HC Deb 28 July 1931 vol 255 c2092
31. Sir KINGSLEY WOOD

asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons between the ages of 18 and 40 years who are at present registered as unemployed?

The MINISTER of LABOUR (Miss Bondfield)

The latest date for which an age analysis of unemployed persons is available is 2nd February, 1931. It is estimated as the result of a sample inquiry that out of 1,873,980 men and 600,479 women on the registers of Employment Exchanges at that date, 1,068,200 men and 468,400 women were aged 18 to 39 years, inclusive.