To ask the Scottish Executive what the claimant count (a) number and (b) unemployment rate have been in each ward of Stirling Council in the most recent month for which figures are available.

The Claimant Count gives the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits and is produced by the Office of National Statistics.

Table 1 shows the claimant count number and the claimant count rate for each ward in Stirling in February 2007.

Please note that the rates are calculated using the resident working age population.

Table 1 Claimant Count Unemployment for Wards in Stirling, February 2007

Source: Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

1. Data are numbers of people claiming unemployment related benefits.

2. Proportions for wards are calculated using the mid-2001 resident working age population.