HC Deb 22 January 1974 vol 867 cc270-1W
Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were registered as unemployed at the employment exchanges in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region on the latest available date ; and if he will give comparable figures for each of the previous four months.

Mr. Scott

Following is the information:

Unemployed in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region
10 December 1973 44,500
12 November 1973 46,200
8 October 1973 48,100
10 September 1973 51,900
13 August 1973 54,400

The figures are adjusted to take account of normal seasonal variations and exclude school leavers and adult students.

Unemployed in Fife
Boys, aged under 18 Girls, aged under 18 Men, aged 18 and over Women, aged 18 and over
April 1973
Anstruther 2 79 28
Burntisland 4 2 117 53
Cowdenbeath 32 33 830 331
Cupar 5 7 179 50
Dunfermline 35 40 795 374
Glenrothes 19 7 432 198
Inverkeithing 4 2 86 28
Kirkcaldy 23 31 886 229
Leven and Methil 33 25 844 299
St. Andrews 3 1 110 41
April 1972
Anstruther 3 1 87 35
Burntisland 4 2 145 44
Cowdenbeath 82 49 1,072 345
Cupar 16 15 208 34
Dunfermline 59 85 1,002 429
Glenrothes 51 25 551 277
Inverkeithing 6 9 108 19
Kirkcaldy 70 38 1,156 260
Leven and Methil 77 46 1,138 346
St. Andrews 7 7 154 25
April 1971
Anstruther 2 2 84 30
Burntisland 3 3 115 26
Cowdenbeath 50 28 931 303
Cupar 7 3 158 33
Dunfermline 30 39 780 244
Glenrothes 24 18 568 255
Inverkeithing 6 4 87 13
Kirkcaldy 36 22 990 181
Leven and Methil 44 36 1,195 279
St. Andrews 2 112 26
April 1970
Anstruther 1 64 43
Burntisland 2 3 108 29
Cowdenbeath 31 22 876 253
Cupar 2 3 126 23
Dunfermline 24 15 629 192
Glenrothes 16 4 368 147
Inverkeithing 2 98 12
Kirkcaldy 26 8 780 133
Leven and Methil 23 18 953 191
St. Andrews 1 2 61 5