§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the net change in the number of unemployed to date in Dundee by district council ward since the present system of unemployment counting came into operation.
§ Mr. LangThe change in the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward of the City of Dundee district between 6 March 1986 (the date the current method of compiling the unemployment statistics came into operation) and 11 December 1986 (the latest date for which information is available was as shown in the table below. This information is available in the Library.
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City of Dundee local authority district Ward name Change Per cent. change Ancrum -19 -9.50 Ardler 21 -4.68 Balgillo 11 9.24 Baxter Park 12 4.15 Blackshade -13 -3.23 Broughty Ferry -4 -2.38 Caird -56 -10.31 Central 44 13.17 Clepington -2 -1.36 Coldside -8 -2.29 Craigie Bank 17 7.62 Craigie Barns -17 -10.49 Douglas 0 0.00 Downfield -24 -9.41 Drumgeith -28 -4.96 Dudhope 75 12.82 Eastern 3 2.08 Fairmuir -5 -2.48 Fintry North -60 -11.11 Fintry South -47 -9.85 Gillburn 4 0.94 Gourdie -14 -4.49 Gowrie 27 18.62 Hilltown -3 -0.80 Law -23 -9.54
Ward name Change Per cent. change Lochee East -11 -2.70 Lochee West -34 -9.91 Logie -11 -5.61 Longhaugh -29 -3.50 Maryfield 27 9.03 Menzieshill -53 -17.91 Midmill -19 -2.60 Monifieth East 0 0.00 Monifieth West 1 0.78 Pitalpin -23 -6.76 Riverside -2 -0.96 Rockwell -25 -13.97 St. Mary's -29 -8.01 St. Ninians -18 -6.82 Sidlaw 0 0.00 Trottick -51 -8.28 Wellgate 45 8.43 West Ferry -37 -14.62 Whitfield -108 -11.82 Totals -528 -3.44