HC Deb 23 July 1925 vol 186 cc2444-6W
Mr. BECKETT

asked the Minister of Labour if he can supply the number of unemployed, by occupation, on 1st July last in each of the Durham county and municipal boroughs, urban districts, and rural districts, respectively?

Mr. BETTERTON

It is not possible without much labour to give an analysis by occupations, but the following table gives the available information.

NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN TUE COUNTY OF DURHAM AT 13TH JULY, 1925.
Local Office. Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total.
County Boroughs.
Darlington … 2,124 64 152 46 2,386
Gateshead … 8,452 555 639 363 10,009
South Shields … 6,520 262 337 209 7,328
West Hartlepool (including Pallion) … 4,975 143 147 76 5,341
Sunderland … 15,392 509 668 250 16,819
Total County Boroughs … 37,463 1,533 1,943 944 41,883
Municipal Boroughs.
Hartlepool … 1,888 57 31 21 1,997
Jarrow … 4,814 216 91 51 5,172
Stockton-on-Tees … 5,407 222 158 98 5,885
Durham … 3,571 166 72 19 3,828
Total Municipal Boroughs … 15,680 661 352 189 16,882
Urban Districts.
Bishop Auckland … 3,350 137 124 122 3,733
Blaydon-on-Tyne … 4,200 206 110 91 4,607
Chester-le-Street … 2,298 113 33 5 2,449
Consett … 1,694 30 76 33 1,833
Hebburn … 2,398 192 111 96 2,797
Southwick-on-Wear … 1,872 64 — — 1,936
Felling-on-Tyne … 1,628 — 74 — 1,702
Chopwell … 3,174 177 20 1 3,372
Crook … 2 559 125 48 5 2,737
Sheldon … 1,525 76 17 5 1,623
Spennymoor … 2,433 101 24 6 2,564
Stanley … 4,003 122 16 8 4,149
Barnard Castle … 109 6 68 6 189
Houghton-le Spring … 1,370 58 17 2 1,447
Seaham Harbour … 7,043 1,317 32 2 8,394
Stanhope … 73 1 1 — 75
Total Urban Districts … 39,729 2,725 771 382 43,607
Rural Districts.
Lanchester … 1,964 74 2 — 2,040
Sedgefield … 51 — 1 — 52
Dunston-on-Tyne … 1,361 — — — 1,361
Wolsingham … 288 2 — — 290
Gainford … 34 — 1 — 35
Middleton-in-Teesdale … 31 — 1 — 32
Washington … 161 9 8 1 179
East Boldon … 242 8 5 4 259
Haswell … 2,417 182 13 3 2,615
Wingate … 1,250 66 7 — 1,323
Cockfield … 1,243 41 6 — 1,290
Horden … 170 1 8 — 179
Total Rural Districts … 9,212 383 52 8 9,655
TOTAL DURHAM … 102,084 5,302 3,118 1,523 112,027