§ Mr. THORNEasked the Minister of Labour what has been the reduction in the figures of unemployed persons in the United States, Canada, and the Irish Free State, and all European countries from 1st January, 1933, to 17th June or the nearest available date?
§ Sir H. BETTERTON,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 29th June, 1933; col. 1640, Vol. 279], supplied the following statement;
The following table summarises the information in the possession of the
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Country. Nature of figure. Number or percentage at 31st December, 1932, or first subsequent date.* Number or percentage at latest date for which figures are available.* Increase (+) or decrease (-) in the number or percentage during the period covered. Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges. 2,979,425 (23rd Jan.,1933) 2,653,852 (22nd May,1933) - 325,573 Austria Persons in receipt of unemployment benefit. 367,829 (31st Dec.,1932) 350,552 (30th April, 1933) +17,277 Belgium Percentage unemployed among members of unemployment insurance societies. 18.6 (31st Dec,1932) 20.1 (1st April, 1933) + 1.5 Bulgaria Estimated number of persons unemployed, based on figures compiled by the Labour and Social Insurance Council. 22,745 (End of Dec, 1932) 28,067 (End of March, 1933) + 5,322 Czechoslovakia Applicants for work registered at Employment Exchanges. 746,311 (End of Dec., 1932) 797,516 (End of April, 1933) + 51,205 Denmark Percentage unemployed among members of trade unions. 42.8 (End of Dec, 1932) 25.4 (End of May, 1933) - 17.4 Estonia Persons registered as unemployed. 13,727 (1st Jan 1933) 14,512 (1st April,1933) + 785 Finland Persons unemployed (including those employed on relief works). 82,626 (31st Dec 1932) 42,402 (31st May, 1933) - 40,224 France Persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges. 306,952 (31st Dec, 1932) 297,608 (17th June,1933) - 9,344 Germany Unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges, 5,772,984 (31st Dec., 1932) 5,039,512 (31st May, 1933) - 733,472 Hungary Applications at public and private Employment Exchanges. 78,020 (Jan., 1933) 65,793 (April, 1933) - 12,227 Italy Persons recorded as unemployed by the National Social Insurance Fund. 1,129,654 (Dec, 1932) 1,025,754 (April, 1933) - 103,900 Irish Free State Applicants for work on the Unemployment Registers. 95,577 (15th Jan.,1933) 70,039 (15th April,1933) - 25,538 Latvia Persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges 17,314 (End of Dec, 1932) 9,978 (End of April, 1933) - 7,336 Ministry of Labour with regard to unemployment in each country at the end of December, 1932, or at the first subsequent date for which figures have been published, and at the latest date for which figures are available. In view of the differences in the bases of the statistics published in the various countries, the figures cannot properly be used to compare the actual level of employment in these countries, but they provide an indication of the extent to which unemployment in each country has increased or decreased in the period covered.
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Country. Nature of figure. Number or percentage at 31st December, 1932, or first subsequent date.* Number or percentage at latest date for which figures are available.* Increase (+) or decrease (-) in the number or percentage during the period covered. Netherlands Unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges. 350,800 (End of Dec., 1932) 274,194 (10th June,1933) - 76,606 Norway Percentage unemployed among members of trade unions. 35.2 (31st Dec, 1932) 29.3 (30th April,1933) - 5.9 Poland Persons registered at Employment Exchanges. 220,245 (End of Dec, 1932) 258,599 (End of April, 1933) + 38,354 Portugal Unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges. 21,001 (End of Dec,1932) 29,240 (End of (March, 1933) + 8,239 Roumania Unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges. 38,471 (End of Dec, 1932) 45,371 (End of Feb., 1933) + 6,900 Sweden Percentage unemployed among members of trade unions. 31.5 (31st Dec, 1932) 26.1 (30th April, 1933) - 5.4 Switzerland Applications for employment reported by the Federal Office of Industry Arts, Crafts and Labour. 81,887 (End of Dec, 1932) 60,894 (End of April, 1933) - 20,993 Yugoalavia Unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges. 14,248 (End of Dec, 1932) 19,671 (End of April,1933) + 5,423 United States of America. Percentage unemployed among members of trade unions affiliated to the American Federation of Labour. 35 (Beginning of Jan., 1933) 33 Beginning of May, 1933) - 2.0 Canada Percentage unemployed among members of trade unions. 25.5 (31st Dec.) 24. 5 (30th April) - 1.0 * The date to which the figares relate is shown in parentheses.