HC Deb 10 April 1973 vol 854 c260W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the Scottish unemployment rate as a percentage of that for Great Britain for the month of March in each year from 1964 to 1973.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

per cent.
March 1964 … … … 222
March 1965 … … … 213
March 1966 … … … 208
March 1967 … … … 165
March 1968 … … … 156
March 1969 … … … 148
March 1970 … … … 158
March 1971 … … … 174
March 1972 … … … 171
March 1973 … … … 177