HC Deb 24 June 1980 vol 987 c102W
55. Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the present level of unemployment in each of the employment areas within South Ayrshire.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The table below shows the numbers registered as unemployed and percentage rates in South Ayrshire on 12 June 1980.

Employment Office area Numbers registered as unemployed Percentage rate
Ayr 4,141 10.1
Troon 461
Cumnock 1,835 13.2
Girvan 570 13.5

Notes:

1. Separate percentage rates are not available for the Ayr and Troon employment office areas which together form a single travel-to-work area.

2. The figures are provisional.