§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he can estimate the male and female job loss and gains in Scotland in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. John FraserPrecise information about jobs lost and gained is not available but an indication of net annual changes can be obtained by comparing the levels of the mid-year employment figures, the latest of which are for June 1973. Following is the available information:
CHANGES IN THE NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND Males (Thousands) Females June 1963 to June 1964 + 15 + 15 June 1964 to June 1965 + 3 + 15 June 1965 to June 1966 -10 + 13 June 1966 to June 1967 -30 -12 June 1967 to June 1968 -23 + 9 June 1968 to June 1969 - 5 + 10 June 1969 to June 1970 -20 - 1 June 1970 to June 1971 -51 - 8 June 1971 to June 1972 -22 + 8 June 1972 to June 1973 + 27 + 33