§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unfilled vacancies for adult males and adult females, respectively, there were in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in each month from January, 1970, to January, 1971, inclusive.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
The figures relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
NOTIFIED VACANCIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER REMAINING UNFILLED IN THE EDINBURGH TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA Men Women 1970 January … 621 714 February … 766 776 March … 697 763 April … 698 817 May … 679 862 June … 634 823 July … 560 730 August … 674 727 September … 680 745 October … 655 721 November … 579 608 December … 691 637 1971 January … 482 473
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adult males and adult females, respectively, were unemployed in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in each month from January, 1970, to January, 1971, inclusive.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
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ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED, AT JUNE (Thousands) Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello Edinburgh travel-to work area Scotland United Kingdom Males Males Females Males Males 1960 … 125 153 96 1,397 14,719 1961 … 126 153 98 1,391 14,869 1962 … 129 157 101 1,407 15,064 1963 … 129 158 102 1,397 15,144 1964 … 131 160 107 1,395(a) 15,163 1,388(b) 1965 … 125 155 105 1,381 15,243 1966 … 129 157 102 1,369 15,220 1967 … 130 157 104 1,357 15,056 1968 … 125 154 103 1,337 14,901 1969 … 118 145 106 1,335 14,764
NUMBERS OF MEN AND WOMEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES WITHIN THE EDINBURGH TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA Men Women 1970 January … 7,635 993 February … 7,424 1,003 March … 7,396 997 April … 7,349 1,017 May … 7,254 1,009 June … 7,252 963 July … 7,819 974 August … 7,740 897 September … 7,635 950 October … 7,428 974 November … 7,751 963 December … 8,102 1,044 1971 January … 9,069 1,273
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what were the estimated numbers of adult female employees in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in the month of June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive;
(2) what were the estimated numbers of adult male employees in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in the month of June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive:
(3) what were the estimated numbers of adult male employees in the Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello employment exchange areas in the month of June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive; and what were the corresponding estimates for Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithEmployment estimates for local areas are available only for males, and females, of all ages. The following table shows the estimated numbers of all male and female employees for each June from 1960 to 1969, the latest date for which information is available.
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§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest estimates of the percentage rates of adult male unemployment in the employment exchange areas of Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello, respectively; and what are the corresponding estimates for Scotland and the United Kingdom, as a whole.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 11th January, 1971, the percentage rates of unemployment for males in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area, Scotland and the United Kingdom were 6.5, 7.0 and 4.2 respectively. Percentage rates of unemployment are not available for parts of travel-to-work areas and are not calculated for adult males alone.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what were the percentage rates of adult female unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in the months of January and June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive;
(2) what were the percentage rates of adult male unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in the months
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PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT Edinburgh travel-to-work area Scotland United Kingdom Males Females Total Males Total, males and females Males Total, males and females January, 1960 … 3.9 1.5 3.0 5.2 4.5 2.5 2.2 June, 1960 … 2.6 0.9 2.0 3.6 3.2 1.6 1.5 January, 1961 … 3.0 1.2 2.3 4.2 3.8 2.3 2.0 June, 1961 … 1.9 0.7 1.4 3.0 2.8 1.5 1.3 January, 1962 … 3.2 1.2 2.4 4.5 3.9 2.5 2.1 June, 1962 … 2.3 0.9 1.7 3.8 3.3 2.1 1.8 January, 1963 … 4.6 1.6 3.4 7.1 5.8 4.6 3.7 June, 1963 … 2.9 1.1 2.2 5.0 4.3 2.5 2.2 January, 1964 … 3.4 1.2 2.5 5.3 4.6 2.7 2.3 June, 1964 … 2.0 0.7 1.5 3.6 3.2 1.8 1.5 January, 1965 … 2.6 1.0 2.0 4.1 3.6 2.0 1.7 June, 1965 … 1.9 0.8 1.5 2.9 2.5 1.5 1.3 January, 1966 … 2.4 0.9 1.8 3.8 3.2 2.0 1.6 June, 1966 … 1.7 0.6 1.3 2.8 2.4 1.5 1.2 January, 1967 … 2.8 0.9 2.0 4.9 4.1 3.4 2.7 June, 1967 … 2.4 0.8 1.7 4.2 3.5 2.9 2.3 January, 1968 … 3.5 0.9 2.5 5.5 4.4 3.7 2.8 June, 1968 … 3.0 0.8 2.1 4.6 3.6 3.1 2.3 January, 1969 … 4.3 1.0 2.9 5.4 4.1 3.7 2.7 June, 1969 … 3.8 0.7 2.5 4.5 3.4 3.1 2.3 January, 1970 … 5.4 1.0 3.6 5.9 4.4 3.9 2.8 June, 1970 … 5.2 1.0 3.4 5.1 3.9 3.4 2.5 of January and June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive;
(3) what were the total percentage rates of unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in the months of January and June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive;
(4) what were the total percentage rates of unemployment in the employment exchange areas of Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello, respectively, in the months of January and June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive; and what were the corresponding percentage rates for Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole;
(5) what were the percentage rates of adult male unemployment in the employment exchange areas of Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello, respectively, in the months of January and June in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive; and what were the corresponding percentage rates for Scotland and the United Kingdom, as a whole.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
Percentage rates of unemployment can be calculated for the whole of the Edinburgh travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts. Following is the information available which does not separately distinguish adult males and adult females:
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§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total number of unemployed in the employmenst exchange areas of Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello, respectively, in the months of January and June in each
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE EDINBURGH, LEITH AND PORTOBELLO EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS AND IN SCOTLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM Edinburgh Leith Portobello Scotland United Kingdom January, 1960 … 4,671 1,111 392 98,207 497,636 June, 1960 … 2,869 912 287 69,543 334,683 January, 1961 … 3,542 916 282 81,479 458,024 June, 1961 … 2,094 712 160 59,761 299,392 January, 1962 … 3,562 930 286 85,298 503,180 June, 1962 … 2,517 829 239 72,124 431,883 January, 1963 … 5,044 1,261 470 128,094 861,047 June, 1963 … 3,321 796 347 94,834 516,135 January, 1964 … 3,973 873 351 101,428 540,353 June, 1964 … 2,507 442 208 70,640 354,214 January, 1965 … 3,001 698 239 79,722 409,140 June, 1965 … 2,202 530 188 56,129 305,334 January, 1966 … 2,769 570 254 70,614 382,738 June, 1966 … 1,892 388 163 52,439 291,674 January, 1967 … 3,119 616 356 88,902 641,073 June, 1967 … 2,533 668 298 76,982 539,149 January, 1968 … 3,471 1,065 506 95,315 670,957 June, 1968 … 2,948 850 501 78,397 552,760 January, 1969 … 3,670 1,252 663 89,630 635,842 June, 1969 … 3,194 1,058 588 74,730 533,816 January, 1970 … 4,377 1,595 731 95,996 666,995 June, 1970 … 4,337 1,474 689 84,131 578,751
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adult males were unemployed in the employment exchange areas of Edinburgh, Leith, and Portobello, respectively, in the months of January and June in each
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NUMBERS OF MEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE EDINBURGH, LEITH AND PORTOBELLO EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS AND IN SCOTLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM Edinburgh Leith Portobello Scotland United Kingdom January, 1960 … 3,695 933 309 67,130 340,209 June, 1960 … 2,364 791 230 48,221 233,779 January, 1961 … 2,795 763 230 55,562 324,961 June, 1961 … 1,737 588 124 41,008 210,657 January, 1962 … 2,693 808 242 59,585 355,282 June, 1962 … 2,001 717 187 50,610 304,935 January, 1963 … 3,849 1,105 387 92,224 653,420 June, 1963 … 2,549 696 294 65,222 365,737 January, 1964 … 3,151 752 287 68,964 392,118 June, 1964 … 1,966 389 165 48,066 256,689 January, 1965 … 2,348 600 199 53,913 294,912 June, 1965 … 1,751 462 144 38,809 224,829 January, 1966 … 2,224 510 205 49,550 286,692 June, 1966 … 1,522 351 137 37,533 221,220 January, 1967 … 2,519 568 303 63,547 496,072 June, 1967 … 2,112 588 261 55,564 416,416 January, 1968 … 2,915 964 457 70,623 535,732 June, 1968 … 2,422 780 440 60,004 452,461 January, 1969 … 3,087 1,137 598 68,788 522,253 June, 1969 … 2,698 981 517 58,519 442,008 January, 1970 … 3,694 1,467 651 75,077 551,759 June, 1970 … 3,666 1,349 616 66,153 479,478 year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive; and what were the corresponding numbers for Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive; and what were the corresponding numbers for Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information: