Mr. H. Wilsonasked 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 121W 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