§ Mr. Campbellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many vacancies were notified to the youth employment offices in West Dunbartonshire at the last convenient date; and what are the categories of these vacancies.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows the numbers of unfilled vacancies analysed by broad industry groups. The statistics relate only to vacancies notified to careers offices and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
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Unfilled vacancies held at the Dunbarton, Helensburgh and Alexandria Careers Offices: July 1974 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 2 Manufacturing industries 7 Distributive trades 17 Other service industries 20 Total 46
§ Mr. Campbellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young men are registered in the various youth employment offices in West Dunbartonshire at the last convenient date.
§ Mr. John FraserOn 8th July, 107 unemployed males, under 18 years of age, were registered at the Dunbarton, Alexandria and Helensburgh Careers Offices.
Calendar year Amount Number of persons Average payment £ £ 6th December 1965–31st December 1966 … Not Available 1967 … … … … … … Not Available 1968 … … … … … … 2,578,090 10,722 240 1969 … … … … … … 2,909,819 10,697 272 1970 … … … … … … 3,372,077 11,648 289 1971 … … … … … … 5,435,707 16,560 328 1972 … … … … … … 4,532,398 13,545 335 1973 … … … … … … 2,416,430 7,526 321 1st January 1974–31st March 1974 … … 427,157 1,451 294