Viscountess ASTORasked the Minister of Labour if she will give the most recent figures showing the number of unemployed men and women in the city of Plymouth; and similar figures for each of the past five years?
§ Miss BONDFIELDAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, with the Noble Lady's permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the statement:
Men and Women on the Registers of the Plymouth Employment Exchange. Date. Men. Women. 4th November, 1929 3,654 550 5th November, 1928 3,426 422 7th November, 1927 2,997 400 1st November, 1926 2,800 399 2nd November, 1925 3,014 470 3rd November, 1924 3,251 614