HC Deb 11 December 1980 vol 995 c463W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many notified job vacancies there were in Scotland in November in each year from 1970 to 1980, inclusive.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The information is given in the following table:

Number of vacancies notified to
Employment offices Careers offices
November 1970 12,300
November 1971 7,200
November 1972 10,900
November 1973 26,800
November 1974 21,900 5,600
November 1975 14,900 1,900
November 1976 13,700
November 1977 15,400 800
November 1978 20,100 1,100
November 1979 21,400 900
November 1980 13,300 300

Notes:

1. The figures represent only the numbers of vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and remaining unfilled on the day of the count. They are not a measure of total vacanies.

2. Since 1973 separate figures have been compiled for vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices. Because of possible duplication the two series should not be added together.

3. The vacancy figure for employment offices in November 1976 has been estimated. Actual figures are not available due to industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment group. No estimate is available of vacancies notified to careers offices.