§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current number of men currently unemployed in Dundee; and what number and percentage of them have been out of work for one year or more.
§ Mr. LangOn 9 October 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of male unemployed claimants in the city of Dundee district was 10,227, of whom 4,860 (47.5 per cent.) had been unemployed for one year or more.
This information is available in the Library.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the latest unemployment figures for Dundee by district ward boundary; and if he will express each figure as an unemployment rate based upon data available from economic activity rates.
§ Mr. LangOn 11 December 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward in the city of Dundee district was as shown in the table below.
City of Dundee district Ward name Total unemployed Ancraum 181 Ardler 428 Balgillo 130 Baxter Park 301 Blackshade 389 Broughty Ferry 164 Caird 487 Central 378 Clepington 145 Coldside 342 Craigie Bank 240 Craigie Barns 145 Douglas 390 Downfield 231 704W
Median duration of unemployment (weeks) Age group City of Dundee district Tayside region Scotland Under 17 9.5 8.6 8.9 Aged 17 9.0 9.3 11.7 18 17.3 15.7 16.0 19 25.1 18.7 14.7 20–24 15.3 13.1 13.0 25–29 18.0 14.7 13.7 30–34 21.7 12.8 12.2 35–39 17.7 11.6 11.2 40–44 10.9 10.3 11.2 45–49 13.0 10.7 12.8 50–54 7.7 8.0 10.3
Ward name Total unemployed Drumgeith 536 Dudhope 660 Eastern 147 Fairmuir 197 Fintry North 480 Fintry South 430 Gillburn 428 Gourdie 298 Gowrie 172 Hilltown 372 Law 218 Lochee East 397 Lochee West 309 Logie 185 Longhaugh 799 Maryfield 326 Menzieshill 243 Midmill 713 Monifieth East 165 Monifieth West 130 Pitalpin 317 Riverside 206 Rockwell 154 St. Marys 333 St. Ninians 246 Sidlaw 225 Trottick 565 Wellgate 579 West Ferry 216 Whitfield 806 Total 14,803 Comparable figures for the economically active are not available, and it is therefore not possible to provide meaningful unemployment rates. However, as at the same date, the unemployment rate for the Dundee travel-to-work area, the smallest relevant geographical area for which a rate can be given, was 15.8 per cent.
This information is available in the Library.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish data showing the average length of time a person spends on the unemployment register by age group for Dundee, Tayside and Scotland.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not available in the form requested. The table below relates to the median, and not the average, duration of unemployment for claimants in each age group who had completed a period of unemployment in the city of Dundee district, Tayside region and Scotland in December 1986, the latest date for which information in available.
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Age group City of Dundee district Tayside region Scotland 55–59 13.0 7.8 11.2 60 and over 19.5 12.0 17.6 All Ages 14.8 12.0 12.3 This information is available in the Library.