§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the number of people unemployed in each district ward of Dundee and the number of such people who have been unemployed for one year or more.
§ Mr. LangAs at 10 July 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of people unemployed in each district ward of Dundee and the number of those who have been unemployed for one year or more is shown in the table. This information is available in the Library.
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City of Dundee local authority district Ward name Total unemployed Unemployed one year or more Ancrum 202 67 Ardler 426 224 Balgillo 159 33 Baxter Park 326 117 Blackshade 411 185 Broughty Ferry 207 64 Caird 494 241 Central 421 154 Clepington 135 59 Coldside 356 162 Craigie Bank 232 84 Craigie Barns 174 59 Douglas 391 175 Downfield 253 72 Drumgeith 540 283 Dudhope 674 254 Eastern 154 37 Fairmuir 218 78 Fintry North 518 261 Fintry South 447 202 Gillburn 420 195 Gourdie 291 118 Gowrie 172 46 Hilltown 374 161 Law 272 111 Lochee East 398 179 Lochee West 328 123 Logie 220 76 Longhaugh 819 480 Maryfield 327 119 Menzieshill 289 106 Midmill 679 389 Monifieth East 188 50 Monifleth West 143 32 Pitalpin 324 133
Ward name Total unemployed Unemployed one year or more Riverside 230 73 Rockwell 174 57 St. Marys 337 138 St. Ninians 258 101 Sidlaw 248 87 Trottick 580 311 Wellgate 562 226 West Ferry 243 99 Whitfield 831 475
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the average number and percentage rate of unemployed in each of the parliamentary constituencies within Tayside region.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the precise form requested. At 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants in each parliamentary constituency within Tayside region is shown in the table below. This information is available in the Library. Unemployment percentage rates are not calculated for parliamentary constituencies but for Tayside region as a whole the unemployment rate on the same date was 14–5 per cent.
Tayside Region Parliamentary Constituency Number of Unemployed Claimants at 9 October 1986 Angus East 4,200 Dundee East 7,887 Dundee West 6,523 North Tayside 2,985 Perth and Kinross 4,070 Total 25,665
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average number of registered job vacancies in Dundee each month this year.
§ Mr. LangThe total number of vacancies notified to the Dundee jobcentre in each month of 1986 to date is shown in the table below. This information is available in the Library. The number of vacancies notified to jobcentres nationally is estimated to be only one-third of existing vacancies overall.
Dundee Jobcentre 1986 Vacancies Notified January 368 February 701 March 651 April 550 May 620 June 917 July 666 August 643 September 743 October 729
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest available data on the number of nurses unemployed in Dundee and Scotland.
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§ Mr. LangThe only recent source of this information is the 1985 labour force survey, but the sample size is too small for a reliable estimate to be prepared for this group, either in Dundee or in Scotland.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the number of construction workers who are unemployed in Dundee and Scotland; and if he will break down these figures by trade.
§ Mr. LangThe most recent information on unemployed construction workers relates to spring 1985, and comes from the labour force survey. From this source, the Department of Employment estimate at 36,000 the number of people looking for work in Scotland during the week prior to the survey, whose last job was in the construction industry and who had been unemployed for less than three years. Sample sizes are too small to provide reliable estimates for Dundee, or by trade.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current age distribution of those unemployed in Dundee for one year or over; and if he will give each age group total as a percentage of the total number of those unemployed for one year or more.
§ Mr. LangAt 10 July 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants in the city of Dundee local authority district who had been unemployed for one year or more by age group and the percentage each group represented of the total unemployed for one year or more is shown in the table below. This information is available in the Library.
Age group Number of unemployed claimants of 1 year or more Per cent. of total unemployed for 1 year or more Under 17 0 0 Aged 17 88 1.3 Aged 18 213 3.2 Aged 19 215 3.2 Aged 20–24 1,225 18.3 Aged 25–29 929 13.9 Aged 30–34 716 10.7 Aged 35–39 660 9.9 Aged 40–44 549 8.2 Aged 45–49 528 7.9 Aged 50–54 685 10.2 Aged 55–59 849 12.7 Aged 60 and over 39 0.6 Total 6,696 100.0