HC Deb 10 June 1982 vol 25 c148W
Mr. McKelvey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member For Kilmarnock on 19 April, Official Report, c. 32–33, if he will provide a more recent analysis of unemployment by Standard Industrial Classification of the number of those unemployed in Kilmarnock.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

[pursuant to his reply, 27 May, c. 415]: An analysis by Standard Industrial Classification of the numbers registered as unemployed in Kilmarnock on 13 May 1982 is set out in the following table.

Standard Industrial Classification Numbers registered as unemployed in Kilmarnock on 13 May 1982
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 89
Mining and Quarrying 23
Food, Drink and Tobacco 219
Coal and Petroleum Products 6
Chemicals and Allied Industries 41
Metal Manufacture 21
Mechanical Engineering 611
Instrument Engineering 2
Electrical Engineering 17
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 8
Vehicles 74
Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 81
Textiles 1,103
Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 13
Clothing and Footwear 124
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 162
Timber, Furniture, etc. 37
Paper, Printing and Publishing 38
Other Manufacturing Industries 12
Construction 780
Gas, Electricity and Water 21
Transport and Communication 235
Distributive Trades 557
Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 85
Professional and Scientific Services 176
Miscellaneous Services 558
Public Administration and Defence 389
Not classified by industry 1,195
GRAND TOTAL 6,677