§ 30. Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women on his employment register in Dorset; the number of each sex unemployed; and the number of each employed in the various trades and occupations recognised by his Department.
§ Sir W. MoncktonAs the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. CrouchMay I ask my right hon. and learned Friend how the figures of employment bear comparison with the rest of the country; and can he give an indication of which trade or occupation most people in the country are engaged in?
§ Sir W. MoncktonI think that it would be preferable for my hon. Friend to look at the substantial table of figures. I should not like to make a comparison.
§ Following is the reply:
§ Estimates of the total number of employees in local areas are available only for the end of May of each year, but statistics of unem-
| ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES (EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED) IN DORSETSHIRE AT END-MAY, 1954, AND THE NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN THAT COUNTY AT 13TH JUNE, 1955 | ||||||
| Industry | Estimated total numbers of employees (employed and unemployed) at end-May 1954 | Numbers of unemployed persons on the register of the employment exchanges at 13th June, 1955 | ||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Distributive trades | 4,630 | 5,150 | 9,780 | 41 | 33 | 74 |
| Agriculture and horticulture | 8,160 | 980 | 9,140 | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| Building and civil engineering contracting | 8,040 | 150 | 8,190 | 54 | 2 | 56 |
| Professional services | 2,660 | 5,090 | 7,750 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Catering, hotels, etc | 1,030 | 3,710 | 4,740 | 12 | 37 | 49 |
| Private domestic service | 800 | 3,930 | 4,730 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Non-electrical engineering | 3,810 | 500 | 4,310 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Local government service | 3,010 | 940 | 3,950 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| Non-metalliferous mining products | 2,620 | 390 | 3,010 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| Motor repairers and garages | 2,160 | 210 | 2,370 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Railways | 1,520 | 40 | 1,560 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Gas | 1,270 | 80 | 1,350 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Shipbuilding and ship repairing | 1,220 | 50 | 1,270 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Insurance, banking and finance | 810 | 380 | 1,190 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Manufacture of parts, etc., for motor vehicles and aircraft | 1,010 | 150 | 1,160 | — | — | — |
| Electricity | 1,080 | 80 | 1,160 | — | — | — |
| Tramway and omnibus service | 990 | 110 | 1,100 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Milk products | 790 | 240 | 1,030 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| All other industries and services | 13,320 | 5,980 | 19,300 | 171 | 83 | 254 |
| Total, all industries and services | 58,930 | 28,160 | 87,090 | 408 | 209 | 617 |