HC Deb 28 April 1936 vol 311 c727
53. Mr. LYONS

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the figures of unemployment in the hosiery and underwear trades for the whole country and for the city of Leicester, respectively,

Insured persons in the hosiery industry and the shirts, collars, underclothing, etc., industry recorded as unemployed (a) in Great Britain and (b) at Leicester, at a date in each month since March, 1935.
Date. Hosiery. Shirts, Collars, Underclothing, etc.
Aged 16–64. Aged 14 and 15 years.* Aged 16–64. Aged 14 and 15 years.*
Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped.
GREAT BRITAIN.
23rd March, 1936 … 4,680 6,733 354 3,190 1,457 353
24th February, 1936. … 4,946 6,714 338 3,406 1,711 447
26th January, 1936 … 4,545 8,140 448 3,667 2,843 489
16th December, 1935 … 3,711 5,907 347 3,274 2,579 387
25th November, 1935 3,521 3,917 262 3,426 3,030 390
21st October, 1935 … 3,540 3,328 224 3,452 2,771 385
23rd September, 1935 4,208 4,811 277 3,611 3,587 465
26th August, 1935 … 4,817 6,954 305 3,511 4,722 439
22nd July. 1935 … 5,052 6,484 236 3,011 3,602 357
24th Jane, 1935 … 5,600 7,500 271 2,935 2,429 309
20th May, 1935 … 6,602 10,736 431 2,935 1,778 305
15th April, 1935 … 6,597 11,817 402 2,926 1,433 266
25th March, 1935 … 6,556 12,350 493 3,303 1,726 327
LEICESTER.
23rd March, 1936 … 884 1,771 11 7 2 —
24th February, 1936 … 1,010 1,678 13 6 3 —
26th January, 1936 … 860 2,242 10 3 5 —
16th December, 1935 … 600 2,077 9 6 4 —
25th November, 1935 507 824 11 4 2
21st October, 1935 … 568 430 11 3 — —
23rd September, 1935 867 948 11 4 — —
26th August, 1935 … 1,139 1,673 21 4 — —
22nd July, 1935 … 1,323 1,423 17 3 1 —
24th June, 1935 … 1,382 2,059 8 4 5 —
20th May, 1935 … 1,514 2,889 10 6 5 —
15th April, 1935 … 1,684 2.499 15 6 4 —
25th March, 1935 … 1,568 2,675 19 16 5 —
* Separate statistics of the numbers wholly unemployed and temporarily stopped are not available for persons under the age of 16.