§ 56. Mr. Cassellsasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as unemployed in Dumbartonshire in the age groups 45 to 55, and 55 to 65, on the last convenient date; and whether they reveal an increase or decrease on the previous year?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAt 1st November, 1937, the unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Dumbartonshire included 854 aged 45–54, and 855 aged 55 to 64. At 3rd November, 1936, the corresponding figures were 982 and 969, respectively. The figures for November, 1937, have been compiled in accordance with the revised procedure for counting the unemployed, introduced in September, 1937, under which persons subsequently found to be in employment at the date of the count are excluded from the figures.