§ Mr. E. J. Williamsasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons registered at the Maesteg, Ponty-cymmer, Ogmore Vale, Aberkenfig, and Bridgend Employment Exchanges for 1935, 1936, and to date, respectively?
§ Mr. E. Brown, pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 11th November, 1937; Vol. 328, col. 1815), supplied the following statement
The following table shows the numbers of persons, aged 14 years and over, registered as unemployed at the Employment Exchanges in question at a date in October of each of the years 1935, 1936 and 1937:
Employment Exchange. 21st October, 1935. 26th October, 1936. 18th October, 1937. Maesteg … 3,025 4,859 1,301 Pontycymmer … 1,112 937 1,083 Ogmore Vale … 895 1,200 652 Aberkenfig … 847 730 518 Bridgend … 1,230 1,110 948
§ Mr. E. J. Williamsasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of persons registered, permanent and temporary, unemployed at the Employment Exchanges of South Wales for 1935, 1936, and to date, respectively?
§ Mr. E. Brown, pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 11th November, 1937; Vol. 328, col. 1815), supplied the following statement
The following table shows the numbers of unemployed persons aged 14 and over registered at Employment Exchanges in South Wales and Monmouthshire at a date in October of each of the years 1935, 1936 and 1937:
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Date. Wholly Unemployed (including casuals). Temporarily stopped. Total. 21st October 1935. 156,685 22,911 179,596 26th October 1936. 141,476 22,367 163,843 18th October 1937. 106,753 15,135 121,888 Notes.—(1) The figures relate to Employment Exchanges in the counties of Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Brecknock, Pembroke, Radnor and Monmouth.
(2) The figures given for 18th October, 1937, have been compiled in accordance with the revised procedure for counting the unemployed introduced in September, 1937, under which persons subsequently found to be in employment at the date of the count are excluded from the figures.