§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the Scottish youth unemployment figures, expressed in percentage and real terms, for June, 1972; and if he will show how this compares with the same period in each of the past 20 years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the available information:
NUMBERS OF BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN SCOTLAND Boys Girls June, 1952 1,364 2,439 June, 1953 1,024 963 June, 1954 1,125 1,016 June, 1955 1,114 878 June, 1956 929 1,064 June, 1957 975 822 June, 1958 2,148 1,465 June, 1959 2,928 1,063 June, 1960 2,023 826 June, 1961 1,320 816 June, 1962 2,199 1,305 June, 1963 4,106 2,126 June, 1964 2,298 1,192 June, 1965 1,586 943 June, 1966 1,475 709 June, 1967 2,077 1,318 June, 1968 1,957 967 June, 1969 2,050 982 June, 1970 2,428 1,207 June, 1971 4,716 2,336 June, 1972 5,673 2,993 Rates of unemployment are not calculated for adults and young people separately.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the total percentage increase in male and female unemployment in Scotland when comparing June, 1972 with June, 1962; and 344W if he will show the percentage increase when comparing June, 1972 with June, 1952.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt June, 1972, the number of males registered as unemployed in Scotland was 95.5 per cent. higher than in June, 1962 and 170.1 per cent. higher than in June, 1952. The number of females registered as unemployed in Scotland at June, 1972 was 35.8 per cent. more than in June, 1962 and 13.4 per cent. less than in June, 1952.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many males and females were in employment in Scotland in 1952;and how this compares with the years 1962, 1965, 1970 and June, 1972, or to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND (Thousands ) Males Females June, 1952 1,353 704 June, 1962 1,358 775 June, 1964 (a) 1,346 786 (b) 1,339 782 June, 1965 1,342 797 June, 1968 1,279 807 June, 1969 (a) 1,274 817 (b) 1,278 820 June, 1970 1,258 819 June, 1971 1,207 811 December, 1971 (provisional) 1,212 803 Notes (1) The estimates for June, 1964(b) and later dates were calculated by a revised method and are not strictly comparable with those for June, 1964(a) and earlier dates. (2) The estimates for June, 1969(b) and later dates include improved information about the location of employees in the distributive trades. (3) The provisional estimates for December, 1971 are the latest at present available.