§ 61. Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons in the employment exchange area in the County of Fife were registered as unemployed; and how many vacancies remained unfilled in each month of 1972.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND NUMBERS OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED IN THE COUNTY OF FIFE Registered unemployed Total, including temporarily stopped workers Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies January, 1972 8,242 8,075 245 February, 1972 10,755 8,217 338 March, 1972 8,296 8,078 357 April, 1972 8,210 8,087 325 May, 1972 7,581 7,100 532 June, 1972 7,120 6,967 376 July, 1972 7,913 7,873 405 The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.