Mr. SIMONasked the Minister of Labour the number of men employed in the building, contracting, and allied trades at the end of each quarter from the beginning of 1924?
1108Wnumber of unemployed persons registered at the Boston and Spalding Employment Exchanges, respectively, in the following categories: men wholly unemployed, men part-time unemployed, women and juveniles, and the percentage of unemployment, for the areas covered by these Exchanges, at the present time and for the period March, 1028–29.
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following statement shows the numbers of persons insured and uninsured on the registers of the Boston and Spalding Employment Exchanges and those numbers expressed as a percentage of the insured population.
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following Table shows the estimated number of insured males aged 16 to 64, classified as belonging to the industries in question in Great Britain, at certain quarterly dates, together with the numbers recorded as unemployed:
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Date. Building. Public Works Contracting, etc. Bricks, Pipes, Tiles, etc. Cement, Lime Kilns and Whiting Works. Artificial Stone and Concrete. Estimated Number Insured. Number Unemployed. Difference. Estimated Number Insured. Number Unemployed. Difference. Estimated Number Insured. Number Unemployed. Difference. Estimated Number Insured. Number Unemployed. Difference. Estimated Number Insured. Number Unemployed. Difference. 1924. 21 March … 668,140 66,810 601,330 122,730 20,740 101,990 55,860 3,520 52,340 14,480 1,320 13,160 10,300 1,510 8,790 23 June … 670,520 54,310 616,210 124,420 19,410 105,010 57,920 2,950 54,970 14,370 1,020 13,350 10,590 1,490 9,100 22 September … 678,300 61,440 613,860 128,170 22,170 106,000 59,790 3,530 56,260 14,860 1,010 13,850 10,960 1,470 9,490 22 December … 686,080. 80,270 605,810 131,920 25,200 106,720 61,660 4,250 57,410 15,350 1,090 14,260 11,330 2,320 9,010 1925. 23 March … 693,860 64,530 629,380 135,670 24,420 111,250 63,530 3,810 59,720 15,840 920 14,920 11,700 1,950 9,750 22 June … 701,630 50,520 651,110 139,430 21,470 117,960 65,410 3,400 62,010 16,330 780 15,550 12,080 1,620 10,460 21 September … 712,140 58,400 653,740 142,950 22,160 120,790 66,460 3,850 62,610 16,430 740 15,690 12,660 2,060 10,600 21 December … 722,650 94,670 627,980 146,470 29,590 116,880 67,510 4,860 62,650 16,530 780 15,750 13,240 2,750 10,490 1926. 22 March … 733,160 60,120 673,040 149,990 25,200 124,790 68,560 3,910 64,650 16,630 850 15,780 13,820 2,250 11,570 21 June … 743,670 68,420 675,250 153,520 28,550 124,970 69,600 15,730 53,870 16,740 1,570 15,170 14,410 2,020 11,790 20 September … 754,170 73,910 680,260 154,300 30,240 124,060 70,700 12,020 58,680 16,950 1,030 15,920 14,550 2,810 11,740 20 December … 764,670 100,940 663,730 155,080 33,340 121,740 71,800 7,750 64,050 17,160 1,320 15,840 14,690 2,910 11,780 1927. 21 March … 775,170 71,320 703,850 155,860 28,370 127,490 72,900 4,370 68,530 17,370 870 16,500 14,830 2,000 12,830 20 June … 785,660 51,850 733,810 156,660 32,090 134,570 74,020 3,630 70,390 17,570 1,440 16,130 14,970 1,810 13,160 26 September … 787,600 70,880 716,720 156,100 24,820 131,280 73,790 5,020 68,770 17,610 1,140 16,470 15,020 1,880 13,140 19 December … 789,540 127,120 662,420 155,540 32,350 123,190 73,560 8,460 65,100 17,650 1,410 10,240 15,080 2,590 12,490 1928. 26 March … 791,480 87,806 703,674 154,980 30,443 124,537 73,330 8,975 61,355 17,690 1,374 16,316 15,130 2,075 13,055 25 June … 793,410 77,727 715,683 154,430 27,588 126,842 73,110 7,368 65,742 17,720 1,117 16,603 15,190 2,374 12,816 24 September … * 91,687 701,723 * 31,220 123,210 * 8,317 61,763 * 1,251 16,469 * 2,726 12,464 17 December … * 120,554 672,856 * 37,482 116,948 * 9,660 63,450 * 1,356 16,364 * 2,657 12,533 1929. 25 March … * 100,856 692,554 * 35,685 118,745 * 9,615 63,495 * 1,691 16,029 * 2,477 12,713 24 June … * 67,594 725,816 * 28,785 125,645 * 6,150 66,960 * 1,015 16,705 * 2,189 13,001 * Figures are not yet available in respect of the numbers insured, and the "differences" are therefore based on the numbers insured at July, 1928.