SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM AND ATTERCLIFFE.

HC Deb 04 March 1925 vol 181 cc450-2W

Mr. CECIL WILSON

asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state, in regard to the Sheffield and Attercliffe Exchanges, what was the number of men and women, respectively, on the register of the Exchanges at the end of September and December, 1923, March, June, September, and December, 1924; and for how many employment had been found during each three months?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

The figures for the nearest available dates are as followeth:

A.—Numbers on Registers of Sheffield and Attercliffe Employment Exchanges.
Date.	Sheffield.	Attercliffe.
Men.	Women.	Men.	Women.
	1923
8th October		…	…	…	17,468	2,083	7,336	645
	1924
8th January		…	…	…	16,832	2,227	6,671	650
7th April		…	…	…	13,609	2,499	5,330	665
7th July		…	…	…	13,388	2,157	6,110	632
6th October		…	…	…	15,627	2,509	7,351	839
	1925
5th January		…	…	…	15,129	2,863	6,714	954

B.—Number placed in Employment by the Sheffield and Attercliffe Exchanges.
Quarter ended.	Sheffield.	Attercliffe.
Men.	Women.	Men.	Women.
	1923
8th October		…	…	…	390	840	123	172
	1924
8th January		…	…	…	609*	715	272*	70
7th April		…	…	…	914	680	255	79
7th July		…	…	…	629	826	336	184
6th October		…	…	…	1,027	705	508	132
	1925
5th January		…	…	…	2,492†	702	1,454†	53
*Includes 566 at Sheffield and 37 at Attercliffe placed on temporary Post Office work at Christmas.
† Includes 511 at Sheffield and 48 at Attercliffe placed on temporary Post Office work at Christmas.

Mr. WILSON

also asked the Minister of Labour whether he can state for the Sheffield and Rotherham Exchanges, respectively, the number of persons over 18 years of age who were on the register of Exchanges on the 31st December, 1923, and the 29th December, 1924, distinguishing between men and women as well as between those over and under 21 years of age?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND: The available information is as follows:

Number of Persons aged 18 years and upwards on Registers of Employment Exchanges at Sheffield, Attercliffe and Rotherham.
—	31st December 1923.	29th December 1924.
Men.	Women.	Men.	Women.
Sheffield	16,431	2,116	15,623,	2,747
Attercliffe	7,013	632	6,950	859
Rotherham	1,972	265	2,853	256

No statistics are available to show those over and under 21 years of age.