§ 20. Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland have been unemployed for over 12 months; and how this compares with each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherOn 15 April 1982, the latest date for which information is available, 109,429 people in Scotland had been registered as unemployed for more than one year. With permission, I shall circulate the information relating to earlier years in theOfficial Report.
Year Numbers registered as unemployed for more than one year 1972 29,690 1973 30,495 1974 22,985 1975 20,844 1976 26,831 1977 36,238 1978 42,433 1979 45,578 1980 46,914 1981 66,933
§ 26. Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the unemployment figures in Scotland in May 1979, and the figures for May 1982.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherIn May 1979, seasonally adjusted unemployment in Scotland stood at 165,900, a percentage rate of 7.3 per cent. The comparable figures for May 1982 were 312,000 and 14 per cent.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the years in both Glasgow and Scotland with the highest and lowest unemployment rates in the following periods (a) 1950 to 1959, (b) 1960 to 1969 and (c) 1970 to 1979; what was the percentage unemployment rate in each case; and how they compare with the latest unemployment rates for Glasgow and Scotland.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 17 June, c. 337–38]: Information is not available in the precise form requested. The following table, compiled on the basis on annual averages, gives the information requested for Scotland as a whole. Comaparable information for Glasgow is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. On 10 June 1982 the percentage rates for the Glasgow travel-to-work area and for Scotland were 16.9 per cent. and 15.3 per cent., respectively.
Unemployment in Scotland—Annual Averages Period Lowest year Percentage rate Highest year Percentage rate 1950–59 1956 2.2 1959 4.1 1960–69 1966 2.7 1963 4.5 1970–79 1974 4.0 1978 8.2
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by number and percentage of those in Glasgow who have been unemployed for one year or over by age group.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 17 June 1982, c. 339:]: The following table gives an analysis 346W by age group of those registered as unemployed in the Glasgow travel-to-work area who had been on the unemployment register for more than 52 weeks on 15 April 1982, the latest date for which information is available.
Age group Numbers registered as unemployed Percentage of total unemployed for more than 52 weeks Under 18 634 1.7 18 865 2.3 19 1,871 5.1 20–24 7,661 20.7 25–29 4,812 13.0 30–34 3,793 10.3 35–44 6,099 16.5 45–49 3,114 8.4 50–54 3,152 8.6 55–59 3,061 8.3 60 and over 1,876 5.1 Total 36,938 100.0 Note:
The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 unemployment office areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by number and percentage of those who have been unemployed for one year or over per Standard Industrial Classification in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 18 June 1982, c. 339]: Analyses of the unemployment register by duration of unemployment and by Standard Industrial Classification are undertaken in different months; it is not possible therefore to compare the two analyses directly. On 15 April 1982, 36,938 people had been registered as unemployed for over 52 weeks in the Glasgow travel-to-work area, representing 38.6 per cent. of total unemployment in the area. The comparable figures for Scotland as a whole were 109,429 and 33 per cent., respectively.
The following table gives an analysis of total unemployment by Standard Industrial Classification at 13 May 1982, the latest date for which information is available.
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Numbers registered as unemployed 13 May 1982 Standard Industrial Classification Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 314 6,516 Mining and Quarrying 272 5,392 Food, Drink and Tobacco 3,690 12,328 Coal and Petroleum Products 51 330 Chemicals and Allied Industries 724 3,082 Metal Manufacture 1,429 5,279 Mechanical Engineering 3,548 10,172 Instrument Engineering 112 1,247 Electrical Engineering 1,564 5,433 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 1,406 3,427 Vehicles 2,068 6,317 Metal Goods not Elsewhere Specified 1,126 4,422 Textiles 1,155 8,194 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 162 577 Clothing and Footwear 2,083 5,080 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 602 2,435 Timber, Furniture etc. 969 2,548 Paper, Printing and Publishing 1,235 3,540 Other Manufacturing Industries 673 2,502
Standard Industrial Classification Glasgow travel-to-work area Scotland Construction 14,390 46,521 Gas, Electricity and Water 302 1,111 Transport and Communication 4,023 12,707 Distributive Trades 10,655 31,823 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 1,585 5,327 Professional and Scientific Services 3,924 13,968 Miscellaneous Services 9,496 34,801 Public Administration and Defence 5,915 20,368 Not Classified by Industry 20,747 69,262 Total 94,220 324,709 Note: The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish an analysis of those unemployed in Glasgow in May 1982 by Standard Industrial Classification order; and if he will provide similar information on the number of registered vacancies.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 23 June 1982, c. 129]: The information is set out in the following table:
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Numbers registered as unemployed and unfilled vacancies in Glasgow travel-to-work area Standard Industrial Classification Numbers Registered as Unemployed 13 May 1982 Unfilled Vacancies 7 May 1982 Employment Offices Careers Offices Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 314 5 — Mining and Quarrying 272 — — Food, Drink and Tobacco 3,690 66 6 Coal and Petroleum Products 51 — — Chemicals and Allied Industries 724 19 — Metal Manufacture 1,429 16 — Mechanical Engineering 3,548 113 2 Instrument Engineering 112 35 — Electrical Engineering 1,564 50 — Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 1,406 34 — Vehicles 2,068 8 — Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 1,126 25 — Textiles 1,155 23 — Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 162 2 — Clothing and Footwear 2,083 137 13 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 602 10 — Timber, Furniture, etc. 969 22 — Paper, Printing and Publishing 1,235 12 2
Standard Industrial Classification Numbers Registered as Unemployed 13 May 1982 Unfilled Vacancies 7 May 1982 Employment Offices Careers Offices Other Manufacturing Industries 673 15 1 Construction 14,390 199 1 Gas, Electricity and Water 302 25 — Transport and Communication 4,023 50 1 Distributive Trades 10,655 464 1 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 1,585 221 — Professional and Scientific Services 3,924 457 — Miscellaneous Services 9,496 538 1 Public Administration and Defence 5,915 443 — Not Classified by Industry 20,747 — — Total 94,220 2,989 28 Notes:
1. Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow city together with Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch.
2. The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices in the Glasgow travel-to-work area and remaining unfilled on the day of the count. They do not purport to be a measure of all vacancies in the area.
3. Because of possible duplication, the vacancy figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.