§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many building trade workers are unemployed in Dundee; and what percentage of the local construction industry labour force this represents.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherOn 14 May 1981, the latest date for which information is available, 1,664 people who had last worked in the construction industry were registered as unemployed in Dundee. This represented 24.0 per cent. of the construction industry labour force in Dundee. The percentage rate is based on the mid-1977 estimate of employees in employment and is subject to revision when later census of employment results become available.