§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average number of persons unemployed in Scotland in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures for the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. MillanThe information is as follows
Year and Total Unemployed (annual average) (January-December) Thousands 1968 80.7 1969 79.3 1970 90.9 1971 124.8 1972 137.5 1973 98.9 1974 88.4 1975 113.4 1976 152.9 1977 182.8 1978 184.7 These figures are the annual average number of people without jobs on the day 558W of the unemployment count and available for work on that day. The figures do not include the temporarily stopped.