§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers unemployed in Dundee and Scotland on a percentage basis as follows: (a) up to one year, (b) one to two years, (c) over two and under three years and (d) three years and over.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives an analysis by duration of unemployment of the numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee and Scotland on 8 October 1981, the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherAnalyses of the unemployment register by age group and by standard industrial classification are undertaken quarterly, but in different months; it is not possible, therefore, to compare the two analyses directly. The following table shows the numbers 75W registered as unemployed in Dundee, analysed by age group and sex, on 8 October 1981, the latest date for which this information is available.
Numbers Registered as Unemployed in Dundee on 8 October Age Group Male Female Total Under 18 790 713 1,503 18–19 1,010 674 1,684 20–24 1,993 1,270 3,263 25–34 2,387 1,325 3,712 35–44 1,321 603 1,924 45–54 1,313 651 1,964 55–59 661 366 1,027 60 and over 662 6 668 Total all ages 10,137 5,608 15,745 The following table shows the numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee, analysed by standard industrial classification and sex, on 12 August 1981, the latest date for which this information is available.
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Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee on 12 August 1981 Industry Group Males Females Total Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 187 16 203 Mining and Quarrying 64 3 67 Food, Drink and Tobacco 279 170 449 Coal and Petroleum Products 13 — 13 Chemicals and Allied Industries 25 6 31 Metal Manufacture 139 34 173 Mechanical Engineering 135 22 157 Instrument Engineering 253 722 975 Electrical Engineering 250 108 358 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 303 14 317 Vehicles 21 1 22 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 75 7 82 Textiles 898 497 1,395 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 4 — 4 Clothing and Footwear 29 132 161 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 23 5 28 Timber, Furniture, etc. 107 15 122 Paper, Printing and Publishing 75 113 188 Other Manufacturing Industries 119 32 151 Construction 1,575 56 1,631 Gas, Electricity and Water 36 15 51 Transport and Communication 375 59 434 Distributive Trades 706 698 1,404 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 111 75 186
Industry Group Males Females Total Professional and Scientific Services 166 536 702 Miscellaneous Services 804 583 1,387 Public Administration and Defence 557 196 853 Not classified by industry 2,319 1,489 3,808 Grand Total 9,648 5,604 15,252