HC Deb 30 November 1933 vol 283 c1027
7. Sir WILLIAM JENKINS

asked the Minister of Labour the number of miners unemployed in the South Wales coalfield for the years 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and to the last available date in 1933?

Mr. HUDSON

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

Following is the statement:

The following table shows the number of insured persons in the coal mining industry recorded as unemployed (including those temporarily stopped) in Wales and

Unemployed persons on the registers of the Neath, Pontardawe and Garnant Employment Exchanges.
Date. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Persons normally in casual employment. Total.
Neath.
21st October, 1929 … … 1,825 1,451 — 3,276
27th October, 1930 … … 2,969 3,283 18 6,270
26th October, 1931 … … 3,450 1,883 8 5,341
24th October, 1932 … … 3,994 2,157 4 6,155
23rd October, 1933 … … 2,918 2,643 — 5,561
Pontardawe.
21st October, 1929 … … 176 696 — 872
27th October, 1930 … … 458 1,104 — 1,562
26th October, 1931 … … 630 649 — 1,279
24th October, 1932 … … 617 765 — 1,382
23rd October, 1933 … … 445 707 — 1,152
Garnant.
21st October 1929 … … 494 159 — 653
27th October, 1930 … … 1,213 96 — 1,309
26th October, 1931 … … 971 299 — 1,270
24th October, 1932 … … 988 29 — 1,017
23rd October, 1933 … … 815 68 — 883