§ Mr. J. DAVISONasked the Minister of Labour the number of men out of employment in the building trades for the months of November, December, and January, giving the figures in each branch of the trade separately?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe following table shows the number of men in the building trades of the United Kingdom on the live registers of employment exchanges at various dates:—
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Occupations. 19th Nov., 1920. 10th Dece., 1920. 7th Jan., 1921. 3rd Feb., 1921. Carpenters 795 1,219 2,690 3,524 Bricklayers 215 159 300 238 Masons 306 436 800 740 Slaters 91 76 142 154 Plasterers 153 135 218 228 Painters 11,836 17,367 25,493 25,514 Plumbers 1,228 1,273 1,852 1,808 Labourers 18.174 21,052 29,493 32,016 32,798 42,317 60,988 64,222
§ Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Minister of Labour the number of men at present out of employment in the building trades, giving the figures in each branch of the trade separately?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe number of men in the building trades of the United Kingdom on the live register of employment exchanges at 3rd February, the latest date for which figures are available, is as follows:
(I give also the vacancies notified.) — Numbers Unemployed. Vacancies Offered. Carpenters … 3,524 817 Bricklayers … 238 5,576 Masons … 740 266 Slaters … 154 80 Plasterers … 228 774 Painters … 25,514 55 Plumbers … 1,808 147 Labourers … 32,016 26