HC Deb 02 April 1936 vol 310 cc2100-1
10. Mr. T. SMITH

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can make a state- ment on the age distribution of the wholly unemployed registered at Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton, and Goole, respectively, at the latest convenient date?

The following table shows, for each age-group for which particulars were obtained, the numbers of persons, aged 18 years and over, registered as wholly unemployed at the Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton, and Goole Employment Exchanges, at 4th November, 1935, the latest date for which a detailed analysis is available:
Age Group. Pontefract. Castleford. Normanton. Goole.
18–20 years … … … 94 103 37 75
21–24 years … … … 231 317 96 144
25–34 years … … … 536 848 165 184
35–44 years … … … 454 665 157 158
45–54 years … … … 415 805 159 130
55–59 years … … … 239 435 104 66
60–64 years … … … 222 398 79 54
65 years and over … … — — — 1
Total aged 18 and over … 2,191 3,571 797 812
Corresponding statistics for juveniles under 18 years of age are not available in respect of 4th November, but at 25th November, the numbers wholly unemployed, registered at the under mentioned Employment Exchanges, aged 14 and under 16 years, and aged 16 and under 18 years, were as follows:
Age Group. Pontefract. Castleford. Normanton. Goole.
14 and under 16 years … … 137 84 29 111
16 and under 18 years … … 53 36 20 63
Total aged 14 and under 18 years. 190 120 49 174