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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland have been unemployed for over 12 months; and how this compares with each of the past 10 years.
On 15 April 1982, the latest date for which information is available, 109,429 people in Scotland had been registered as unemployed for more than one year. With permission, I shall circulate the information relating to earlier years in the Official Report.
| Year | Numbers registered as unemployed for more than one year |
| 1972 | 29,690 |
| 1973 | 30,495 |
| 1974 | 22,985 |
| 1975 | 20,844 |
| 1976 | 26,831 |
| 1977 | 36,238 |
| 1978 | 42,433 |
| 1979 | 45,578 |
| 1980 | 46,914 |
| 1981 | 66,933 |
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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the unemployment figures in Scotland in May 1979, and the figures for May 1982.
In May 1979, seasonally adjusted unemployment in Scotland stood at 165,900, a percentage rate of 7·3 per cent. The comparable figures for May 1982 were 312,000 and 14 per cent.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the years in both Glasgow and Scotland with the highest and lowest unemployment rates in the following periods (a) 1950 to 1959, (b) 1960 to 1969 and (c) 1970 to 1979; what was the percentage unemployment rate in each case; and how they compare with the latest unemployment rates for Glasgow and Scotland.
[pursuant to his reply, 17 June, c. 337–38]: Information is not available in the precise form requested. The following table, compiled on the basis on annual averages, gives the information requested for Scotland as a whole. Comaparable information for Glasgow is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. On 10 June 1982 the percentage rates for the Glasgow travel-to-work area and for Scotland were 16·9 per cent. and 15·3 per cent., respectively.
| Unemployment in Scotland—Annual Averages | ||||
| Period | Lowest year | Percentage rate | Highest year | Percentage rate |
| 1950–59 | 1956 | 2·2 | 1959 | 4·1 |
| 1960–69 | 1966 | 2·7 | 1963 | 4·5 |
| 1970–79 | 1974 | 4·0 | 1978 | 8·2 |
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by number and percentage of those in Glasgow who have been unemployed for one year or over by age group.
[pursuant to his reply, 17 June 1982, c. 339:]: The following table gives an analysis by age group of those registered as unemployed in the Glasgow travel-to-work area who had been on the unemployment register for more than 52 weeks on 15 April 1982, the latest date for which information is available.
| Age group | Numbers registered as unemployed | Percentage of total unemployed for more than 52 weeks |
| Under 18 | 634 | 1·7 |
| 18 | 865 | 2·3 |
| 19 | 1,871 | 5·1 |
| 20–24 | 7,661 | 20·7 |
| 25–29 | 4,812 | 13·0 |
| 30–34 | 3,793 | 10·3 |
| 35–44 | 6,099 | 16·5 |
| 45–49 | 3,114 | 8·4 |
| 50–54 | 3,152 | 8·6 |
| 55–59 | 3,061 | 8·3 |
| 60 and over | 1,876 | 5·1 |
| Total | 36,938 | 100·0 |
Note:
The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 unemployment office areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown by number and percentage of those who have been unemployed for one year or over per Standard Industrial Classification in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland.
[pursuant to his reply, 18 June 1982, c. 339]: Analyses of the unemployment register by duration of unemployment and by Standard Industrial Classification are undertaken in different months; it is not possible therefore to compare the two analyses directly. On 15 April 1982, 36,938 people had been registered as unemployed for over 52 weeks in the Glasgow travel-to-work area, representing 38·6 per cent. of total unemployment in the area. The comparable figures for Scotland as a whole were 109,429 and 33 per cent., respectively.The following table gives an analysis of total unemployment by Standard Industrial Classification at 13 May 1982, the latest date for which information is available.
| Numbers registered as unemployed 13 May 1982 | ||
| Standard Industrial Classification | Glasgow travel-to-work area | Scotland |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing | 314 | 6,516 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 272 | 5,392 |
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | 3,690 | 12,328 |
| Coal and Petroleum Products | 51 | 330 |
| Chemicals and Allied Industries | 724 | 3,082 |
| Metal Manufacture | 1,429 | 5,279 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3,548 | 10,172 |
| Instrument Engineering | 112 | 1,247 |
| Electrical Engineering | 1,564 | 5,433 |
| Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering | 1,406 | 3,427 |
| Vehicles | 2,068 | 6,317 |
| Metal Goods not Elsewhere Specified | 1,126 | 4,422 |
| Textiles | 1,155 | 8,194 |
| Leather, Leather Goods and Fur | 162 | 577 |
| Clothing and Footwear | 2,083 | 5,080 |
| Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. | 602 | 2,435 |
| Timber, Furniture etc. | 969 | 2,548 |
| Paper, Printing and Publishing | 1,235 | 3,540 |
| Other Manufacturing Industries | 673 | 2,502 |
Standard Industrial Classification
| Glasgow travel-to-work area
| Scotland
|
| Construction | 14,390 | 46,521 |
| Gas, Electricity and Water | 302 | 1,111 |
| Transport and Communication | 4,023 | 12,707 |
| Distributive Trades | 10,655 | 31,823 |
| Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services | 1,585 | 5,327 |
| Professional and Scientific Services | 3,924 | 13,968 |
| Miscellaneous Services | 9,496 | 34,801 |
| Public Administration and Defence | 5,915 | 20,368 |
| Not Classified by Industry | 20,747 | 69,262 |
| Total | 94,220 | 324,709 |
Note: The Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow city together with the Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch employment office areas.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish an analysis of those unemployed in Glasgow in May 1982 by Standard Industrial Classification order; and if he will provide similar information on the number of registered vacancies.
[pursuant to his reply, 23 June 1982, c. 129]: The information is set out in the following table:
| Numbers registered as unemployed and unfilled vacancies in Glasgow travel-to-work area | |||
| Standard Industrial Classification | Numbers Registered as Unemployed 13 May 1982 | Unfilled Vacancies 7 May 1982 | |
| Employment Offices | Careers Offices | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing | 314 | 5 | — |
| Mining and Quarrying | 272 | — | — |
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | 3,690 | 66 | 6 |
| Coal and Petroleum Products | 51 | — | — |
| Chemicals and Allied Industries | 724 | 19 | — |
| Metal Manufacture | 1,429 | 16 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3,548 | 113 | 2 |
| Instrument Engineering | 112 | 35 | — |
| Electrical Engineering | 1,564 | 50 | — |
| Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering | 1,406 | 34 | — |
| Vehicles | 2,068 | 8 | — |
| Metal Goods not elsewhere specified | 1,126 | 25 | — |
| Textiles | 1,155 | 23 | — |
| Leather, Leather Goods and Fur | 162 | 2 | — |
| Clothing and Footwear | 2,083 | 137 | 13 |
| Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. | 602 | 10 | — |
| Timber, Furniture, etc. | 969 | 22 | — |
| Paper, Printing and Publishing | 1,235 | 12 | 2 |
Standard Industrial Classification
| Numbers Registered as Unemployed 13 May 1982
| Unfilled Vacancies 7 May 1982
| |
Employment Offices
| Careers Offices
| ||
| Other | |||
| Manufacturing Industries | 673 | 15 | 1 |
| Construction | 14,390 | 199 | 1 |
| Gas, Electricity and Water | 302 | 25 | — |
| Transport and Communication | 4,023 | 50 | 1 |
| Distributive Trades | 10,655 | 464 | 1 |
| Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services | 1,585 | 221 | — |
| Professional and Scientific Services | 3,924 | 457 | — |
| Miscellaneous Services | 9,496 | 538 | 1 |
| Public Administration and Defence | 5,915 | 443 | — |
| Not Classified by Industry | 20,747 | — | — |
| Total | 94,220 | 2,989 | 28 |
Notes:
1. Glasgow travel-to-work area comprises the 13 employment office areas within Glasgow city together with Barrhead, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch.
2. The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices in the Glasgow travel-to-work area and remaining unfilled on the day of the count. They do not purport to be a measure of all vacancies in the area.
3. Because of possible duplication, the vacancy figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.