HC Deb 28 October 1971 vol 823 cc430-5W
Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the total number of youth unemployed, boys and girls, respectively, in each of the employment exchanges in Fife, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee in the month of October in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

I circulate below a table showing the numbers of unemployed boys and girls registered at careers offices in the areas specified.

October, 1969 October, 1968
Boys Girls Total, Boys and Girls Boys Girls Total, Boys and Girls
FIFESHIRE
Cowdenbeath 32 23 55 21 12 33
Cupar 8 7 15 6 5 11
Dunfermline 13 26 39 12 14 26
Glenrothes*
Kirkcaldy 27 13 40 21 18 39
Buckhaven and Methil 10 12 22 10 16 26
LANARKSHIRE
Airdrie 165 102 267 120 44 164
Bellshill 26 30 56 35 17 52
East Kilbride 41 23 64 21 17 38
Hamilton 28 18 46 33 21 54
Lanark 37 33 70 30 20 50
Motherwell 76 34 110 45 42 87
Rutherglen 38 22 60 25 14 39
AYRSHIRE
Ayr 38 37 75 44 41 85
Cumnock 11 13 24 15 15 30
Dalry 1 1 2 3 3
Girvan 9 6 15 11 5 16
Irvine 6 6 3 2 5
Kilbirnie 7 5 12 2 3 5
Kilmarnock 16 11 27 17 5 22
Kilwinning 2 2 4 3 3
Largs 1 1 2 3 3
Newmilns 1 1 1 1
Saltcoats 46 20 66 17 22 39
Troon 2 1 3 2 2 4
EDINBURGH 134 53 187 81 41 122
GLASGOW
Glasgow City 23 5 28 17 12 29
Glasgow Careers 90 45 135 59 26 85
Glasgow South Side 149 39 188 94 40 134
Bridgeton 18 4 22 25 3 28
Govan 76 38 114 65 18 83
Maryhill 81 25 106 37 19 56
Parkhead 143 66 209 109 58 167
Partick 65 23 88 53 21 74
Springburn 140 34 174 137 34 171
Dundee 78 61 139 63 40 103
October, 1967 October, 1966
FIFESHIRE
Cowdenbeath 25 24 49 40 15 55
Cupar 9 11 20 4 13 17
Dunfermline 25 39 64 30 26 56
Glenrothes*
Kirkcaldy 27 21 48 30 25 55
Buckhaven and Methil 17 16 33 13 22 35
LANARKSHIRE
Airdrie 170 141 311 140 58 198
Bellshill 60 34 94 42 22 64
East Kilbride 23 17 40 18 12 30
Hamilton 15 25 40 19 20 39
Lanark 19 22 41 24 18 42
Motherwell 78 76 154 80 60 140
Rutherglen 25 19 44 25 15 40
AYRSHIRE
Ayr 39 38 77 52 47 99
Cumnock 25 32 57 21 17 38
Dalry 1 1 2 3 3
Girvan 14 7 21 10 10 20
Irvine 16 8 24 7 7 14
Kilbirnie 5 4 9 11 4 15
Kilmarnock 21 26 47 12 10 22
Kilwinning 3 1 4 3 3
Largs 4 1 5 1 1 2
Newmilns 1 2 3
Saltcoats 24 22 46 23 16 39
Troon 3 2 5 2 5 7
* For October, 1970 and earlier dates, figures for Glenrothes are included in those for Kirkcaldy.

Boys Girls Total, Boys and Girls Boys Girls Total, Boys and Girls
EDINBURGH 102 36 138 127 32 159
GLASGOW
Glasgow City 41 19 60 21 12 33
Glasgow Careers 40 18 58 50 27 77
Glasgow South Side 115 34 149 87 38 125
Bridgeton 16 7 23 11 5 16
Govan 118 49 167 83 40 123
Maryhill 40 16 56 14 7 21
Parkhead 131 59 190 109 49 158
Partick 92 17 109 63 14 77
Springburn 164 37 201 90 19 109
DUNDEE 104 34 138 71 39 110
October, 1965 October, 1964
Boys Girls Total, Boys and Girls Boys Girls Total, Boys and Girls
FIFESHIRE
Cowdenbeath 30 10 40 41 33 74
Cupar 11 6 17 4 12 16
Dunfermline 32 32 64 38 23 61
Glenrothes*
Kirkcaldy 18 27 45 12 42 54
Buckhaven and Methil 9 11 20 11 13 24
LANARKSHIRE
Airdrie 35 32 67 72 33 105
Bellshill 21 26 47 27 11 38
East Kilbride 26 14 40 16 14 30
Hamilton 15 14 29 27 15 42
Lanark 6 10 16 14 14 28
Motherwell 68 37 105 83 32 115
Rutherglen 29 22 51 51 50 101
AYRSHIRE
Ayr 43 45 88 60 45 105
Cumnock 20 6 26 28 7 35
Dalry 1 1 2 2 2 4
Girvan 8 18 26 19 31 50
Irvine 6 7 13 11 10 21
Kilbirnie 7 3 10 8 9 17
Kilmarnock 7 8 15 24 1 25
Kilwinning 1 1 1 1 2
Largs 5 1 6 4 6 10
Newmilns 1 2 3
Saltcoats 16 16 32 23 18 41
Troon 1 3 4
EDINBURGH 86 43 129 115 54 169
GLASGOW
Glasgow City 27 10 37 39 28 67
Glasgow Careers 60 30 90 82 17 99
Glasgow South Side 86 30 116 133 32 165
Bridgeton 8 5 13 36 3 39
Govan 48 14 62 103 33 136
Maryhill 23 9 32 52 11 63
Parkhead 75 34 109 133 40 173
Partick 86 17 103 104 25 129
Springburn 89 15 104 163 42 205
DUNDEE 55 44 99 73 32 105
* For October, 1970 and earlier dates, figures for Glenrothes are included in those for Kirkcaldy

October, 1963 October, 1962
Boys Girls Total, Boys and Girls Boys Girls Total, Boys and Girls
FIFESHIRE
Cowdenbeath 35 31 66 71 51 122
Cupar 4 15 19 5 16 21
Dunfermline 67 58 125 45 38 83
Glenrothes*
Kirkcaldy 45 35 80 25 43 68
Buckhaven and Methil 25 13 38 15 22 37
LANARKSHIRE
Airdrie 163 75 238 186 104 290
Bellshill 67 22 89 70 36 106
East Kilbride 43 13 56 19 11 30
Hamilton 70 31 101 57 32 89
Lanark 24 19 43 24 20 44
Motherwell 110 65 175 159 65 224
Rutherglen 75 42 117 68 28 96
AYRSHIRE
Ayr 73 100 173 55 57 112
Cumnock 51 29 80 30 43 73
Dalry 3 2 5 2 7 9
Girvan 7 23 30 7 23 30
Irvine 24 8 32 7 4 11
Kilbirnie 10 9 19 14 9 23
Kilmarnock 47 9 56 13 25 38
Kilwinning 8 6 14 8 6 14
Largs 5 5 10 4 2 6
Newmilns 2 2 4 2 2
Saltcoats 26 23 49 25 31 56
Troon 6 3 9 5 7 12
EDINBURGH 149 60 209 161 55 216
GLASGOW
Glasgow City 87 20 107 67 19 86
Glasgow Careers 113 54 167 65 50 115
Glasgow South Side 296 48 344 205 49 254
Bridgeton 74 10 84 59 11 70
Govan 124 39 163 130 46 176
Maryhill 72 40 112 72 23 95
Parkhead 198 61 259 165 44 209
Partick 145 51 196 127 43 170
Springburn 164 86 250 141 39 180
DUNDEE 126 42 168 86 39 125
* For October, 1970 and earlier dates, figures for Glenrothes are included in those for Kirkcaldy.