HC Deb 22 November 1928 vol 222 c1946W
Mr. KIRKWOOD

asked the Minister of Labour the latest figures indicating unemployed persons in the various occupations in the building industry?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

The following statement gives the information for which the lion. Member asks:

Numbers of insured persons in Great Britain classified as belonging to the building industry recorded as unemployed at 22nd October, 1928:

Occupation. Number Unemployed.
Carpenters … 8,963
Bricklayers … 5,809
Masons … 1,944
Slaters … 588
Plasterers … 2,355
Painters … 17,984
Plumbers … 2,563
Labourers … 35,897
All other occupations … 27,047
Total … 103,150

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