Call for More Full-Time Jobs for Dundee as city is revealed as the lowest in mainland Scotland
Councillor Kevin Keenan
2 December 2011
Dundee has the lowest percentage of people in full-time work in the whole of mainland Scotland, according to Government figures from the Office of national Statistics.
The city has just 68.4 per cent of 16-64 year olds in full-time work , 45,300 in full time work out of a workforce of 66,300.
The Scottish average is 73.6.
The figure for Glasgow was 75.8.
Figures for all local council areas show that but for Shetland, with 66 per cent working full-time, Dundee would have had the lowest level of full-time employment in the whole of Scotland.
As a consequence of having the lowest full-time figure, Dundee has the highest percentage of people in part-time work in mainland Scotland.
Commenting on the figures, Councillor Kevin Keenan, Labour Group leader on Dundee City Council, said,
"Each and every Member of the Labour Team here in Dundee will work with every business and economic development agency, along with both the Governments of Westminister and Holyrood to see jobs delivered for our city, the City of Dundee.
"Good jobs will bring with them the much needed security to Dundee and its people.
"This is something that most of us are crying out for as we make our way through these very challenging economic times.
"Dundee people have a lot to offer the manufacturing industry and the City needs manufacturing.
"It’s therefore vital that we attract the much promised jobs from within the growing renewable wind and wave electricity energy production and supply industry.
"Manufacturing industry is acknowledged to be the best source of full-time employment.
"It’s imperative that this City gets more jobs, particularly full- time jobs.
"Full-time jobs tend to have greater security, better wage rates and delivers more chance of an occupational pension scheme."
"Part-time jobs tend to be much more casual with lower wage rates and little prospect of a pension."