§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current percentage level of (a) total unemployment and (b) male unemployment in (i) Scotland, (ii) Dundee and (iii) each of Scotland's new towns or their travel-to-work areas.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the table below.
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Unemployment percentage rate in April 1981 (a) Total (b) Male (i) Scotland 12.7 14.9 (ii) Dundee 14.1 16.4 (iii) New Town Travel-to-work area East Kilbride Glasgow 14.2 17.7 Cumbernauld Irvine Irvine, Saltcoats Kilwinning 20.7 23.8 Livingston Livingston, Bathgate Broxburn 16.4 16.9 Glenrothes Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy Leven 12.8 14.6 Note: The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises 13 offices in Glasgow City together with Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbemauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many unemployed people in Dundee and Scotland have a university degree or a degree or diploma from a central educational institution.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherComprehensive information is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The number of graduates and holders of higher national certificates, diplomas and equivalent qualifications registered for employment at offices of professional and executive recruitment in
Dundee Scotland Nos. joining the unemployment register Nos. leaving the unemployment register Nos. joining the unemployment register Nos. leaving the unemployment register 1980 April 1,833 1,352 39,312 30,497 May 1,292 1,407 33,623 41,792 June 1,813 1,462 41,738 35,218 July 2,566 1,295 51,780 33,532 August 1,903 1,853 45,074 37,280 September 2,161 1,092 47,772 38,452 October 1,906 1,142 46,798 45,076 November 1,630 2,439 44,552 42,092 December 1,505 971 40,486 32,337 1981 January 1,560 951 37,806 23,312 February 1,539 1,568 42,437 39,845 March 1,357 856 37,685 35,587 April 1,852 1,794 42,759 34,609 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 4⅞ week month. 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.