§ Mr. Gavin Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were unemployed (a) in total and (b) for males and females, respectively, in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in December 1979, December 1980 and December 1981; expressed both numerically and as a percentage.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is set out in the following table:
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Numbers registered as unemployed in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area (not seasonally adjusted) Total per cent. Males per cent. Females per cent. December 1979 16, 937 6.0 11, 786 7.4 5, 151 4.1 December 1980 22, 375 7.9 15, 982 10.0 6, 393 5.1 December 1981 30, 950 10.9 22, 098 13.9 8, 852 7.1 Note: The Edinburgh travel-to-work area comprises employment offices in Edinburgh, Leith, Portobello, Loanhead, Musselburgh and Penicuik. The 1979 and 1980 figures include the former Tranent employment office area which now forms part of the Musselburgh employment office area.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were unemployed in the Portobello and Musselburgh employment exchange areas in December
Numbers registered as unemployed (not seasonally adjusted) Portobello Musselburgh Males Females Total Males Females Total December 1979 1, 192 422 1, 614 731 399 1, 130 December 1980 1, 702 560 2, 262 1, 136 517 1, 653 December 1981 2, 259 678 2, 937 2, 002 917 2, 919 Note: The Musselburgh figures for December 1981 include the former Tranent employment office area and are not strictly comparable with those for earlier years.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage increase in unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area from August 1979 to August 1981.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherBetween August 1979 and August 1981 total unemployment in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area rose by 68.9 per cent.