§ Mr. G. W. H. JONESasked the Minister of Labour how many persons have applied to employment exchanges for employment since employment exchanges were instituted; and how many of such persons the employment exchanges succeeded in placing in employment?
§ Mr. PARKERThe numbers of individuals who have applied to employment exchanges since their institution and the numbers placed in employment are as follow:—
Year. Individuals applying. Individuals placed. 1910 … … 1,127,447 Not known. 1911 … … 1,513,369 469,210 1912 … … 1,643,587 573,709 1913 … … 1,871,671 552,306 1914 … … 2,164,023 814,071 1915 … … 2,326,803 1,058,336 1916 … … 2,843,784 1,351,406 1917 … … 2,837,650 1,375,198 1918 … … 3,045,263 1,324,743 1919 … … 5,003,786 1,137,875