§ 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 March and April, 1972, who last worked in the construction industry: how many were registered as bricklayers, plumbers and pipe fitters, painters, plasterers, slaters, joiners and electricians, respectively; and what were the corresponding figures for March and April in 1971 and 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
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Bricklayer Plumber, pipe-fitter Painter, decorator, sign-writer Plasterer Slater, tiler, etc. Carpenter joiner Electrician All other occupations Total all occupations West Calder … 3 — — — — 5 1 40 49 Broxburn … 4 4 6 — — 5 3 90 112 Bo'ness … 3 — 5 1 — 13 2 98 122 Linlithgow … — — 1 — — 5 — 15 21 Haddington … 1 2 2 2 — 3 — 50 60 April, 1971 Edinburgh … 58 69 90 15 21 83 74 1,015 1,425 Leith … 23 24 32 3 8 37 27 393 547 Portobello … 10 9 17 2 7 10 7 211 273 Dalkeith … 15 1 8 1 — 11 4 107 147 Loanhead … 8 3 8 1 1 10 1 93 125 Musselburgh … 12 3 3 5 6 14 4 107 154 Tranent … 3 3 2 2 — 7 3 64 84 Bathgate … 25 7 13 6 — 26 10 273 360 Livingston … 9 5 4 1 — 20 7 99 145 West Calder … 1 — — — — 7 1 47 56 Broxburn … 2 2 7 — — 9 4 90 114 Bo'ness … 1 — 4 — — 11 1 111 128 Linlithgow … 1 — — 1 — 4 — 19 25 Haddington … 2 2 5 1 1 7 — 56 74 March, 1972 Edinburgh … 24 53 60 6 19 91 70 1,030 1,353 Leith … 8 22 22 4 3 30 31 514 634 Portobello … 3 15 17 2 5 15 9 226 292 Dalkeith … 5 4 8 — 2 8 2 112 141 Loanhead … 4 3 6 2 1 7 7 78 108 Penicuik* … — — — 1 1 2 2 31 37 Musselburgh … 5 5 6 5 2 16 2 151 192 Tranent … — 2 4 3 1 7 — 66 83 Bathgate … 12 9 17 6 3 15 8 374 384 Livingston … 3 12 5 1 2 11 7 108 149 West Calder … 3 1 6 — — 11 4 87 112 Broxburn … 1 5 3 2 — 1 2 99 113 Bo'ness … 3 4 2 1 — 8 2 103 123 Linlithgow … — 1 — — — 2 — 29 32 Haddington … — 3 2 — — 5 — 48 58 April, 1972 Edinburgh … 14 41 52 5 27 65 63 940 1,207 Leith … 7 16 15 2 4 21 38 436 539 Portobello … 2 12 15 2 4 11 11 218 275 Dalkeith … 4 3 5 1 5 8 2 98 126 Loanhead … 2 1 5 — 1 4 9 87 109 Penicuik* … — — — — 1 3 1 27 32 Musselburgh … 2 4 5 3 1 10 1 143 169 Tranent … — 2 4 2 1 8 — 68 85 Bathgate … 4 9 15 4 4 14 3 293 346 Livingston … 1 7 7 1 3 11 3 87 120 West Calder … 1 2 3 1 1 14 3 89 114 Broxburn … 2 5 4 2 2 2 2 91 110 Bo'ness … 1 5 2 1 — 7 4 99 119 Linlithgow … 1 2 — — — 2 — 23 28 Haddington … — 1 2 — — 4 — 35 42 * Opened September, 1971.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment what the percentage rates of male and female unemployment were in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in April and May, 1972; and what the corresponding rates were in 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
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Percentage rates of unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area Males Females April, 1970 5.5 1.1 May, 1970 5.3 1.0 April, 1971 7.2 1.5 May, 1971 6.9 1.3 April, 1972 8.4 1.9 May, 1972 (provisional) 7.3 1.6
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men and women, respectively were wholly unemployed in each of the Edinburgh and Lothian employment exchange areas in April and May, 1972; and what the corresponding figures were in 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS April, 1970 May, 1970 Males Females Males Females Edinburgh 3,793 536 3,682 516 Leith 1,386 122 1,388 126 Portobello 672 91 652 83 Dalkeith 610 110 571 97 Loanhead 384 122 421 110 Musselburgh 584 85 591 75 Tranent 197 65 189 68 Bathgate 702 130 619 115 Livingston 149 28 128 38 West Calder 91 18 77 18 Broxburn 121 19 122 19 Bo'ness 146 107 134 111 Linlithgow 28 29 28 28 Haddington 194 39 168 28
April, 1971 May, 1971 Males Females Males Females Edinburgh 5,178 670 4,814 557 Leith 1,879 217 1,865 230 Portobello 871 134 877 113 Dalkeith 653 126 657 127 Loanhead 492 141 494 137 Musselburgh 739 147 692 160 Tranent 254 87 256 68 Bathgate 1,319 237 1,297 273 Livingston 379 57 359 59 West Calder 161 34 163 40 Broxburn 293 40 259 42 Bo'ness 270 113 284 127 Linlithgow 80 46 89 43 Haddington 237 42 231 38
April, 1972 May, 1972 (provisional) Males Females Males Females Edinburgh 6,165 1,038 5,052 790 Leith 2,045 275 1,902 224 Portobello 1,021 155 995 160 Dalkeith 984 141 913 137 Loanhead 458 109 421 108 Musselburgh 748 135 653 130 Tranent 281 100 254 91 Penicuik* 151 31 134 34 Bathgate 1,432 338 1,264 254 Livingston 440 128 410 123 West Calder 410 115 360 101 Broxburn 326 94 315 86 Bo'ness 304 147 264 135 Linlithgow 101 53 93 52 Haddington 164 39 141 33 * Opened September, 1971.