§ 36. Mr. DICKIEasked the Minister of Labour what is the present number of insured people engaged in the distributive 17 trades, together with the figures for January, 1930, 1931, and 1932; the percentage of unemployment in the industry; and the number of unemployed people upon each of these dates?
| STATISTICS giving the estimated numbers of insured persons in particular industries are available only in respect of July in each year. The following table gives the information desired, so far as it is available. | ||||
| Distributive Trades—Great Britain. | ||||
| Year. | Estimated numbers at July. | Percentages of insured persona unemployed towards the end of January(calculated on the numbers insured at the previous July). | Numbers of insured persons recorded as unemployed towards the end of January. | |
| 1929 | … | 1,646,070 | — | — |
| 1930 | … | 1,729,720 | 7.7 | 127,124 |
| 1931 | … | 1,836,680 | 11.9 | 205,961 |
| 1932 | … | 1,913,080 | 13.5 | 247,865 |
| 1933 | … | (not yetavailable). | 13.3 | 253,618 |