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Mr. McKelvey
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current (a) total and (b) male unemployment rate for Scotland; and what were the corresponding rates for May 1979.
Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The information is set out in the following table:
| Unemployment percentage rate for Scotland (seasonally adjusted) | ||
| March 1982 | May 1979 | |
| Male | 16·2 | 8·4 |
| Total | 13·7 | 7·4 |
Mr. McKelvey
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is (a) the total number and (b) the number of men unemployed in Kilmarnock; what percentage unemployment rates they represent; and what were the corresponding figures for May 1979.
Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The information is set out in the following table:
| Numbers registered as unemployed in Kilmarnock (not seasonally adjusted) | ||
| March 1982 | ||
| Total | Percentage | |
| Male | 4,863 | 23·2 |
| Total | 6,984 | 19·5 |
| May 1979 | ||
| Total | Percentage | |
| Male | 1,909 | 9·0 |
| Total | 2,937 | 8·1 |