HC Deb 13 March 1933 vol 275 c1618W
Mr. TOUCHE

asked the Minister of Labour the principal trade categories of persons registered as unemployed at the Employment Exchanges at Redhill and Dorking, respectively?

Sir H. BETTERTON:

The following table gives an industrial analysis of the numbers of insured persons recorded as unemployed at the Redhill and Dorking Employment Exchanges at 20th February, 1933.

Industry. Males Females. Total.
Redhill.
Building 216 216
Public Works Contracting. 70 70
Distributive Trades 48 13 61
Railway Service 33 33
General Engineering 24 24
Other Industries and Services. 178 13 191
Dorking.
Building 144 1 145
Distributive Trades 24 15 39
Hotel and Boarding House, etc. Service. 8 12 20
Public Works Contracting. 17 17
Other Industries and Services. 64 11 75