§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many employees were in employment in Scotland in November in each year from 1970 to 1980, inclusive.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherEstimates of employees in employment in Scotland are not available for the month of November. Estimates for December are, however, available from 1974 to 1979 and these are given in the following table:
December estimate Employees in employment ('000) 1974 2,079 1975 2,074 1976 2,069 1977 2,057 1978 2,067 1979 2,054 Note: Figures from 1977 onwards are provisional.
§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report details showing the number of male and female, persons aged over and under 18 years respectively, registering for employment in each of the sub-regions of Scotland at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the numbers of males and females aged 18 and over, and under 18, respectively, who were registered as unemployed in each of the regions and island authority areas in Scotland on 9 October 1980.
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Region/Island Authority Numbers registered as unemployed Aged 18 and over Aged under 18 Males Females Males Females Borders 1,331 553 121 75 Central 6,092 3,697 757 616 Dumfries and Galloway 3,253 1,958 223 221 Fife 7,204 4,690 505 562 Grampian 6,377 3,313 486 511 Highland 4,516 2,125 305 263 Lothian 17,590 7,933 1,566 1,261 Strathclyde 88,504 42,096 9,158 8,063 Tayside 10,682 5,929 831 757 Orkney 299 128 28 21 Shetland 179 72 9 13 Western Isles 1,020 261 42 23