§ Viscount SANDONasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the posts filled, trade by trade, through the instrumentality of the Employment Exchanges in 1925 and 1926?
§ Mr. BETTERTONThe following table gives an industrial analysis of the vacancies filled by persons 18 years of age and over through the instrumentality of Ministry of Labour Employment Exchanges during 1925 and 1926:
1123WOwing to a recent change in the date at which the annual statistics are compiled the figures for 1926 cover a period of only 50 weeks, while those for 1925 relate to a period of 52 weeks.
An industrial analysis of the vacancies filled by juveniles under the age of 18 is not available. These numbered 236,797 in 1925 and 220,225 in 1926.
The figures given above do not include vacancies filled in connection with Post Office temporary Christmas work.
NUMBERS OF PERSONS on the Registers of the Blaina, Abertillery and Crumlin Employment Exchanges. Employment Exchange. 1st February, 1926. 31st January, 1927. Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. Blaina … … 640 5 5 4 654 688 19 4 1 712 Abertillery … … 1,949 33 14 6 2,002 3,261 123 20 7 3,411 Crumlin … … 713 1 18 3 735 2,289 24 49 7 2,369