HC Deb 17 August 1911 vol 29 c2094
Mr. HUNT

asked whether the percentage of unemployment was greater from 1st January, 1906, to 1st January, 1911, than from 1st January, 1901, to 1st January, 1906?

Mr. TENNANT

The mean of the monthly percentages of unemployment in certain trade unions in the five years ending 1905 was 4.6 as compared with 5.5 in the five years ending 1910. During 1911 the percentage has varied from 3.9 to 2.5, the mean of the seven months ending 31st July being 3.1.