, 1971 … 1,427 130 444 134 2,135 Blantyre February, 1971 … 433 28 123 17 601 March, 1971 … 451 28 127 15 621 April, 1971 … 491 36 140 18 685 May, 1971 … 479 30 147 18 674 June, 1971 … 491 25 126 21 663 July, 1971 … 507 46 148 33 734 Larkhall February, 1971 … 341 20 197 20 578 March, 1971 … 374 26 215 24 639 April, 1971 … 425 25 222 18 690 May, 1971 … 413 29 248 20 710 June, 1971 … 410 26 223 15 674 July, 1971 … 473 51 228 44 796