HC Deb 10 May 1929 vol 227 cc2440-6W
Mr. BROAD

asked the Minister of Labour if he can state in actual figures and in percentage form the incidence of unemployment in the engineering industry generally, and also in detail, for the following branches of the industry: engineers, iron and steel founding, electrical engineering, marine engineering, and construction and repair of motor vehicles, cycles, and aircraft for each month, commencing January, 1928, until the last available month in 1929?

Mr. BETTERTON:

The following Table gives the numbers and percentages of insured persons aged 16 to 64 classified as belonging to the under-mentioned industries recorded as unemployed in Great Britain in each month from January, 1928:

Date. — General Engineering, Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding. Electrical Engineering. Marine Engineering. Construction and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft. Total.
No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent.
1928,23rd January … Wholly Unemployed … … 40,268 7.1 2,942 3.8 4,909 9.6 13,400 5.9 61,519 6.6
Temporarily stopped … … 15,538 2.7 713 0.9 243 0.5 2,077 0.9 18,571 2.0
Total … … 55,806 9.8 3,655 4.7 5,152 10.1 15,477 6.8 80,090 8.6
20th February … Wholly Unemployed … … 40,604 7.1 3,114 4.0 4,964 9.7 12,817 5.6 61,499 6.6
Temporarily stopped … … 15,166 2.7 588 0.8 410 0.8 2,516 1.1 18,680 2.0
Total … … 55,770 9.8 3,702 4.8 5,374 10.5 15,333 6.7 80,179 8.6
26th March … Wholly Unemployed … … 38,890 6.8 3,172 4.1 4,963 9.7 11,081 4.9 58,106 6.3
Temporarily stopped … … 15,954 2.8 472 0.6 420 0.8 2,077 0.9 18,923 2.0
Total … … 54,844 9.6 3,644 4.7 5,383 10.5 13,158 5.8 77,029 8.3
23rd April … Wholly Unemployed … … 39,196 6.9 3,122 4.0 5,193 10.2 11,417 5.0 58,928 6.4
Temporarily stopped … … 16,595 2.9 520 0.7 464 0.9 2,104 0.9 19,683 2.1
Total … … 55,791 9.8 3,642 4.7 5,657 11.1 13,521 5.9 78,611 8.5
21st May … Wholly Unemployed … … 38,319 6.7 3,191 4.1 5,248 10.3 11,488 5.0 58,246 6.3
Temporarily stopped … … 16,164 2.8 559 0.7 633 1.2 3,186 1.4 20,542 2.2
Total … … 54,483 9.5 3,750 4.8 5,881 11.5 14,674 6.4 78,788 8.5
25th Juno … Wholly Unemployed … … 37,812 6.6 3,266 4.2 5,701 11.1 13,756 6.0 60,535 6.5
Temporarily stopped … … 16,377 2.9 557 0.7 647 1.3 4,406 2.0 21,987 2.4
Total … … 54,189 9.5 3,823 4.9 6,348 12.4 18,162 8.0 82,522 8.9

Date. — General Engineering, Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding. Electrical Engineering. Marine Engineering. Construction and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft. Total.
No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent.
1928,23rd July … Wholly Unemployed … … 38,694 6.7 3,321 4.2 5,694 11.3 16,386 7.0 64,095 6.9
Temporarily topped … … 16,655 2.9 636 0.8 795 1.6 5,504 2.4 23,590 2.5
Total … … 55,349 9.6 3,957 5.0 6,489 12.9 21,890 9.4 87,685 9.4
20th August. … Wholly Unemployed … … 39,801 6.9 3,410 4.3 5,812 11.6 17,940 7.7 66,963 7.1
Temporarily stopped … … 18,560 3.2 730 0.9 770 1.5 8,016 3.5 28,076 3.0
Total … … 58,361 10.1 4,140 5.2 6,582 13.1 25,956 11.2 95,039 10.1
24th September … Wholly Unemployed … … 39,616 6.9 3,399 4.3 6,289 12.5 17,777 7.6 67,081 7.2
Temporarily topped … … 19,239 3.3 682 0.8 931 1.9 4,395 1.9 25,247 2.7
Total … … 58,855 10.2 4,081 5.1 7,220 14.4 22,172 9.5 92,328 9.9
22nd October. … Wholly Unemployed … … 40,223 7.0 3,461 4.4 7,009 14.0 16,317 7.0 67,010 7.2
Temporarily stopped … … 15,143 2.6 659 0.8 1,325 2.6 2,903 1.3 20,030 2.1
Total … … 55,366 9.6 4,120 5.2 8,334 16.6 19,220 8.3 87,040 9.3
26th November … Wholly Unemployed … … 40,699 7.1 3,393 4.3 7,208 14.4 14,265 6.1 65,565 7.0
Temporarily stopped … … 19,216 3.3 741 0.9 1,173 2.3 2,584 1.1 23,714 2.5
Total … … 59,915 10.4 4,134 5.2 8,381 16.7 16,849 7.2 89,279 9.5
17th December. … Wholly Unemployed … … 39,759 6.9 3,198 4.0 6,752 13.4 12,697 5.4 62,406 6.7
Temporarily stopped … … 16,397 2.9 515 0.7 1,035 2.1 2,288 1.0 20,235 2.1
Total … … 56,156 9.8 3,713 4.7 7,787 15.5 14,985 6.4 82,641 8.8

1929,21st January … Wholly Unemployed … … 42,705 7.4 3,514 4.4 6,029 12.0 13,082 5.6 65,330 7.0
Temporarily stopped … … 19,667 3.4 724 0.9 820 1.6 2,854 1.3 24,065 2.5
Total … … 62,372 10.8 4,238 5.3 6,849 13.6 15,936 6.9 89,395 9.5
25th February … Wholly Unemployed … … 42,119 7.3 3,493 4.4 5,850 11.7 12,560 5.4 64,022 6.8
Temporarily stopped … … 16,744 2.9 778 1.0 720 1.4 3,423 1.5 21,665 2.3
Total … … 58,863 10.2 4,271 5.4 6,570 13.1 15,983 6.9 85,687 9.1
25th March … Wholly Unemployed … … 39,294 6.7 3,257 4.1 5,714 10.6 10,958 4.6 59,223 6.2
Temporarily stopped … … 13,825 2.4 486 0.6 514 1.0 2,065 0.9 16,890 1.8
Total … … 53,119 9.1 3,743 4.7 6,228 11.6 13,023 5.5 76,113 8.0
22nd April … Wholly Unemployed … … 37,615 6.5 3,396 4.3 4,891 9.7 10,463 4.5 56,365 6.0
Temporarily stopped … … 14,635 2.6 470 0.6 478 1.0 1,505 0.6 17,088 1.8
Total … … 52,250 9.1 3,866 4.9 5,369 10.7 11,968 5.1 73,453 7.8