HC Deb 12 December 1928 vol 223 cc2146-8W
Dr. DAVIES

asked the Minister of Labour the percentage of women insured workers to the men insured workers in the chief industries in which women are employed?

Sir A. STEEL MAITLAND

, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 5th December, 1928; col. 1196, Vol. 223], supplied the following statement:

Estimated Numbers of Males and Females in Great Britain Insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts in the Principal Industries and the Ratio of Females to Males.
Industry. Estimated Numbers Insured at July, 1928. Percentages of Total.
Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total.
Distributive Trades 953,330 628,960 1,582,290 60.3 39.7 100.0
Cotton Industry 197,930 355,870 553,800 35.7 64.3 100.0
Hotel, Boarding-house, Club Service 112,700 198,120 310,820 36.3 63.7 100.0
Woollen and Worsted Industry 97,600 143,760 241,420 40.5 59.5 100.0
Tailoring 64,670 129,980 194,650 33.2 66.8 100.0
Laundries, Dyeing and Dry Cleaning 25,060 102,410 127,470 19.7 80.3 100.0
Dress and Mantle Making, Millinery 11,470 92,420 103,890 11.0 89.0 100.0
Printing, Publishing and Book binding. 161,100 88,820 249,920 64.5 35.5 100.0
Hosiery 21,270 80,970 102,240 20.8 79.2 100.0
Commerce, Banking, Insurance, Finance. 146,570 71,530 218,100 67.2 32.8 100.0
Metal Industries not separately specified. 114,260 68,460 182,720 62.5 37.5 100.0
Blouses, Shirts, Collars, Underclothing, etc. 6,120 53,770 59,890 10.2 89.8 100.0
Food not separately specified 53,960 53,070 107,030 50.4 49.6 100.0
Bread Biscuit, Cake, etc., Making 86,200 52,880 139,080 62.0 38.0 100.0
Boot, Shoe, Slipper and Clog Trades 83,190 50,130 133,500 62.3 37.7 100.0
Cocoa, Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery. 25,320 49,800 74,620 33.9 66.1 100.0
Professional Services 65,810 49,080 114,890 57.3 42.7 100.0
General Engineering, Engineers' Iron, Steel, etc., Founding. 529,850 45,390 575,240 92.1 7.9 100.0
Silk and Artificial Silk 30,820 38,950 69,770 44.2 55.8 100.0
Pottery, Earthenware, China, Porcelain. 33,160 37,600 70,760 46.9 53.1 100.0
Cardboard Boxes, Paper Bags and Stationery. 20,680 34,060 54,740 37.8 62.2 100.0
Electrical Cables, Wire and Electric Lamps. 53,950 32,180 86,130 62.6 37.4 100.0
Textile Bleaching, Printing, Dyeing, etc. 78,130 29,740 107,870 72.4 27.6 100.0
Tobacco, Cigar, Cigarette and Snuff Manufacture. 14,020 27,970 41,990 33.4 66.6 100.0
Textiles not separately specified 13,180 27,180 40,360 32.7 67.3 100.0
Jute 12,500 27,120 39,620 31.5 68.5 100.0
Rubber 36,720 25,790 62,510 58.8 41.2 100.0
Entertainments and Sports 43,130 24,060 67,190 64.2 35.8 100.0
Construction and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft 209,170 23,390 232,560 89.9 10.1 100.0
Drink 82,120 23,230 105,350 77.9 22.1 100.0
Chemicals 77,450 22,300 99,750 77.6 22.4 100.0
National Government 99,640 22,020 121,660 81.9 18.1 100.0
Furniture, Upholstery, etc. 93,030 20,970 114,000 81.6 18.4 100.0
Hats and Caps (including Straw Plait Manufacture). 13,360 20,690 34,050 39.2 60.8 100.0
Oils, Greases, Glue, Soap, Inks, Matches, etc. 55,530 20,410 75,940 73.1 26.9 100.0
Total above Industries 3,723,060 2,772,760 6,495,820 57.3 42.7 100.0
Industries and Services other than the above. 4,746,640 386,540 5,133,180 92.5 7.5 100.0
Total—All Industries and Services. 8,469,700 3,159,300 11,629,000 72.8 27.2 100.0