§ 23. Mr. Dobbieasked the Minister of Labour whether he will inform the House as to the number of unemployed registered at the Employment Exchange at York during January and February, 1937; the number in the corresponding months of 1938; and the number who have been un employed for three years, two years, and one year, respectively?
§ Mr. E. BrownAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Table showing the total numbers of unemployed persons aged 14 and over on the registers of the York Employment Exchange and Juvenile Employment Bureau in January and February of the years 1937, 1938 and 1939:
| Date. | Number. | ||
| 25th January, 1937 | … | … | 3,551 |
| 22nd February, 1937 | … | … | 3,418 |
| 17th January, 1938 | … | … | 4,019 |
| 14th February, 1938 | … | … | 3,513 |
| 16th January, 1939 | … | … | 5,042 |
| 13th February, 1939 | … | … | 4,886 |
§ The figure for 13th February, 1939, includes 4,560 persons, aged 16–64, applying for unemployment benefit or allowances. The following table analyses this figure according to the length of the current spell of unemployment of these persons:
| Less than one year | 4,167 |
| One year but less than two years | 198 |
| Two years but less than three years | 74 |
| Three years and more | 121 |
| Total | 4,560 |
§ Of the persons who had been on the register for extended periods a proportion will have had one or more short spells of employment, lasting not more than three days each, during such periods.
§ Corresponding particulars are not available in respect of unemployed persons who are not applicants for benefit or allowances.