§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the male job loss and gain in the Girvan employment exchange area over the past six years.
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§ Mr. GoldingPrecise information about job losses and gains is not available, but an indication of the net change can be obtained by comparing levels of employment at different dates, and on this basis present indications are that there has been no great change since 1971.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the present unemployment level among men in the Girvan employment exchange area; and how this compares with the position in each of the last eight years.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information available:
GIRVAN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA Number of males registered as unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment for males October 1968 … 220 11.2 October 1969 … 223 9.5 October 1970 … 174 7.5 October 1971 … 270 10.1 October 1972 … 222 8.4 October 1973 … 166 6.3 October 1974 … 241 9.0 October 1975 … 286 10.7 October 1976 … 348 13.0 Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment group, information for November 1976 is not available.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many vacancies for men stand notified to his Department in the Girvan employment exchange area.
§ Mr. GoldingAt October 1976, the latest date for which information is available, there were 26 notified unfilled vacancies held by the Girvan employment office and 24 by the Ayr careers office which covers Girvan. Because of possible duplication these two figures should not be added together. Vacancies are not recorded separately for males. The vacancy figure relate only to those notified to the employment office and careers office and are not a measure of total vacancies in the area.
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§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what would be the unemployment rate among males if 120 men at Dalquharran pit were added to the unemployed in the Girvan employment exchange area.
§ Mr. GoldingAt 14th October, the latest date for which information is available, the number of males registered as unemployed in the Girvan employment office area was 348 and the unemployment rate for males was 13.0 per cent. The addition of 120 to this number would increase the rate to 17.5 per cent.