HC Deb 10 February 1931 vol 248 c185
14. Mr. G. MACDONALD

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of workers employed in or about collieries in Great Britain, in each of the coal-producing countries on the Continent of Europe, and in the United States of America for each of the last five years?

NUMBER OF WORKERS EMPLOYED in and about Collieries in Great Britain, the principal coal-producing countries of Europe and the United States of America during the years 1926–1930.
Country. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930 (provisional).
Thousands. Average for: Thousands.
Great Britain … (Mar. 1,097) (Dec. 925) 1,005 921 939 12 months 917
Germany
Ruhr … 364 383 359 355 11 months 319
Upper Silesia … 48 51 56 58 10 months 47
France … 301 307 297 290 11 months 294
Saar … 70 68 58 57 11 months 55
Belgium … 160 175 163 151 10 months 153
Netherlands … 32 34 34 36 12 months 38
Poland … 114 115 113 125 7 months 121
Czechoslovakia … 58 58 58 58 Not available
United States … 759 759 683 655