HC Deb 15 December 1926 vol 200 c2907
15. Mr. BUCHANAN

asked the Minister of Labour the total number of persons at present unemployed in Glasgow, the number of male and female workers affected, and the figures for the same period in Glasgow in 1924 and 1925?

NUMBER of Persons on the Registers of Employment Exchanges in the Glasgow area.
Date. Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total.
6th December, 1926* … … … 68,752 2,658 9,609 1,865 82,884
7th December, 1925 … … … 59,595 1,907 11,136 1,552 74,190
8tb December, 1924 … … … 55,951 2,231 14,422 1,734 74,338
*The figures are exclusive of persons in the coal-mining industry in respect of whom there was a disqualification for unemployment benefit under the trade dispute provisions.