§ Mr. McGovernasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the total number of unemployed persons in the building trades on 1st April, 1937; the number in each trade; and similar figures for each year since 1st April, 1918?
§ Mr. E. BrownFollowing is the statement:
1937WThe latest figures relate to 15th March, 1937, when employment was adversely affected by bad weather. The following Table gives the information desired for
Insured persons recorded as unemployed in Great Britain. Date (March). Carpenters. Bricklayers. Masons. Slaters and Tilers. Plasterers. Painters Plumbers. All other Occupations. Total. Aged 16 years and over. 1924 … 3,610 895 583 370 352 11,457 2,278 50,239 69,784 1925 … 2,925 837 880 210 273 11,679 1,945 46,856 65,605 1926 … 4,814 1,073 1,103 274 254 8,578 1,713 42,555 60,364 1927 … 6,696 1,829 1,706 273 619 11,432 2,492 46,776 71,823 Aged 16 to 64 years. 1928 … 11,232 5,423 2,014 461 3,011 8,474 2,769 54,580 87,964 1929 … 13,161 6,007 1,981 1,093 2,604 11,178 1,626 63,419 101,069 1930 … 15,380 8,756 2,438 1,144 4,629 14,574 4,804 76,523 128,248 1931 … 27,054 12,541 3,634 1,512 5,364 25,349 6,430 100,047 181,931 1932 … 34,068 20,471 4,652 1,977 7,452 34,534 8,974 129,578 241,706 1933 … 31,405 15,159 5,300 1.585 7,366 30,515 8,129 125,951 225,410 1934 … 18,355 7,664 4,330 1,735 3,318 22,141 6,126 108,577 172,246 1935 … 13,756 4,340 3,257 1,360 3,231 17,296 5,208 106,035 154,483 1936 … 11.375 3,883 2,148 1,008 2,392 17,061 3,649 97,964 139,480 1937 … 10,906 8,996 3,105 1,613 4.307 22,068 3,604 102,700 157,299