§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many unemployed persons were registered at the Cowdenbeath jobcentre in 1979 and in 1983.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe average annual number of people registered each month as unemployed in the Cowdenbeath jobcentre area in 1979 was 1,726. The average such number of unemployed claimants in the same area in 1983 was 2,969. These figures are not directly comparable due to the change in October 1982 from a registrant to a claimant based count.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many long-term unemployed were registered at the Cowdenbeath jobcentre in 1979 and in 1983.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe average annual number of people registered each month as unemployed for over 52 weeks in the Cowdenbeath jobcentre area in 1979 was 455. In 1983 the average such number of unemployed claimants was 968. These figures are not directly comparable due to the change in October 1982 from a registrant to a claimant based count.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons who are (a) unemployed and (b) long-term unemployed are currently registered at the Cowdenbeath jobcentre.
§ Mr. Allan StewartOn 10 May 1984 there were 3,287 people claiming unemployment benefit in the 599W Cowdenbeath jobcentre area. On 5 April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of employment is available, 1,065 such claimants had been unemployed for over 52 weeks.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many perons were placed by the Cowdenbeath jobcentre in 1979, in 1983 and in 1984 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe number of persons placed by the Cowdenbeath jobcentre in the periods requested were as follows:
Year Persons placed 1979 706 1983 1,834 1984* 439 * Up to 8 June 1984.