HC Deb 10 March 1932 vol 262 c1951
21. Mr. STONES

asked the Minister of Labour how many joiners and general woodworkers are to-day registered as unemployed in this country?

Sir H. BETTERTON

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

Following is the statement:

Separate figures for general woodworkers are not available. The following table shows the number of insured carpenters and joiners in the building industry, and of all insured persons in certain groups of woodworking industries, recorded as unemployed in Great Britain at 22nd February, 1932.

Industry. Number.
Building Industry: Carpenters and Joiners 37,830
Sawmilling and Machined Woodwork: Ail Occupations 12,495
Furniture Making, Upholstering, etc.: All Occupations 28,693

The following Table shows the numbers of men and women on the registers of the Parkhead Employment Exchange, with corresponding figures for the Glasgow area as a whole:—

— Men. Women.
22nd February, 1932. 23rd February, 1931. 22nd February, 1932. 23rd February, 1931.
Parkhead … … 9,776 7,873 1,846 2,153
Glasgow Area … … 100,060 86,689 18,638 21,376
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