§ Mr. BATEYasked the Minister of Labour the figures for each Employment Exchange in Durham, including ale boroughs, of men registering as unemployed on 1st October, 1931, and for the same day in 1932?
Mr. HUDSONIThe following table gives the information desired to the nearest date.
Numbers of Men on the Registers of Employment Exchanges in the County of Durham. Employment Exchange 28th Sept.,1931 26 Sept.,1932 Bishop Auckland 5,481 6,771 Blaydon 3,397 4,181 Consett 2,471 2,630 Darlington 5,373 6,477 Durham 4,786 5,303 Gateshead 10,785 11,920 Hartlepool 2,884 2,866 Hebburn 3,576 3,575 Jarrow 5,707 5,823 Pallion 6,336 7,896 South Shields 12,663 13,561 Southwick-on-Wear 2,272 2,970 Stanley 6,041 5,002 Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby. 11,335 12,812 Sunderland 12,971 14,098 West Hartlepool 8,290 8,368 Dunston on-Tyne. 1,429 2,124 Felling-on-Tyne 3,016 3,285 Seaham Harbour 2,230 4,376 Barnard Castle 209 242 Birtley 1,180 1,549 Chester-le-Street 3,034 3,592 Chopwell 1,018 1,158 Cockfield 898 1,204 Crook 4,030 4,958 East Boldon 784 908 Gainford 106 114 Haswell 1,151 1,492 Horden 451 605 Houghton-le-Spring 2,906 4,002 Lanebester 1,619 1,512 Middleton in-Teesdale 81 171 Shildon 2,264 2,629 Sedgefield 103 211 Spennymoor 4,577 4,295 Stanhope 442 569 Washington Station 1,674 1,753 Wingate 3,206 3,655 Wolsingbam 169 305 140,945 158,962