§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the number of unemployed in Dundee by age groups.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 11 March 1982, c. 484.]: The following table gives an analysis by age group of the numbers registered and unemployed in Dundee on 14 January 1982, the latest date for which this information is available.
Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee Age group number Under 18 1,444 18–24 4,640 25–34 3,750 35–44 2,101 45–59 2,896 60 and over 632 Total 15,463
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current number of registered vacant jobs in Dundee; if he will provide a breakdown by standard industrial classification; and what are the corresponding figures for May 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 11 March 1982, c. 484]: On 5 February 1982 there were 289 vacancies notified to the employment office and none to the careers office in Dundee remaining unfilled. The following table gives an analysis by standard industrial classification of these vacancies, with comparable figures for May 1979. These figures are not seasonally adjusted 101W and do not purport to be a measure of all vacancies in Dundee. Because of possible duplication between the vacancies notified to the employment office and the careers office the two sets of figures for May 1979 should not be added together.
Unfilled Vacancies: Dundee Standard Industrial Classification February 1982 Employment Office
May 1979 Employment Office
Careers Office Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing — 1 — Mining and Quarrying — — — Food, Drink and Tobacco 2 7 — Coal and Petroleum Products — 1 — Chemicals and Allied Industries — 2 — Metal Manufacture 4 3 _ Mechanical Engineering 3 2 1 Instrument Engineering 25 85 — Electrical Engineering 4 7 — Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 2 15 — Vehicles — 3 _ Metal Goods not elsewhere specified — 9 — Textiles — 27 — Leather, Leather Goods and Fur — — — Clothing and Footwear — 11 12 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. — 1 — Timber, Furniture, etc. 2 7 — Paper, Printing and Publishing 2 8 — Other Manufacturing Industries — 6 21 Construction 17 67 18 Gas, Electricity and Water 1 6 — Transport and Communication 2 23 2 Distributive Trades 75 162 24 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 29 25 — Professional and Scientific Services 42 75 — Miscellaneous Services 42 139 — Public Administration and Defence 37 95 — Total 289 787 78
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what percentage of those unemployed in Dundee have been out of work for the following periods: (a) up to one year, (b) between one and two years, (c) between two and three years, (d) over three years.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 11 March 1982, c. 484]: The following table gives an analysis by duration of unemployment of the numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee on 14 January 1982, the latest date for which this information is available.
Duration Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee Percentage Up to 1 year 10,175 65.8 Over 1 and up to 2 years 3,302 21.3 Over 2 and up to 3 years 905 5.9 Over 3 years 1,081 7.0 TOTAL 15,463 100
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a breakdown of the numbers unemployed in Dundee by standard industrial classification; and how these statistics compare with those in May 1979.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher[pursuant to his reply, 11 March 1982, c. 484]: The following table gives the
102Wnumbers of people registered as unemployed in Dundee on 12 August 1981—the latest date for which an analysis by industry of the unemployment register is available—and on 10 May 1979. The figures are not seasonally adjusted.
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Standard Industrial Classification Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee 12 August 1981 10 May 1979 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 203 142 Mining and Quarrying 67 64 Food, Drink and Tobacco 449 358 Coal and Petroleum Products 13 13 Chemicals and Allied Industries 31 28 Metal Manufacture 173 60 Mechanical Engineering 157 146 Instrument Engineering 975 366 Electrical Engineering 358 178 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 317 81 Vehicles 22 15 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 82 48 Textiles 1,395 1,085 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 4 4 Clothing and Footwear 161 86 Bricks, Pottery Glass, Cement, etc. 28 10 Timber, Furniture, etc. 122 57 Paper, Printing and Publishing 188 127 Other Manufacturing Industries 151 93 Construction 1,631 690 Gas, Electricity and Water 51 21 Transport and Communication 434 310 Distributive Trades 1,404 830 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 186 109
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Standard Industrial Classification Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee 12 August 1981 10 May 1979 Professional and Scientific Services 702 416 Miscellaneous Services 1,387 779 Public Administration and Defence 753 619
Standard Industrial Classification Numbers registered as unemployed in Dundee 12 August 1981 10 May 1979 Not classified by industry 3,808 1,374 Total 15,252 8,109