§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers employed in the East Aberdeenshire constituency in February in each of the past five years, stating the numbers and percentages and divided into trades and occupations.
TABLE 1 Fraserburgh Peterhead Total unemployed Percentage Total unemployed Percentage February— 1974 … … 221 2.8 261 3.1 1975 … … 245 3.2 257 3.0 1976 … … 389 5.0 398 4.6 1977 … … 349 4.4 455 5.1 1978 … … 528 7.2 649 6.3 1979 … … 531 7.2 730 7.1 An occupational analysis of those registered at employment offices is made in March, June, September and December. The following table shows for December in 1975, 1977 and 1978 the principal
TABLE 2 Fraserburgh Peterhead Occupation December 1975 December 1977 December 1978 December 1975 December 1977 December 1978 1. General clerical occupations 34 36 57 19 36 61 2. Typewriting occupations 3 9 4 3 13 11 3. Sales assistants 18 29 26 14 38 33 4. Counter hands—catering services 1 7 4 1 10 9 5. Domestic helpers 8 12 9 9 13 14 6. Other goods drivers—not HGV 6 9 9 9 11 12 7. Heavy labourers not elsewhere classified 109 118 147 104 173 195 8. Light labourers and general factory workers 69 69 77 51 70 71 Note: Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment, December 1974 and December 1976 are not available.