§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the male job loss in each of the Scottish planning regions in each year since 1960 to the nearest available date; and if he will show the loss as a percentage of the insured male population in each given year.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithPrecise information about job losses and job gains is not available, but an indication of net annual changes can be obtained by comparing the levels of the mid-year employment estimates, the latest of which, for the Scottish planning regions, relate to June
CHANGES BETWEEN MID-YEAR ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBERS OF MALE EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT (thousands) Glasgow Falkirk/Stirling Edinburgh Tayside Borders South West North East Highlands 1960–61 … -1.0 — +1.6 -1.5 — — — — 1961–62 … +1.8 — +1.3 +3.5 — — — +1.6 1962–63 … -18.5 -1.2 — — — — — — 1963–64 … +10.9 — +2.7 — — -1.8 — — 1964–65 … — -1.2 -3.4 — — — — -1.6 1965–66 … -4.7 — + 1.6 -3.0 — — — — 1966–67 … -16.7 — -3.4 -4.1 — -1.1 -3.5 -2.6 1967–68 … -20.0 +5.2 -4.3 — -1.3 — — — 1968–69 … -2.7 +1.3 -5.6 +1.6 — +1.0 -2.8 — 1969–70 … -13.9 — -6.4 — — — — — 1970–71 … -22.8 -11.1 -4.6 -5.7 — — +1.8 -1.1
CHANGES BETWEEN MID-YEAR ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBERS OF MALE EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF MALE EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED Glasgow Falkirk/Stirling Edinburgh Tayside Borders South West North East Highlands 1960–61 … -0.1 — + 0.6 -1.4 — — — — 1961–62 … + 0.3 — +0.5 + 3.2 — — — + 2.8 1962–63 … -2.7 -1.9 — — — — — — 1963–64 … + 1.6 — + 1.0 — — -5.3 — — 1964–65 … — -1.9 -1.3 — — — — -2.8 1965–66 … -0.7 — +0.6 -2.7 — — — — 1966–67 … -2.5 — -1.3 -3.9 — -3.5 -3.5 -4.6 1967–68 … -3.1 + 8.3 -1.7 — -5.4 — — — 1968–69 … -0.4 +1.9 -2.2 +1.6 — +3.3 -2.9 — 1969–70 … -2.2 — -2.6 — — — — — 1970–71 … -3.7 -15.9 -1.9 -5.4 — — +1.9 -2.0
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men currently registered as unemployed in the South-West Scotland Planning Region have exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit; and if he will express this as a percentage of the total number of male unemployed.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 6th November 1972 the number was 822. This represented approximately 37 per cent. of the total number of men registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young men and women are currently unemployed in the South-West Planning Region of Scotland; and how many young men and women have been placed in employment in each of the past six months.
238W1971. As these employment estimates are subject to sampling and other errors, little significance can be attached to small variations from one year to another, and in the following tables changes of less than 1,000 have been omitted.
Following is the information:
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
Boys aged under 18 Girls aged under 18 Unemployed 8th January 1973 101 94 Placings made by Careers Offices 7th December 1972 to 3rd January 1973 20 23 9th November to 6th December 1972 44 19 5th October to 8th November 1972 47 34 7th September to 4th October 1972 39 21 10th August to 6th September 1972 64 54 6th July to 9th August 1972 73 60
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many new male 239W jobs in manufacturing were created in 1970, 1971 and 1972 in the South-West Planning Region of Scotland; and how many were lost.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithPrecise information about jobs lost and jobs created is not available, but an indication of net annual changes can be obtained by comparing mid-year employment estimates, the most recent of which relate to June 1971. Between June 1970 and June 1971 there was no significant change in the number of males employed in manufacturing industries in this area.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many males and females are employed in posts and telecommunications, public transport, other
(000's) Transport and communication Medical and dental services Construction Local government service Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 1965 … 2.3 0.5 0.5 1.8 4.3 0.2 1.4 0.7 1971 … 2.5 0.5 0.6 2.4 3.6 0.2 1.3 0.5 Notes:
The estimates for 1971 are analysed according to the 1968 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification and are not strictly comparable with those for 1965 which are analysed according to the 1958 edition.
The industries shown are:
1958 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification 1968 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Transport and communication … … Order XIX Order XXII Medical and dental services … … Minimum List Heading 874 Minimum List Heading 874 Construction … … Minimum List Heading 500 Minimum List Heading 500 Local government service … … Minimum List Heading 906 Minimum List Heading 906
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of vacancies available per 100 unemployed men in each planning region of Scotland; and if he will show how this compares
January Glasgow Falkirk/Stirling Edinburgh Tayside Borders South West North East Highlands 1973 … 4.5 5.7 6.1 6.4 15.3 5.7 8.1 8.3 1972 … 1.6 2.1 3.1 2.2 7.0 1.3 1.5 2.7 1971 … 4.0 8.5 4.4 4.5 8.2 3.1 2.2 3.5 1970 … 7.2 17.4 9.4 10.8 48.6 3.7 3.4 3.8 1969 … 8.0 25.5 12.5 11.7 24.1 2.5 5.0 3.9 1968 … 5.3 13.9 12.2 9.5 8.4 2.7 18.2 2.7 1967 … 8.1 14.0 16.5 6.3 23.6 2.1 21.0 2.5 1966 … 16.3 19.9 14.1 8.9 38.0 3.6 9.2 6.6 1965 … 10.4 6.5 16.5 9.0 32.9 4.8 5.8 5.6 The statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the male and
240Wtransport, the Health Service, the construction industry, in professional and technical grades, and in local government, in the South-West Planning Region of Scotland to the nearest available date; and if he will show how this compares with each of the last eight years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe precise information is not available, but the following table shows the total numbers of males and females employed in certain industries. The figures relate to June of each year and the most recent are for June 1971. The estimates are subject to sampling and other errors and little significance can be attached to small variations from one year to another. Figures have therefore been given for only the first and last year in the period.
with the same period in each of the last eight years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
female percentage rate of unemployment in the South-West Scotland Economic Planning Region at the nearest convenient date; and if he will show how this compares with the same period in each year since 1960.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
Males Females 8th January 1973 … 7.7 4.2 10th January 1972 … 9.6 4.3 11th January 1971 … 7.1 4.2 12th January 1970 … 8.3 4.1 13th January 1969 … 8.0 4.9 8th January 1968 … 7.9 4.8 9th January 1967 … 7.4 5.1 10th January 1966 … 5.9 5.6 11th January 1965 … 5.7 5.4 13th January 1964 … 5.9 5.2 14th January 1963 … 5.9 5.0 15th January 1962 … 4.9 4.0 16th January 1961 … 4.5 3.6 11th January 1960 … 5.6 4.1
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current percentage rate of male and female unemployment in each of the Scottish planning regions.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information for 8th January 1973:
Males Females Glasgow … 9.7 4.2 Falkirk-Stirling … 6.3 4.2 Edinburgh … 7.0 2.6 Tayside … 7.1 3.2 Borders … 3.1 1.2 South-West … 7.7 4.2 North-East … 4.9 2.2 Highlands … 9.4 5.5