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Mr. Sproat
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of United Kingdom unemployment in each year since 1945 has been in, respectively, Scotland and Wales.
Mr. Dudley Smith
The current series of unemployment statistics started in July, 1948, and the following table is based on the annual average numbers registered as unemployed from 1949:
| ANNUAL AVERAGE NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN SCOTLAND, AND IN WALES, EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGE OF THE CORRESPONDING NUMBERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM | ||
| Scotland | Wales | |
| per cent. | per cent. | |
| 1949 | 18·4 | 10·8 |
| 1950 | 19·0 | 10·1 |
| 1951 | 19·0 | 8·9 |
| 1952 | 15·0 | 5·8 |
| 1953 | 16·9 | 7·3 |
| 1954 | 18·7 | 7·2 |
| 1955 | 19·3 | 6·5 |
| 1956 | 18·2 | 6·8 |
| 1957 | 16·2 | 7·1 |
| 1958 | 16·2 | 7·2 |
| 1959 | 18·5 | 7·1 |
| 1960 | 20·0 | 6·6 |
| 1961 | 18·2 | 6·6 |
| 1962 | 16·6 | 6·1 |
| 1963 | 17·1 | 5·9 |
| 1964 | 19·4 | 6·2 |
| 1965 | 18·2 | 7·2 |
| 1966 | 16·2 | 7·5 |
| 1967 | 14·1 | 6·7 |
| 1968 | 13·8 | 6·5 |
| 1969 | 13·6 | 6·7 |
| 1970 | 14·6 | 6·0 |
| 1971 | 15·2 | 5·4 |