HC Deb 24 April 1972 vol 835 cc207-10W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will show for each employment exchange area in the West Central Scotland Special Development Area the number of young male and female persons registered as unemployed against the number of vacancies in each case; and how this compares with youth unemployment in the exchange areas in Ayrshire which are not included in a special development area.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The following table shows the numbers of young persons registered as unemployed, and notified vacancies for young persons remaining unfilled, at the Youth Employment Service Careers Offices whose areas most closely approximate to the West Central Scotland Special Development Area and to Ayrshire outside the Special Development Areas.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will show for each employment exchange area in the West Central Scotland Special Development Area the number of males and females who have been registered as unemployed for between eight weeks and six months,

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS AT JANUARY, 1972 ANALYSED ACCORDING TO THE LENGTH OF THEIR CURRENT SPELL OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT
Over 8 and up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks
Males Females Males Females
Airdrie 715 247 740 208
Alexandria 341 102 457 80
Barrhead 435 46 525 26
Bellshill 277 149 272 98
Blantyre 189 77 282 74
Bridgeton 974 118 1,373 93
Cambuslang 186 33 192 16
Carluke 47 41 32 14
Clydebank 1,117 177 1,140 110
Coatbridge 665 223 825 161
Cumbernauld 274 121 144 62
Dalry 24 19 25 7
Dumbarton 250 84 333 43
East Kilbride 188 84 164 50
Glasgow Professional and Executive Employment Office 110 76 54 32
Glasgow South Side 1,539 188 2,019 129
Govan 767 161 1,047 170
Greenock 506 295 667 385
Hamilton 549 200 745 186
Helensburgh 79 33 64 3
Hillington 134 20 122 13
Irvine 134 35 162 21
Johnstone 295 126 274 54
Kilsyth 138 53 128 20
Kilwinning 77 37 62 14
Kinning Park 299 42 445 39
Kirkintilloch 212 78 188 40
Larkhall 187 79 194 61
Lesmahagow 142 181 185 30
Maryhill 1,147 202 1,643 167
Motherwell 423 213 526 203
Paisley 849 258 1,011 210
Parkhead 2,360 448 2,807 321
Partick 882 158 860 96
Port Glasgow 202 119 202 131
Renfrew 184 60 94 31
Rutherglen 520 78 535 49
Saltcoats 430 191 510 168
Sanquhar 54 42 108 23
Shotts 146 77 194 52
Springburn 1,786 368 2,752 250
Uddingston 225 59 246 61
Wishaw 418 180 445 155
Ayr* 472 172 630 96
Cumnock* 149 88 258 74
Kilbirnie* 95 64 72 22
Kilmarnock* 438 148 611 125
Largs* 72 16 60 7
Newmilns* 44 21 41 5
Troon* 40 10 50 8
* In Ayrshire but not in the Special Development Areas.

and for over six months; and how this compares with each of the employment exchange areas in Ayrshire which are not included in a special development area.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the latest available information: