§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the percentage of the population regarded as economically active in both Dundee and Scotland in each year since 1977.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe 1981 census of population shows that the percentage of people in Dundee regarded
Dundee Scotland Unemployed claimants in Scotland Number Percentage rate Number Percentage rate Number Percentage rate 1977 8,430 8.6 182,825 8.1 172,117 7.7 1978 8,602 8.8 184,711 8.2 172,042 7.7 1979 8,668 8.8 181,480 8.0 168,345 7.4 1980 10,861 11.1 225,729 9.9 207,918 9.1 1981 14,723 15.0 307,191 13.6 282,807 12.6 1982 *15,611 *15.9 *342,937 *15.4 318,017 14.2 * These figures are based on the unemployed registrant count for the 10 months from January to October 1982 before the change in November 1982 to a claimant based count.