§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current (a) total and (b) male unemployment rate for Scotland; and what were the corresponding rates for May 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following table:
Unemployment percentage rate for Scotland (seasonally adjusted) March 1982 May 1979 Male 16.2 8.4 Total 13.7 7.4
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is (a) the total number and (b) the number of men unemployed in Kilmarnock; what percentage unemployment rates they represent; and what were the corresponding figures for May 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following table:
Numbers registered as unemployed in Kilmarnock (not seasonally adjusted) March 1982 Total Percentage Male 4,863 23.2 Total 6,984 19.5
May 1979 Total Percentage Male 1,909 9.0 Total 2,937 8.1