HC Deb 16 February 1973 vol 850 cc437-8W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if, using the latest available figures, he will show the number of wholly unemployed in Scotland and Great Britain as a percentage of total employees for each full year since 1966, and for the early months of 1973.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

UNEMPLOYED PERCENTAGE RATES
Scotland Great Britain
Monthly average:
1966 … … 2.7 1.4
1967 … … 3.7 2.2
1968 … … 3.7 2.4
1969 … … 3.7 2.4
1970 … … 4.2 2.5
1971 … … 5.8 3.3
1972 … … 6.4 3.7
January 1973 … … 6.1 3.5

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