HC Deb 01 December 1981 vol 14 c76W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the registered number of vacancies by standard industrial classification order in Dundee.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

On 6 November 1981 there were 325 vacancies notified to the employment office and one notified to the careers office in Dundee remaining unfilled. The following table gives an analysis by standard industrial classification of the vacancies notified to the employment office. The figures do not purport to be a measure of all vacancies in Dundee.

Unfilled Vacancies: Dundee Employment Office
Standard Industrial Classification Vacancies
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
Food, Drink and Tobacco 3
Coal and Petroleum Products
Chemicals and Allied Industries 2
Metal Manufacture 1
Mechanical Engineering 2
Instrument Engineering 1
Electrical Engineering 4
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 6
Vehicles
Metal Goods not elsewhere specified
Textiles 3
Leather, Leather Goods and Fur
Clothing and Footwear 8
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc.
Timber, Furniture, etc.
Paper, Printing and Publishing 1
Other Manufacturing Industries 1
Construction 7
Gas, Electricity and Water 1
Transport and Communication 2
Distributive Trades 159
Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 10
Professional and Scientific Services 44
Miscellaneous Services 45
Public Administration and Defence 25
Total 325

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