HC Deb 06 May 1937 vol 323 cc1221-2
17. Mr. Ridley

asked the Minister of Labour how many miners were employed and how many were unemployed in the county of Derby in the most recent week for which figures are available?

Mr. E. Brown

The number of wage-earners on the colliery books of mines in Derbyshire at 24th April,' 1937, was 44,295. At 19th April, 1937, 3,449 insured persons, aged 14 to 64, in all occupations in the coal mining industry classification, were recorded as unemployed at Employment Exchanges situated in Derbyshire. Separate figures for miners are not available.

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