§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vacancies for employment there currently are in Dundee; and how are these distributed throughout the following sectors (a) primary, (b) manufacturing, (c) construction, (d) services.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInformation on the total outstanding labour requirements of all employers in Dundee is not available. The number of vacancies in Dundee in each sector notified to the employment service division and the careers office and remaining unfilled on 4 May 1979 was as follows:
Notified vacancies Sector ESD CO a) Primary 1 — b) Manufacturing 194 34 c)Construction 67 18 d) Services 525 26 787 78 Because of possible duplication, the two sets of figures should not be added together.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of those currently unemployed in Dundee are registered as unemployed in each of the following sectors (a) primary, (b) manufacturing, (c) construction and (d) services.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherAt 10 May 1979 the latest date for which the information requested is available, the numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee in each sector were as follows:
Sector Numbers unemployed a. Primary 206 b. Manufacturing 2,755 c. Construction 690 d. Services 3,082 6,733 A further 1,376 people were registered as unemployed in Dundee but were not classified by industry.