Building Trade Workers

HC Deb 29 November 1945 vol 416 c1536

63. Mr. H. Hynd

asked the Minister of Labour how many building trade workers are now registered at employment exchanges as unemployed.

Mr. Isaacs

The number of insured building trade workers registered as unemployed in Great Britain at 15th October, 1945, was 4,381.

Mr. Hynd

May I ask in basic American, "How come"?

Mr. Isaacs

Because it is mainly come and go. These are mainly men moving from one job to another on the register.

Mr. Marlowe

Do those figures for unemployment include those in the Army?

Mr. Isaacs

There was a time when only unemployed men went into the Army.