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Mr. Strang
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were unemployed in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area in December 1982, expressed (a) numerically and (b) as a percentage; and what are the corresponding figures for males and females, respectively.
Mr. Alexander Fletcher
[pursuant to his reply, 23 December 1982, c. 659]: The information requested is set out in the table following.
Unemployed in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area on 9 December 1982 | |||
Male | Female | Total | |
Number of people unemployed | 22,359 | 9,104 | 31,463 |
Percentage rate | 13·9 | 7·2 | 10·9 |
Note: The Edinburgh travel-to-work area comprises the employment office areas of Edinburgh, Leith, Portobello, Dalkeith, Loanhead, Musselburgh and Penicuik.