§ 19. Mr. LAWTHERasked the Minister of Labour how many vacancies have been notified to the Employment Exchanges since the beginning of the year; how many of these vacancies have been filled by the Exchanges; and what proportion those filled bear to the total number of labour engagements in the country?
| ADULT CLAIMANTS for Unemployment Benefit registered as Wholly Unemployed. Engagements in Insured Work. | ||||||||||
| — | Percentages of engagements effected through Employment Exchanges. | |||||||||
| In area of Exchange at which claimant was registered. | In area of some other Exchange. | All areas. | ||||||||
| With former employer. | With new employer. | Total. | With former employer. | With new employer. | Total. | With former employer. | With new employer. | Total. | ||
| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | ||
| Men | … | 12.7 | 30.4 | 23.5 | 4.8 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 24.3 | 19.2 |
| Women | … | 13.7 | 49.9 | 35.2 | 7.6 | 28.7 | 22.1 | 12.0 | 42.4 | 31.0 |
| Total | … | 12.8 | 32.6 | 24.9 | 5.1 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 26.4 | 20.4 |
§ In the above table the former employer means the employer with whom the applicant was last employed.