asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average number of persons unemployed in Scotland in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures for the previous 10 years.

The information is as follows

Year and Total Unemployed
	(annual average) (January-December)
Thousands
1968	80·7
1969	79·3
1970	90·9
1971	124·8
1972	137·5
1973	98·9
1974	88·4
1975	113·4
1976	152·9
1977	182·8
1978	184·7

These figures are the annual average number of people without jobs on the day of the unemployment count and available for work on that day. The figures do not include the temporarily stopped.