§ 14. Mr. STOREYasked the Minister of Labour whether he will make a statement on the age distribution of the unemployed registered at the Sunderland, Pallion, and Southwick-on-Wear employment exchange and the Sunderland
| The following Table shows the numbers of unemployed men and women, in each age group for which particulars were obtained, registered at the Sunderland, Pallion and Southwick-on-Wear Employment Exchanges at 4th November, 1935, the latest date for which detailed figures are available. | |||||||
| Age Group. | Men. | Women. | Total. | ||||
| 18–20 year | … | … | … | … | 993 | 426 | 1,419 |
| 21–24 " | … | … | … | … | 2,629 | 374 | 3,003 |
| 25–34 " | … | … | … | … | 5,803 | 357 | 6,160 |
| 35–44 " | … | … | … | … | 4,417 | 200 | 4,617 |
| 45–54 " | … | … | … | … | 3657 | 141 | 3,798 |
| 55–59 " | … | … | … | … | 1,806 | 31 | 1,837 |
| 60–64 " | … | … | … | … | 1,452 | 15 | 1,467 |
| 65 years and over | … | … | … | 25 | 2 | 27 | |
| Total, aged 18 and over | … | 20,782 | 1,546 | 22,328 |
§ Corresponding Statistics for Juveniles under 18 years of age are not available in respect of 4th November, but at 25th November the numbers unemployed, registered at the above Exchanges and the Sunderland District Juvenile Employment Bureau, in each age-group for which particulars were obtained, were as follows:—
| Age-Group. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | ||
| 14 and under 16 years | … | … | 542 | 505 | 1,047 |
| 16 and under 18 years | … | … | 482 | 450 | 932 |
| Total, aged 14 and under 18 years | 1,024 | 955 | 1,979 |