Unemployment has climbed to 3 million as traditional industries such as steel, shipbuilding and textiles have gone under to foreign competition and replacements have not been forthcoming in the newer technologies.

• 由于传统工业如钢铁、造船和纺织，挫于外国竞争，又未能用新技术去更新换代，致使失业人数已达300万大关。