§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men were wholly unemployed in each of the Edinburgh and Lothian employment exchange areas in July, August and September, 1971, who last worked in the
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MEN REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RECORDED UNDER THE OCCUPATION FOR WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED Bricklayer Plumber pipe-fitter Painter, decorator, sign-writer Plasterer Slater, tiler, etc. Carpenter joiner Electrician All other occupations Total, all occupations July, 1970 Edinburgh … 80 43 27 12 20 90 79 799 1,150 Leith … 14 26 7 1 12 30 15 325 430 Portobello … 4 1 8 4 6 13 5 160 201 Dalkeith … 9 3 3 4 4 7 3 104 137 Loanhead … 14 — 3 2 — 20 7 81 127 Musselburgh … 8 — 2 9 7 35 5 125 191 Tranent … 3 — 2 4 — 4 — 68 81 Bathgate … 11 6 3 7 2 18 2 178 227 Livingston … 1 3 — — — 8 1 58 71 West Calder … — — 1 — — 3 — 25 29 Broxburn … 1 2 2 1 — 2 1 48 57 Bo'ness … 3 1 — 2 — 5 1 55 67 Linlithgow … — — — — — 1 — 7 8 Haddington … 5 3 2 4 2 8 1 68 93 August, 1970 Edinburgh … 65 32 24 14 23 62 63 786 1,069 Leith … 11 19 9 2 9 27 22 353 452 Portobello … 3 4 7 4 5 13 8 146 190 Dalkeith … 10 1 3 3 5 10 6 106 144 Loanhead … 12 1 2 2 — 13 5 86 121 Musselburgh … 12 — 4 7 7 25 3 124 182 Tranent … 1 1 2 3 — 4 — 69 80 Bathgate … 12 4 8 9 1 18 4 196 252 Livingston … 2 2 — — 1 5 1 44 55 West Calder … — — 1 — — 2 — 31 34 Broxburn … 5 — 2 1 — 4 2 47 61 Bo'ness … 3 — — 1 — 4 1 61 70 Linlithgow … — — — — — — — 8 8 Haddington … 3 3 2 — — 8 1 53 73 men in Wales who have been unemployed for more than three months, six months or more, and one year or more, respectively; and what is the percentage of this number to total Welsh male unemployed.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
construction industry; how many were registered as bricklayers, plumbers and pipe filters, painters, plasterers, slaters, joiners and electricians, respectively; and what were the corresponding figures in 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
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Brick-layer Plumber, pipe-fitter Painter, decorator, sign-writer Plasterer Slater, tiler, etc. Carpenter joiner Electrician All other occupations Total, all occupations September, 1970 Edinburgh … 50 29 38 11 18 44 72 802 1,064 Leith … 5 15 20 4 6 11 19 303 383 Portobello … 6 9 11 4 4 11 10 160 215 Dalkeith … 8 3 4 2 — 5 3 91 116 Loanhead … 4 2 3 2 — 10 2 71 94 Mussel burgh … 11 3 5 4 3 15 2 116 159 Tranent … 1 — 1 2 — 5 — 56 65 Bathgate … 10 3 4 2 — 12 3 215 249 Livingston … 3 2 — — 1 4 3 42 55 West Calder … 1 — 1 — — 2 — 29 33 Broxburn … 3 — 1 1 — — 4 56 65 Bo'ness … 1 — — 1 — 1 — 57 60 Linlithgow … 1 — — — — — — 10 11 Haddington … 3 2 1 3 — 8 — 65 82 July, 1971 Edinburgh … 29 93 83 9 30 73 98 900 1,315 Leith … 11 23 19 3 11 35 41 389 537 Portobello … 4 15 12 2 7 16 9 212 277 Dalkeith … 12 — 10 — 1 7 3 112 145 Loanhead … 5 7 10 2 1 7 4 90 126 Musselburgh … 11 2 4 9 7 23 7 127 190 Tranent … 2 3 — 7 2 9 1 62 81 Bathgate … 4 8 5 5 1 21 5 320 369 Livingston … 2 8 2 1 1 15 11 90 130 West Calder … 2 1 — — — 4 1 50 58 Broxburn … 6 4 2 1 2 5 4 96 120 Bo'ness … 1 1 1 — — 10 3 95 111 Linlithgow … — 1 — — — 3 1 17 22 Haddington … 6 4 2 1 1 12 — 65 91 August, 1971 Edinburgh … 29 80 57 10 29 64 88 844 1,201 Leith … 8 29 20 1 9 16 33 399 515 Portobello … 6 11 10 4 5 12 8 192 248 Dalkeith … 8 — 6 — 1 8 6 114 143 Loanhead … 2 5 10 1 2 4 3 95 122 Musselburgh … 6 — 3 3 4 16 2 129 163 Tranent … 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 60 73 Bathgate … 11 11 6 10 1 18 7 311 375 Livingston … 4 8 4 1 2 12 7 109 147 West Calder … — 1 — — — 1 1 51 54 Broxburn … 2 2 4 1 2 3 4 93 111 Bo'ness … 3 — 2 — — 5 4 103 117 Linlithgow … 1 1 — — — 2 — 9 13 Haddington … 5 4 2 1 — 6 — 47 65 September, 1971 Edinburgh … 19 68 52 4 31 59 84 850 1,167 Leith … 1 24 12 — 6 14 24 406 487 Portobello … 7 12 5 4 5 9 3 180 225 Dalkeith … 9 1 2 1 — 5 5 111 134 Loanhead … 4 5 4 — 1 3 4 78 99 Musselburgh … 3 2 5 4 3 13 2 133 165 Tranent … — 4 — 1 1 5 1 62 74 Bathgate … 13 8 7 5 1 12 9 311 366 Livingston … 3 10 — — 1 4 8 104 130 West Calder … — 2 2 — — 1 — 44 49 Broxburn … 1 2 2 1 — 4 5 74 89 Bo'ness … 1 1 2 — — 3 2 88 97 Linlithgow … 1 2 — — — 3 — 11 17 Haddington … — 4 1 1 — 2 — 39 47
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total adult male and adult female percentage rates of unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in the months of
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithRates of unemployment can be calculated for males and
PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT Edinburgh travel-to-work area Scotland United Kingdom Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total June, 1971 6.6 1.2 4.3 7.5 2.6 5.6 4.5 1.2 3.3 July, 1971 7.2 1.4 4.8 8.2 3.0 6.2 4.8 1.4 3.5 August, 1971 7.1 1.4 4.7 8.2 3.1 6.3 5.1 1.7 3.9 September, 1971 6.8 1.4 4.5 8.1 3.1 6.2 5.3 1.7 4.0 October, 1971 (provisional) 6.8 1.5 4.5 8.3 3.2 6.3 5.3 1.7 4.0