§ Mr. BARKERasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed on the live register at each of the respective Employment Exchanges in the county of Monmouth on the latest available date, and the number on the corresponding date in the year, 1927?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 19th December, 1928: col. 3047, Vol. 223], supplied the following information:
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Numbers of persons on the live registers of Employment Exchanges in the county of Monmouth at 10th December, 1928, and 12th December, 1927. Local Office. 10th December, 1928. 12th December, 1927. Wholly Unemployed. Tempy. Stopped. Total. Wholly Unemployed. Tempy. Stopped. Total. Abertillery 1,732 11 1,743 1,953 51 2,004 Blaina 1,112 29 1,141 1,615 51 1,666 Chepstow 307 — 307 265 9 274 Crumlin 1,251 55 1,306 1,504 483 1,987 Ebbw Vale 1,112 50 1,162 1,589 167 1,756 Newport 2,633 1,405 4,038 2,171 3,636 5,807 Newport Docks 1,995 17 2,012 1,615 — 1,615 Pontypool 2,923 244 3,167 2,124 1,038 3,162 Risca 2,771 307 3,078 1,252 237 1,489 Abergavenny 187 3 190 272 8 280 Blackwood 1,292 56 1,348 557 33 590 Blaenavon 901 118 1,019 1,057 90 1,147 Caldicot 127 18 145 79 6 85 Monmouth 138 10 148 109 23 132 Pontnewydd 829 613 1,442 1,048 346 1,394 Tredegar 2,247 250 2,497 862 99 961 Total (County of Monmouth). 21,557 3,186 24,743 18,072 6,277 24,349