§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage figures for male and female unemployed in the Glasgow travel-to-work area as at June 1979 and similar information for the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Younger:The information is set out in the following table:
Percentage rate of registered unemployed in the Glasgow travel-to-work area June 1979 11.0 6.5 October 1981 19.9 10.8
- Note: Figures are not seasonally adjusted.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many men, women and young persons were registered as unemployed in Rutherglen and Cambuslang, respectively, in June 1979; what are the comparable figures in these two areas at the latest convenient date; and how many of the three groups have been unemployed for more than six months.
§ Mr. Younger:Information is not available in the precise form requested. The following table gives the number of males and females registered as unemployed in Rutherglen and Cambuslang in June 1979 and October 1981.
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Rutherglen Cambuslang Males 2,471 4,981 693 1,368 Females 1,075 2,061 289 609 The following table gives details of unemployment analysed by age and duration in July 1979, the nearest date to June 1979 for which information is available, and in July 1981, the latest date for which information is available.
Rutherglen Cambuslang July 1979 Adult Males 2,096 1,088 612 349 Adult Females 843 347 256 71 Young Persons (Under 18) 256 63 340 21 July 1981 Adult Males 4,316 2,736 1,238 819 Adult Females 1,679 858 554 296 Young Persons (Under 18) 380 110 315 26