RECENT ECONOMIC TRENDS: Econmic Trends in North East Scotland
| Date | 01 June 1961 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.1961.tb00158.x |
| Author | F. Livesey |
| Published date | 01 June 1961 |
RECENT ECONOMIC TRENDS
Migration 1931-51
as
percentage
of
1931 populationa
North
East Scotland
-
8.5
Scotland
-
4.5
ECONOMIC
TRENDS
IN
NORTH
EAST
SCOTLAND
THIS
note summarises the findings of an enquiry
carried
out during the
summer of 1960. In general, information was obtained by interview,
although occasionally, when this was not practicable,
a
questionnaire
was used. In these ways information was obtained from some eighty
individuals, including representatives
of
large and small firms, trade
unions and local authorities.
Migration l95l-9
as
percentage
of
1951 population*
-
6.1
-41
_-
The inclusion of large parts
of
North East Scotland
in
the develop
ment districts designated by the Board
of
Trade under the 1960 Local
Employment Act gives official recognition to the area’s unemploy-
ment prob1em.l Unemployment
is
well over twice the national average,
being 3.6
per
cent. in July 1960, compared with 1-3
per
cent.
for
Great
Britain. Moreover, there
are
considerable seasonal fluctuations which
widen this gap.
In
Peterhead,
for
example, unemployment increased
from
5
per
cent. in August 1959 to a peak
of
123
per
cent. in February
1960, falling back
to
5
per
cent. in June 1960. High unemployment
exists despite high emigration, the low proportion
of
married women
seeking employment, and the high proportion of children remaining at
school beyond the minimum leaving age. The net movement
of
popula-
tion from the North East is higher than that from Scotland as a whole
and this movement seems to
be
gaining momentum
:
This
is
confirmed by an examination
of
the number
of
insured
employees registered
at
Ministry
of
Labour
Oflices
within the area
at
various dates
:
1
These areas are the Peterhead-Fraserburgh, Buckie-Banff areas (eligible
for Government help under previous legislation) and the Stonehaven-Aberdeen-
Inverurie area (newly qualifying for such help). In this article, by North East
Scotland is meant the counties of Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banffshire,
Nairn and Morayshire.
Based on estimates contained in the
1951
Census Report and on informa-
tion supplied privately
by
the Registrar-General for Scotland.
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