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Mr. McKelvey
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current number of registered vacant jobs in Kilmarnock; what was the corresponding figure for May 1979; and if he will provide a breakdown by standard industrial classification in both cases.
Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The following table shows an analysis by their standard industrial classification of the numbers of unfilled vacancies held at employment and careers offices in Kilmarnock on 4 May 1979 and on 5 February 1982, the latest date available.
| February 1982 | May 1979 | |||
| E0 | C0 | E0 | C0 | |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | — | — | 1 | — |
| Food, drink, tobacco | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Mechanical engineering | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| Vehicles | — | — | 1 | — |
| Metal goods not elsewhere specified | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Textiles | 14 | — | 41 | — |
| Clothing and footwear | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. | — | — | 1 | — |
| Paper, printing and publishing | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| Other manufacturing industries | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Construction | 23 | — | 27 | — |
| Gas, electricity and water | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Transport and communication | — | — | 4 | — |
| Distributive trades | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Insurance, banking, finance and business services | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| Professional and scientific services | 52 | — | 23 | — |
| Miscellaneous services | 22 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Public administration and defence | 23 | — | 58 | — |
| Grand Total | 166 | 2 | 230 | 8 |
Note: Because of possible duplication, the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.