HC Deb 17 February 1953 vol 511 cc120-1W
Mr. H. Wilson

asked the Minister of Labour to publish in the OFFICIAL. REPORT the numbers for each of the principal industry groups of unemployed in the Merseyside Development Area for October 1951, October 1952 and the latest available date.

NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN THE MERSEYSIDE DEVELOPMENT AREA AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES
Industry October, 1951 October, 1952 January, 1953
Soap, candles, glycerine, polishes, etc. 144 216 317
Shipbuilding and ship repairing 1,273 1,535 1,796
Non-electrical engineering 294 877 1,250
Hollow-ware 143 272 341
Tailoring 603 326 349
Food and drink industries 947 1,772 2,046
Rubber 184 390 555
Building 957 1,889 2,372
Civil engineering contracting 265 550 502
Sea transport 1,695 2,431 2,059
All other transport and communications 1,081 1,504 1,572
Distributive trades 1,610 2,487 2,850
National Government service 423 483 454
Local Government service 450 634 621
Medical and dental services 270 358 370
Theatres, cinemas, music halls, etc. 225 284 245
Sport, other recreation and betting 438 582 641
Catering, hotels, etc 1,571 2,237 1,978
All other industries and services 4,156 6,933 7,693
Total, all industries and services 16,729 25,760 28,011

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