HC Deb 19 February 1931 vol 248 cc1421-2
7. Major NATHAN

asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons in Bethnal Green at any convenient date in November, December, and January, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931,

Persons resident in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green on the Register of Employment Exchanges.
Date (middle of month). 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931.
January … … … 2,800 3,271 3,390 6,989
November … … … 2,911 2,647 5,049 —
December … … … 2,462 2,505 5,495 —
An industrial analysis is not available for the Bethnal Green Area, bat the following Table gives for the principal industries the numbers of Insured Persons recorded as unemployed at the Shoreditch Employment Exchange.
Date. Building. Furniture making and Upholstering. Road Transport other than trams and omni-buses. Printing, Publishing and Book Binding. Tailoring. Distributive Trades. Laundries, Dyeing and Dry Cleaning. All other Industries. Total.
23.1.28 579 471 348 253 371 411 201 2,892 5,526
26.11.28 477 390 271 209 349 563 203 2,452 4,914
17.12.28 395 389 186 211 332 428 173 2,432 4,546
21.1.29 551 899 286 277 358 659 233 3,154 6,417
25.11.29 451 451 222 213 227 579 188 2,215 4,546
16.12.29 514 514 200 184 257 504 159 2,305 4,637
27.1.30 525 1,244 285 248 296 693 207 3,098 6,596
24.11.30 742 1,770 412 361 365 1,112 427 3,896 9,085
22.12.30 723 2,047 386 338 424 1,158 411 4,117 9,604
26.1.31 899 3,076 462 389 527 1,236 483 5,164 12,236

respectively; and, by trades, the distribution of those unemployed?

Miss BONDFIELD

As the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the statement.