§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage unemployment in the Paisley, North constituency for each quarter since January 1979.
§ Mr. LangUnemployment rates are not available for parliamentary constituencies and figures for the number unemployed by parliamentary constituency are available only from June 1983. The table shows the number of claimants unemployed in Paisley, North from the third quarter of 1983 to the third quarter of 1990 inclusive.
Number of claimant unemployed in Paisley North constituency Year Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 1983 n/a n/a 5,646 5,546 1984 5,737 5,517 5,462 5,418 1985 5,622 5,703 5,700 5,613 1986 5,733 5,577 5,472 5,372 1987 5,488 5,440 5,276 5,059 1988 4,996 4,701 4,512 4,094 1989 4,136 3,702 3,544 3,318 1990 3,305 3,161 3,105 — Notes:
Figures are averages for the quarter.
Comparisons over time are affected by the changes in the coverage of the count that have occurred over the period, as well as by seasonal influences.
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§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the most recent figure for the ratio of vacancies in Scotland to those seeking work.
§ Mr. LangIn September 1990 there were 24,500 unfilled vacancies at jobcentres in Scotland, and 195,100 claimants unemployed. This gives a ratio of unfilled vacancies to claimants unemployed of 1:8. It is estimated that only about one third of vacancies in the economy are notified to jobcentres.
§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs have been created and how many lost in Paisley, North constituency in(a) each year and (b) the cumulative total in (i) the clothing and textile industry, (ii) engineering, (iii) electronics and computer assembly, (iv) construction, (v) manufacturing, (vi) distribution and (vii) service industries.