HC Deb 08 August 1980 vol 990 cc360-1W
Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many men, women and young persons are registered as unemployed in the Highland region and the districts of Inverness, Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh and Badenoch and Strathspey, respectively; and how many in each group have been unemployed for more than six months.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Unemployment figures are not available for district council areas as such. The table below shows the numbers registered as unemployed on 10 July, analysed by age and duration of unemployment, in the

Numbers registered as unemployed Unemployed for more than 6 months
Men Women Young persons (under 18) Men Women Young persons (under 18)
Highland Region 3,950 1,759 1,005 1,867 821 56
Inverness EOA 1,571 562 289 744 260 12
Fort William EOA 288 153 92 94 51 4
Portree EOA 310 62 161 34
Note
Highland Region includes the following employment office areas—Dingwall, Invergordon. Fort William, Inverness, Nairn, Portree, Thurso and Wick.

Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many men, women and young persons are registered as unemployed in Scotland; and how many in each group have been unemployed for more than six months.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The information is set out in the following table:

Numbers registered as unemployed on 10 July Unemployed for more than 6 months
Men 128,436 60,436
Women 66,091 26,785
Young persons (aged under 18) 41,799 2,996