HC Deb 28 June 1971 vol 820 cc53-5W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of male and female employees employed in Scotland in June, 1970, and June, 1971, respectively.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The estimated number of employees in employment in Scotland at June, 1970 was 2,077,000 (1,258,000 males and 819,000 females). Estimates for June, 1971 will be available early next year.

Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men were self-employed in Scotland in June, 1964, June, 1970, and June, 1971, respectively.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The estimated number of male employers and self-employed persons in Scotland at June, 1964 was 117,000 and the estimated number at June, 1969, the latest available date, was 111,000.

Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish statistics showing the current percentage rate of total unemployment and of male unemployment for each employment exchange in Scotland and for each of the standard regions of Scotland.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The following table shows provisional rates of unemployment for 14th June. Rates cannot be calculated separately for some Employment Exchange areas. In these cases, the rates are for travel-to-work areas comprising two or more Employment Exchange areas.

PROVISIONAL RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AT 14TH JUNE, 1971
Employment Exchange or travel-to-work area Males per cent. Total, males and females per cent.
Aberdeen* 4.5 3.2
Anstruther 7.0 5.9
Arbroath* 13.0 11.1
Ayr* 6.4 4.7
Banchory 4.1 3.2
Banff 13.1 9.7
Bathgate* 19.1 14.3
Blairgowrie 6.0 4.2
Brechin 7.1 4.9
Buckie 9.9 7.5
Campbeltown 15.7 13.7
Castle Douglas 5.0 4.5
Cumbernauld 9.0 8.1
Cumnock 5.4 5.2
Cupar 3.1 2.3
Dingwall* 11.1 8.4
Dumbarton* 9.9 7.4
Dumfries* 6.2 4.9
Dundee 8.9 6.7
Dunfermline* 6.2 5.4
Dunoon 6.4 4.0
Edinburgh* 6.6 4.3
Elgin* 5.5 4.8
Eyemouth 6.6 5.4
Falkirk* 5.9 5.3
Forfar 3.6 2.7
Forres* 5.3 4.9
Fort William 5.0 4.2
Fraserburgh 5.7 4.9
Galashiels 3.2 2.5
Girvan 8.7 7.2
Glasgow* 9.5 6.5
Greenock* 8.2 8.1
Haddington 5.5 3.8
Hawick 3.6 2.3
Employment Exchange or travel-to-work area Males per cent. Total, males and females per cent.
Huntly 5.1 4.8
Inverness 6.8 4.6
Irvine* 9.2 7.7
Jedburgh* 4.4 3.5
Keith 6.3 5.2
Kilbirnie 4.9 4.9
Kilmarnock* 6.4 5.0
Kilsyth 21.8 14.9
Kirkcaldy* 8.2 6.3
Kirkwall 5.4 4.0
Lanark 7.1 5.6
Largs 11.7 6.4
Lerwick 11.1 7.9
Lesmahagow 19.6 14.6
Lochgilphead 7.3 5.6
Montrose 5.6 4.7
Nairn 5.6 4.0
Newton Stewart 9.5 8.6
North Lanarkshire* 8.3 7.3
Oban 9.3 6.2
Paisley* 6.2 5.0
Peebles 4.8 3.1
Perth* 4.2 2.8
Peterhead 7.2 6.6
Pitlochry 2.8 2.0
Portree 11.9 7.2
Rothesay 10.3 5.7
St. Andrews 3.1 2.0
Sanquhar 17.8 14.4
Shotts 10.4 8.8
Stirling* 5.6 4.2
Stornoway 24.4 18.1
Stranraer 9.7 7.7
Thurso 5.5 5.6
Turriff 7.3 6.3
Wick 12.4 9.8
Planning regions of Scotland
Glasgow 8.7 6.5
Falkirk/Stirling 6.4 5.3
Edinburgh 8.0 5.7
Tayside 7.2 5.4
Borders 4.2 3.0
South West 7.2 5.9
North East 5.3 4.0
Highlands 9.5 7.1
* Travel-to-work area.