§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a breakdown of the number out of work in Dundee by percentage (a) unemployed for up to one year, (b) unemployed for more than one year but less than two, (c) unemployed for over two years but less than three and (d) unemployed for over three years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives an analysis by duration of unemployment of the numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee on 9 April 1981, the latest date for which information is available.
Duration Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee Percentage Up to 1 year 10,307 74.5 Over 1 and up to 2 years 1,949 14.1 Over 2 and up to 3 years 611 4.4 Over 3 years 969 7.0 Total 13,836 100