§ Mr. HAYESasked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the figures of unemployed persons in Liverpool at the end of October in each of the years 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe following Table shows the number of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the Liverpool area on the last Monday of October in each of the years 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927.
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— 29th October, 1923. 27th October, 1924. 26th October, 1925. 25th October, 1926. 31st October, 1927. Men … … 44,137 44,763 44,941 43,561 38,742 Boys … … 2,224 2,904 2,655 2,243 2,164 Women … … 7,588 7,553 5,775 5,709 4,849 Girls … … 1,499 1,731 1,911 2,285 2,391 Total … … 55,448 56,951 55,282 53,798 48,146
§ Mr. HAYESasked the Minister of Labour the approximate figures of those employed and unemployed in the sugar-refining industry in Liverpool at the end of October, 1923, and October, 1927, respectively?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI regret that separate statistics of the numbers employed and unemployed in the sugar-refining industry are not available.