§ Mr. PARKINSONasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons who were unemployed in the Wigan district on
Unemployed persons on the registers of the Wigan Employment Exchange (and the Wigan and Ince Juvenile Employment Bureaux). Date — Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. 21st September, 1931 Wholly unemployed … 7,637 206 2,385 304 10,532 Temporarily stopped … 3,609 235 2,094 214 6,152 Total … 11,246 441 4,479 518 16,684 21st September, 1931 Wholly unemployed … 8,388 208 1,036 154 9,786 Temporarily stopped … 3,110 141 1,570 113 4,934 Total … 11,498 349 2,606 267 14,720