§ 8 and 9. Mr. F. Macleanasked the Minister of Labour (1) the unemployment figures for the borough of Lancaster for each month over the past six months;
(2) the unemployment figures for the borough of Lancaster for the month of November over the past six years.
| NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE LANCASTER EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES | |||||||
| Date | Males | Females | Total | ||||
| Wholly Unemployed | Temporarily Stopped | Wholly Unemployed | Temporarily Stopped | ||||
| 13th October, 1947 | … | 90 | 2 | 156 | — | 248 | |
| 11th October, 1948 | … | 98 | — | 43 | — | 141 | |
| 10th October, 1949 | … | 104 | — | 76 | 1 | 181 | |
| 16th October, 1950 | … | 115 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 194 | |
| 15th October, 1951 | … | 115 | — | 119 | 29 | 263 | |
| 12th May, 1952 | … | … | 247 | 8 | 210 | 96 | 561 |
| 16th June, 1952 | … | … | 213 | 6 | 143 | 72 | 434 |
| 13th July, 1952 | … | … | 225 | 235 | 112 | 137 | 709 |
| 11th August, 1952 | … | 266 | 6 | 118 | 65 | 455 | |
| 15th September, 1952 | … | 238 | 212 | 129 | 116 | 695 | |
| 13th October, 1952 | … | 239 | — | 149 | 86 | 474 |