§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour the estimated numbers of insured persons in employment at the end of January in each of the following years: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926?
Date (end of) Estimated numbers insured.(2) Numbers of insured persons recorded as unemployed. Excess of col. (2) over col. (3). (1) (2) (3) (4) January, 1921 … … 11,030,950 1,213,386 9,817,564 January, 1922 … … 11,130,950 1,948,113 9,182,837 January, 1923 … … 11,206,450 1,468,821 9,737,629 January, 1924 … … 11,317,780 l,333,889† 9,983,891 January, 1925 … … 11,513,370 1,273,051 10,240,319 January, 1926 … … 11,673,220* 1,251,831 10,421,389 * Provisional figure. † This figure is somewhat inflated as the result of the railway dispute of 21st to 29th January, 1924.