§ Colonel Wedgwoodasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the number and percentage of unemployed men, women and young persons in Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove Urban District Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough and Newcastle Rural, or in the nearest convenient areas, on the most recent possible date before and after 3rd September?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe tables below give the available information. The figures relate to Employment Exchange areas, not to local authority areas.
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(i) Numbers of unemployed persons, insured and uninsured, on registers. — Stoke-on-Trent Area. Kidsgrove. Newcastle-under-Lyme. 14th August, 1939. 11th September, 1939. 14th August, 1939. 11th September, 1939. 14th August, 1939. 11th September, 1939. Men aged 18 and over 19,084 11,379 1,321 801 2,458 3,136 Boys aged 14–17 … 571 440 17 18 220 215 Women aged 18 and over 13,775 8,677 454 457 1,433 1,313 Girls aged 14–17 … 800 599 13 16 256 111 Total … 34,230 21,095 1,805 1,292 4,367 4,775
(ii) Percentages of insured persons, aged 16-64, recorded as unemployed. — Stoke-on-Trent and Kidsgrove Area. * Newcastle-under-Lyme. 14th August,1939. 11th September,1939. 14th 1939. August, 11th September,1939. Males … … … 24.8 15.0 17.9 22.8 Females … … 33.1 21.4 41.0 37.9 Total … … 27.7 17.3 22.8 26.1 * Separate percentages of unemployment for Stoke-on-Trent and Kidsgrove respectively cannot be given. NOTE. —Employment at 14th August, 1939, in the Potteries Area was affected by local holidays.