§ Mr. BARKERasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and the number of women who signed the register as unemployed in the county of Monmouthshire during the months of January, February, and March, 1927, giving the number at each Employment Exchange; and will he state the number offered employment during the period referred to?
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§ Mr. BETTERTONThe following table shows for Employment Exchanges in Monmouthshire the average weekly number
WEEKLY AVERAGES for January to March, 1927, inclusive. Exchanges Numbers on Register. Men. Women. January. February. March. January. February. March. Abergavenny … … 304 273 240 9 3 4 Abertillery … … 4,177 2,193 1,775 33 23 14 Black wood … … 646 565 502 7 5 6 Blaenavon … … 1,382 1,707 1,140 15 11 8 Blaina … … 1,490 711 1,028 9 7 7 Caldicot … … 96 92 74 6 5 6 Chepstow … … 412 354 332 12 13 12 Crumlin … … 2,639 2,110 1,641 29 23 18 Ebbw Vale … … 3,786 2,123 2,832 44 37 24 Monmouth … … 198 148 120 9 5 4 Newport … … 3,382 2,661 2,254 294 224 257 Newport Docks … … 1,595 1,178 776 — — — Pontnewydd … … 1,099 1,011 860 39 24 27 Pontypool … … 4,033 3,157 3,516 82 56 49 Risca … … 4,973 3,829 3,465 40 17 17 Tredegar … … 1,018 708 612 13 8 5 Over these Local Offices the average weekly numbers of vacancies notified and filled (exclusive of those notified and still unfilled at the commencing date of this return) for men were 45 and 44 and for women 16 and 17.