§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland of how many redundancies his Department has been notified in Scotland since 9 June.
14Was economically active (employed plus unemployed) was 63. The latest available estimates of the percentage of people in Scotland regarded as economically active are as follows:
Economic activity rates*of all persons aged 16 and over (per cent) Per cent. 1977 63 1979 63 1981 61 * The percentage of the population aged 16 and over in the civilian labour force: these figures are based on the biennial EC sample labour force survey adjusted to be comparable with census of population coverage: results from the survey are subject to sampling errors. Figures for Dundee are not available from this source.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people are estimated to have been available for work in both Dundee and Scotland in each year since 1977.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI regret this information is not available.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been (a) the average annual unemployment rate and (b) the average annual number of unemployed in both Dundee and Scotland in each year since 1977.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe table following shows the average unemployement rate and the average annual number of unemployed registrants (the old basis of the count) at jobcentres and careers offices in Dundee and Scotland in each year since 1977. Estimates of the number of unemployed claimants (the new basis of the count) and the corresponding unemployment percentage rates over this period are available for Scotland only and are included in the table.
§ Mr. Allan StewartStatistics of redundancies are not available on a comprehensive basis and are compiled monthly but not for any lesser period. Provisional figures indicate that, for Scotland, 1,187 jobs were expected to be lost in redundancies affecting 10 or more workers and notified to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur in June.