§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of unemployed people in the service industries in Scotland in July.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith: At 14th June, 1971, 35,456 people were registered as unemployed in Scotland who last worked in the service industries (Orders XXII to XXVII of the Standard Industrial Classification).
Information for 12th July is not yet available.
REGISTERED WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED MEN WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Bricklayers Plumbers, pipe fitters Painters Plasterers Slaters Carpenters, joiners Electricians Other occupations Total June, 1971 Edinburgh … 31 77 72 8 26 62 76 947 1,299 Leith … 10 28 18 1 10 32 27 380 506 Portobello … 4 12 12 3 6 17 9 196 259 Dalkeith … 6 — 6 — 1 2 6 106 127 Loanhead … 3 7 9 2 1 5 5 90 122 Musselburgh … 9 1 4 3 6 26 7 179 235 Tranent … 1 3 — 1 1 8 4 63 81 Bathgate … 6 9 2 7 — 15 4 358 401 Livingston … 3 8 3 — — 17 10 84 125 West Calder … 1 2 — — — 4 2 49 58 Broxburn … 4 2 1 1 1 5 2 86 105 Bo'ness … 1 — 1 — — 4 5 109 120 Linlithgow … — 2 — — — 1 1 18 22 Haddington … 7 4 2 1 — 10 1 67 92 June, 1970 Edinburgh … 55 13 13 7 23 63 43 717 934 Leith … 10 12 5 2 10 19 18 219 325 Portobello … 1 2 4 5 7 7 7 131 162 Dalkeith … 7 2 — 1 — 8 1 88 107 Loanhead … 7 1 2 3 — 20 3 58 94 Musselburgh … 8 2 1 11 4 28 4 120 178 Tranent … 3 — 1 2 — 6 — 59 71 Bathgate … 16 4 6 3 — 8 1 168 206 Livingston … 3 — 1 — — 10 — 55 69 West Calder … — — 1 — — 2 — 22 25 Broxburn … 2 1 1 — — 6 1 46 57 Bo'ness … 1 — — — — 6 1 44 52 Linlithgow … — — — — — 1 1 9 11 Haddington … 3 4 3 2 — 7 — 40 59