§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by standard industrial classification 473W the numbers of unemployed persons in (a) the Glasgow travel-to-work area and (b) the Parkhead jobcentre area in May 1979 and at the latest available date.
Numbers registered as unemployed Standard industrial classification Glasgow travel-to-work area Parkhead jobcentre area May 1979 May 1982 May 1979 May 1982 Agriculture, forestry, fishing 128 314 4 11 Mining and quarrying 96 272 12 16 Food, drink and tobacco 2,481 3,690 434 597 Coal and petroleum products 29 51 1 4 Chemicals and allied industries 392 724 38 73 Metal manufacture 1,021 1,429 253 208 Mechanical engineering 1,682 3,548 110 323 Instrument engineering 83 112 1 12 Electrical engineering 684 1,564 48 76 Shipbuilding and marine engineering 634 1,406 21 65 Vehicles 387 2,068 26 88 Metal goods not elsewhere specified 732 1,126 59 121 Textiles 683 1,155 98 165 Leather, leather goods and fur 97 162 12 18 Clothing and footwear 1,271 2,083 194 205 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement 336 602 73 123 Timber, furniture, etc. 461 969 49 103 Paper, printing and publishing 664 1,235 61 97 Other manufacturing 432 673 19 32 Construction 7,501 14,390 923 1,613 Gas, electricity and water 197 302 13 34 Transport and communication 2,302 4,023 239 358 Distributive trades 5,638 10,655 566 1,044 Insurance, banking, etc. 811 1,585 67 139 Professional and scientific services 1,909 3,924 116 230 Miscellaneous services 4,749 9,496 453 873 Public administration and defence 3,686 5,915 298 471 Not classified by industry 9,441 20,747 1,283 2,763 Total 48,527 94,220 5,471 9,862 Note: The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 jobcentre areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.