HC Deb 23 March 1939 vol 345 cc1425-6
5. Mr. Gallacher

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons were registered as being available for employment at each of the Employment Exchanges in the County of Fife on the last convenient date and on the comparable date in 1938?

Mr. E. Brown

As the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Gallacher

Do the figures show an increase or a decrease in unemployment?

Mr. Brown

On the whole, a decrease.

Following is the statement:

The table below shows the total numbers of unemployed persons aged 14 and over, on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the County of Fife at 13th February, 1939, and 14th February, 1938.

Employment Exchange. 13th February, 1939. 14th February, 1938.
Anstruther … 371 342
Auchtermuchty … 160 201
Burntisland … 358 201
Cowdenbeath … 2,59O 2,612
Cupar … 353 294
Dunfermline … 1,538 1,647
Inverkeithing … 256 309
Kincardine … 60 92
Kirkcaldy … 2,196 2,198
Leslie … 285 239
Leven and Methil … 1,417 1,196
Newburgh … 65 117
St. Andrews … 307 256
Tayport … 186 210