§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Labour the total figure of unemployed persons in each of the Special Areas, respectively, the number registered as fully unemployed and temporarily unemployed, and the percentage fall in each case for the years 1935–36 and to date?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe following Table shows the total numbers of persons, aged 14 and over, registered as wholly unemployed (including those normally in casual employment) and as temporarily stopped, at Employment Exchanges which wholly or partly serve any part of the Special Areas, at dates in October of the years 1935, 1936 and 1937, and the percentage changes in each of the two years:
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— Durham and Tyneside. West Cumberland. South Wales and Mon-mouthshire. South-West Scotland. 21st October, 1935 Wholly Unemployed … … 159,656 11,434 135,705 79,430 Temporarily Stopped … … 8,896 2,957 17,658 7,393 Total … … 168,552 14,391 153,363 86,823 26th October, 1936: Wholly Unemployed … … 121,280 11,749 122,361 62,990 Temporarily Stopped … … 8,131 1,203 18,832 5,372 Total … … 129,411 12,952 141,193 68,362 18th October, 1937: Wholly Unemployed … … 93,967 8,793 90,484 52,710 Temporarily Stopped … … 5,002 835 8,157 6,004 Total … … 98,969 9,628 98,641 58,714 Percentage Increase (+) or Decrease(-) between 21st October, 1935, and 26th October, 1930. Wholly Unemployed … … -24 +3 -10 -21 Temporarily Stopped … … -9 +59 +7 -27 Total … … -23 -10 -8 -21 Percentage Increase (+) or Decrease (-) between 26th October, 1936 and 18th October, 1937. Wholly Unemployed … … -23 -25 -26 -16 Temporarily Stopped … … -38 -31 -57 +12 Total … … -24 -26 -30 -14 NOTE.—The figures 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.