HC Deb 11 May 1981 vol 4 cc212-3W
Mr. Spriggs

asked 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 Fletcher

The following table gives the number of people registered as unemployed on 9 April 1981 in each region and island authority area in Scotland.

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. Spriggs

asked 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 Fletcher

The 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.