asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total numbers of boys, girls, men and women, respectively, unemployed in each employment exchange area in Fife in April of each of the last four years.
Following is the information:of the £ sterling being worth l00p in November 1972, what were the comparable figures for November and December 1973 after allowing for the depreciation in the purchasing value of the £ sterling.
I have been asked to reply.
The latest comprehensive figures of average earnings come from the survey carried out by the National Coal Board in October each year. The average earnings relate to men covered by coal mining
| AVERAGE EARNINGS | ||||
| £p | ||||
October 1972
| October 1973
| |||
Type of Employment
| Actual
| Adjusted to October 1973 prices
| Actual
| |
Surface
| ||||
| Non-craftsman | … | 29·27 | 32·17 | 33·07 |
| Craftsman | … | 32·84 | 36·09 | 37·02 |
Underground
| ||||
| Non-craftsman | … | 27·51 | 30·23 | 30·27 |
| Craftsman | … | 38·83 | 42·67 | 43·40 |
| National Power Loading Agreement | … | 35·90 | 39·45 | 39·70 |
| Third structure and piece workers | … | 33·32 | 36·62 | 36·66 |