§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many came on to the unemployment register in Scotland for each month during the period April 1979 to April 1981.
§ Mr. Younger[pursuant to his reply, 14 July 1981]: The information is given in the following table:
Numbers joining the Unemployment Register in Scotland 1979 1980 1981 January 34,820 37,806 February 35,662 42,437 March 35,679 37,685 April 36,226 39,312 42,759 May 30,217 33,623 June 35,680 41,738 July 45,639 51,780 August 37,387 45,074 September 39,961 47,772 October 38,090 46,798 November 37,097 44,552 December 34,292 40,486 NoteThe figures in the table above are collected for four and five-week periods between unemployment count dates and have been converted to a standard 4⅓ week month to allow comparison. The figures are collected at employment offices and Jobcentres. They do not cover careers offices and therefore exclude most school leavers. The figures also exclude registrants with Professional and Executive Recruitment.