Unemployed Persons

Mr. Teddy Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average number of persons unemployed in Scotland in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures for the previous 10 years.

Mr. Millan
The information is as follows ------
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These figures are the annual average number of people without jobs on the day  of the unemployment count and available for work on that day. The figures do not include the temporarily stopped.