§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many notified job vacancies there were in each employment exchange in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in August 1979, August 1980 and August 1981.
Employment office area Unfilled vacancies at Employment Offices (EOs) and Careers Offices (COs) August 1979 August 1980 August 1981 EO CO EO CO EO CO Edinburgh 2,780 206 2,122 97 1,397 25 Leith Portobello Dalkeith 42 10 21 2 32 3 Loanhead 26 — 12 — 18 — Musselburgh 80 13 43 2 38 2 Penicuik 27 3 10 2 19 — Tranent 9 — 4 — 0 — Notes:
(1) The figures are not a measure of total vacancies but represent only the number of vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices remaining unfilled on the day of the count.
(2) Because of possible duplication the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.
(3) Separate figures are not available for the Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello offices.
(4) There are no careers offices in Loanhead and Tranent.
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Employment Office Area Male Female Total Edinburgh‡ 91.6 77.1 86.0 Leith 70.9 68.7 70.3 Portobello 73.6 51.6 67.9 Dalkeith 96.8 93.5 95.7 Loanhead 47.2 12.6 36.5 Musselburgh 102.9 55.1 83.7 Penicuik 115.0 43.7 77.7 Tranent 105.1 75.4 94.4 * South St. Andrew Street jobcentre. † Shandwick Place jobcentre. ‡ Wester Hailes jobcentre.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were unemployed in each employment exchange area in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in August 1979, August 1980 and August 1981; and what are the respective figures for males and females.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the table below.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the table below.