§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the figures for unemployment in Scotland for each month since June 1964.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
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Number unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment 1964 June 69,268 3.2 July 72,938 3.3 August 73,048 3.3 September 69,208 3.2 October 68,871 3.1 November 69,631 3.2 December 70,396 3.2
Number unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment 1965 January 76,885 3.5 February 75,832 3.5 March 70,941 3.2 April 65,810 3.0 May 60,406 2.8 June 54,683 2.5 July 57,780 2.6 August 59,581 2.7 September 57,591 2.6 October 58,348 2.7 November 60,040 2.7 December 62,803 2.9 1966 January 66,996 3.1 February 61,569 2.8 March 59,173 2.7 April 56,220 2.6 May 52,508 2.4 June 50,273 2.3 July 53,278 2.4 August 55,435 2.5 September 57,091 2.6 October 61,822 2.8 November 69,851 3.2 December 74,224 3.4 1967 January 84,303 3.9 February 83,437 3.8 March 82,171 3.8 April 81,255 3.7 May 77,812 3.6 June 74,103 3.4 July 78,622 3.6 August 81,678 3.8 September 79,449 3.7 October 79,869 3.7 November 83,197 3.8 December 83,878 3.9 1968 January 92,123 4.3 February 88,228 4.1 March 84,727 3.9 April 83,202 3.9 May 77,852 3.6 June 74,570 3.5 July 78,430 3.6 August 80,103 3.7 September 76,074 3.5 October 77,586 3.6 November 77,838 3.6 December 78,173 3.6 1969 January 86,436 4.0 February 83,480 3.8 March 81,053 3.7 April 78,343 3.6 May 73,773 3.4 June 71,319 3.3 July 78,966 3.6 August 80,400 3.7 September 76,626 3.5 October 78,079 3.6 November 80,277 3.7 December 83,393 3.8