§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) male and (b) female workers are unemployed in each region of Scotland at the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the number of people registered as unemployed on 9 April 1981 in each region and island authority area in Scotland.
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Employees in Employment—Scotland Males Females Borders 2,121 835 Central 9,580 4,961 Dumfries and Galloway 4,396 2,447 Fife 10,268 5,993 Grampian 9,422 4,298 Highland 5,281 3,097 Lothian 23,523 10,100 Strathclyde 114,354 52,668
Males Females Tayside 14,250 7,416 Orkney 404 151 Shetland 276 132 Western Isles 1,321 374
§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) male and (b) female employees are employed on (i) full-time and (ii) part-time basis in Scotland at the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe latest information in the precise form requested is given in the 1978 census of employment. It is possible to update this information for females and the total for males to December 1980.
June 1978 December 1980 Male Full-time 1,142 * Part-time 58 * All 1,200 1,129 Female Full-time 553 537 Part-time 314 309 All 867 846 * Not available. Source:
June 1978 Census of Employment.
December 1980 Department of Employment Quarterly Estimates.