§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun have been unemployed for one year or more.
§ Mr. LangOn 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of claimants who had been unemployed for one year or more in Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district was 2,188. This informaton is available in the Library.
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of people unemployed in Kilmarnock and Loudoun district at the latest available date; what percentage rate this implies; and what are the comparable rates for Ayrshire and Scotland.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the precise form requested. On 9 October 1986, the latest date444W for which figures are available, the number of unemployed claimants in Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district totalled 5,479. Unemployment rates are not calculated for local authority districts or for Ayrshire. However, for the Kilmarnock travel-to-work area, the unemployment rate on the same date was 17.3 per cent.; the equivalent rates for Strathclyde region and Scotland were 18.3 per cent. and 15.6 per cent. respectively.
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average length of time a person spends on the unemployment register in Kilmarnock and Loudoun in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The table below relates to unemployed claimants who had completed a period of unemployment in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district in October each year from 1983.
Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district Year(October) Median length of unemployment (weeks) 1983 9.7 1984 9.5 1985 10.8 1986 14.2
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average number of people unemployed annually in Kilmarnock and Loudoun in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The average number of people unemployed in the Kilmarnock travel-to-work area in each year since 1979 is shown in the table below. This information is available in the Library. Due to the various changes which have taken place in the compilation of the unemployment statistics the figures are not directly comparable.
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Kilmarnock travel-to-work area Year Average number of unemployed 1979 3,263 1980 4,704 1981 5,923 1982 6,955 1983 5,765 1984 5,621 1985 5,816 19861 5,703 110 months only
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many school leavers under the age of 18 years have never had a job since leaving school in Kilmarnock and Loudoun.
§ Mr. LangOn 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of school leavers under the age of 18 years who had never had a job since leaving school in Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district totalled 368. This information is available in the Library.
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the numbers in each district council ward in Kilmarnock and Loudoun classified as economically active in the 1981 census.
§ Mr. LangThe numbers of people, aged 16 or over and usually resident in each ward who were economically active at the time of the 1981 census are given below.
Kilmarnock and Loudoun district ward Numbers usually resident, economically active, aged 16 plus Numbers DW 1 2,347 DW 2 1,436 DW 3 2,301 DW 4 1,955 DW 5 2,360 DW 6 2,537 DW 7 1,817 DW 8 1,906 DW 9 2,003 DW10 1,878 DW11 2,267 DW12 2,308 DW13 2,178 DW14 2,346 DW15 2,125 DW16 2,214 DW17 2,283 DW18 2,101
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the latest unemployment figures for Kilmarnock and Loudoun in the Official Report by district council ward boundary.
§ Mr. LangI am arranging for this information to be printed in theOfficial Report today.
On 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward of Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district was as shown in the table. This information is available in the Library.
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Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district Ward name Unemployed claimants Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 1 197 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 2 395 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 3 446 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 4 300 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 5 314 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 6 362 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 7 259 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 8 145 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 9 302 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 10 253 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 11 256 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 12 536 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 13 248
Ward name Unemployed claimants Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 14 317 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 15 349 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 16 264 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 17 315 Kilmarnock and Loudoun No. 18 221 TOTAL 5,479
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures showing unemployment by age group in Kilmarnock and Loudoun.
§ Mr. LangOn 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants by age group in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district was as shown in the table. This information is available in the Library.
Kilmarnock and Loudoun local authority district Age group Unemployed claimants Under 17 162 17 318 18 296 19 224 20 to 24 1,055 25 to 29 752 30 to 34 563 35 to 39 482 40 to 44 369 45 to 49 371 50 to 54 402 55 to 59 411 60 and over 74 TOTAL 5,479
§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average level of unemployment in Kilmarnock and Loudoun in (a) 1966, (b) 1976 and (c) May 1979; and how this compares with the current figures.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The average number of people unemployed in the Kilmarnock travel-to-work area for the periods specified was as shown in the table below. Due to various changes which have taken place in the compilation of the statistics, the figures are not comparable.
Average unemployment in Kilmarnock travel to work area Year Number unemployed 1966 906 1976 2,151 May 1979 2,937 October 1986 5,479