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Mr. McQuarrie
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the unemployment figures for the Peterhead area of the East Aberdeenshire constituency for the years 1977, 1978 and 1979 and January of the current year.
Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The numbers registered as unemployed in Peterhead in January of each year with percentage rates were as follows:
Year | Number unemployed | Percentage rate |
1977 | 477 | 4·6 |
1978 | 692 | 6·7 |
1979 | 695 | 6·7 |
1980 | 805 | 7·8 |