HC Deb 13 December 1928 vol 223 c2353W
Mr. HAMMERSLEY

asked the Minister of Labour the average number, during the two calendar years 1926 and

AVERAGE NUMBER of INSURED PERSONS recorded as unemployed in certain industries in Great Britain.
Calendar Year. Coal Mining. Textiles.* Engineering.†
Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total.
Numbers.
1926‡ … 109,696 723 110,419 76,980 120,207 197,187 133,812 4,542 138,354
1927 … 214,611 975 215,586 45,637 61,729 107,366 88,205 3,658 91,863
Percentages of totals represented by men and women respectively.
1926 … 99.3 0.7 100.0 39.0 61.0 100.0 96.7 3.3 100.0
1927 … 99.5 0.5 100.0 42.5 57.5 100.0 96.0 4.0 100.0
* Includes: Cotton; Woollen and Worsted; Silk and Artificial Silk; Linen; Jute; Hemp Spinning and Weaving, Rope, Cord, Twine, etc., Making; Hosiery; Lace; Carpet Manufacture; Textile Industries not separately specified; and Textile Bleaching, Printing, Dyeing, etc.
† Includes: Engineering, Engineers' Iron and Steel Founding; Electrical Engineering; Marine Engineering, etc.; Constructional Engineering and Construction and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Cycles and Aircraft.
‡ The figures for 1926 are exclusive of persons in the coal-mining industry who were disqualified for benefit by reason of the dispute which commenced on 1st May, 1926.