HC Deb 08 February 1974 vol 868 cc433-5W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of wholly unemployed men and women in Scotland in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Scott

Following is the information for January each year:

Unemployed Adults aged 18 and over in Scotland
1965 71,271
1966 62,749
1967 78,563
1968 86,561
1969 81,936
1970 87,459
1971 104,953
1972 137,773
1973 120,140
1974 89,470

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of male and female jobs lost and gained in Scotland in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Scott

Precise information about jobs lost and gained is not available but an indication of net annual changes can be obtained by comparing levels of the mid-year employment figures, the latest

Mr. Scott

I regret that information is not available in this form. Following is an analysis of stoppages of work due to industrial disputes by duration in working days for the years 1963–72:

of which are for June 1972. Following is the available information:

Changes in the numbers of employees in employment in Scotland
Thousands
June 1962 to June 1963 −32
June 1963 to June 1964 +31
June 1964 to June 1965 + 18
June 1965 to June 1966 + 4
June 1966 to June 1967 −43
June 1967 to June 1968 −14
June 1968 to June 1969 + 12
June 1969 to June 1970 −21
June 1970 to June 1971 −59
June 1971 to June 1972 −14

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of young males and females unemployed in each of the employment exchange areas of Scotland; and if he will show how this compares with the same period in the previous five years.

Mr. Scott

I regret that the information could not be collated in the time available, but I shall write to the hon. Member shortly.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies within Scotland have been notified to his Department in each month since June 1970; and if he will give a break-down of the figures by male and female occupation.

Mr. Scott

I regret that from the information available it is not possible to

Statistical Months Males Females Not distinguished by sex Total
NUMBER OF REDUNDANCIES NOTIFIE 3 IN 5 SCOTLAND IN EACH MONTH SINCE JUNE 1970
1970
9th May 1970—8th June 1970 2,014 921 2,935
9th June 1970—13th July 1970 1,750 1,068 2,818
14th July 1970—10th August 1970 1,933 863 2,796
11th August 1970—14th September 1970 2,734 1,137 3,871
15th September 1970—12th October 1970 2,168 1,051 3,219
13th October 1970—9th November 1970 2,353 1,649 4,002
10th November 1970—7th December 1970 1,503 864 2,367
1971
8th December 1970—11th January 1971 2,055 1,454 3,609
12th January 1971–8th February 1971 2,638 1,210 1,036 4,884
9th February 1971—8th March 1971 2,295 1,984 500 4,779
9th March 1971—5th April 1971 4,260 1,443 5,703
6th April 1971—10th May 1971 3,020 805 3,825
11th May 1971—14th June 1971 1,992 1,266 400 3,658
15th June 1971—12th July 1971 1,718 726 400 2,844
13th July 1971—9th August 1971 1,614 591 2,205
10th August 1971—13th September 1971 2,401 894 350 3,645
14th September 1971—11th October 1971 1,408 575 1,983
12th October 1971—8th November 1971 2,286 503 2,789
9th November 1971—6th December 1971 2,028 723 2,751
1972
7th December 1971—10th January 1972 2,328 1,188 3,516
11th January 1972—14th February 1972 2,021 1,017 3,038
15th February 1972—13th March 1972 2,311 595 2,906
14th March 1972—10th April 1972 817 828 1,645
11th April 1972—8th May 1972 1,859 788 2,647
9th May 1972—12th June 1972 2,458 817 3,275
13th June 1972—10th July 1972 1,727 495 2,222
11th July 1972—14th August 1972 965 425 1,390
15th August 1972—11th September 1972 715 268 32 1,015
12th September 1972—9th October 1972 1,164 347 1,511
10th October 1972—13th November 1972 1,916 454 2,370
14th November 1972—11th December 1972 964 521 1,485
1973
12th December 1972—8th January 1973 987 274 1,261
9th January 1973—12th February 1973 1,462 581 2,043
13th February 1973—12th March 1973 1,172 302 1,474
13th March 1973—9th April 1973 376 198 574
10th April 1973—14th May 1973 1,010 718 1,728
15th May 1973—11th June 1973 950 416 1,366
12th June 1973—9th July 1973 1,380 216 1,596
10th July 1973—13th August 1973 511 195 706
14th August 1973—10th September 1973 72 6 78
11th September 1973—8th October 1973 420 154 574
9th October 1973—12th November 1973 444 157 601
13th November 1973—10th December 1973 814 445 1,259
1974
11th December 1973—14th January 1974 211 74 285

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