§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a breakdown by sex of the number of unemployed in Dundee in the following age groups: (a) under 18 years, (b) under 25 years, (c) 25 to 34 years, (d) 35 to 44 years, (e) 45 to 60 years and (f) over 60 years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInformation is not available in the precise form requested. The following table gives an analysis by age and sex of the number registered as unemployed in Dundee on 9 April 1981.
Age Group Male Female Total Under 18 years 578 479 1,057 18–24 years 2,653 1,660 4,313 25–34 years 2,227 1,312 3,539 35–44 years 1,245 542 1,787 45–59 years 1,722 808 2,530 60 years and over 600 10 610 Total 9,025 4,811 13,836
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a breakdown of the number of those out of work by standard industrial classification in Dundee.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the number of people registered as unemployed in Dundee on 14 May 1981, the latest date for which an analysis by industry of the unemployment register is available.
Standard Industrial Classification Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 203 Mining and Quarrying 82 Food, Drink and Tobacco 424 Coal and Petroleum Products 10 Chemicals and Allied Industries 32 Metal Manufacture 176 Mechanical Engineering 144 Instrument Engineering 1,001 Electrical Engineering 261 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 324 Vehicles 26 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 87 Textiles 1,722 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 4 Clothing and Footwear 193 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc. 28 Timber, Furniture, etc. 125 Paper, Printing and Publishing 207 Other Manufacturing Industries 151 Construction 1,663 Gas, Electricity and Water 55 Transport and Communication 446 Distributive Trades 1,304 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 169 Professional and Scientific Services 630 Miscellaneous Services 1,420 Public Administration and Defence 590 Not classified by industry 2,584 TOTAL 14,061