Captain BENNasked the Minister of Labour the number of men unemployed in each month of the first six months of 1922, and the number whose unemployment books were out during that period, it the following trades: carpenters, bricklayers, masons, slaters, plasterers, painters and plumbers?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe information is as follows:
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A.—Number of Men in certain occupations in the Building Trades registered as unemployed at Employment Exchanges in Great Britain. Occupations. 31st January, 1922. 28th February, 1922. 27th March, 1922. 24th April, 1922. 22nd May, 1922. 26th June, 1922. Carpenters … … … 12,140 12,986 12,454 12,933 11,326 10,556 Bricklayers … … … 8,101 7,911 6,856 6,766 6,245 6,161 Masons … … … 3,961 3,537 3,003 2,694 2,411 2,045 Slaters … … … 539 525 528 491 534 575 Plasterers … … … 602 572 563 640 660 797 Painters … … … 34,982 29,971 19,331 14,212 10,554 10,003 Plumbers … … … 3,573 3,284 3,380 3,529 3,442 3,580
B.—Number of Men in certain occupations in the Building Trades of Great Britain whose unemployment books were not lodged at Employment Exchanges. Occupations. 31st January, 1922. 28th February, 1922. 27th March, 1922. 24th April, 1922. 22nd May, 1922. 26th June, 1922. Carpenters … … … 120,950 120,104 120,636 120,157 121,764 122,534 Bricklayers … … … 54,129 54,319 55,374 55,464 55,985 56,069 Masons … … … 19,759 20,183 20,717 21,026 21,309 21,675 Slaters … … … 4,891 4,905 4,902 4,939 4,896 4,855 Plasterers … … … 16,668 16,698 16,707 16,630 16,610 16,473 Painters … … … 80,798 85,809 96,449 101,568 105,226 104,877 Plumbers … … … 32,297 32,586 32,490 32,341 32,428 32,290