INSURANCE (EMPLOYED PERSONS).

HC Deb 01 July 1930 vol 240 cc1784-5W

Mr FREEMAN

asked the Minister of Labour whether she can state the total number of persons employed, men, women, boys, and girls, separately, on 1st July in each of the last 10 years and at the present date?

Miss BONDFIELD

The following table gives the estimated number of insured persons in Great Britain at the beginning of July in each year from 1921 to 1929, inclusive, the numbers recorded as unemployed at the end of June and the difference between these two sets of figures, together with the corresponding figures, so far as available, for 26th May, 1930.

——	Men.	Boys.	Women.	Girls.	Total.
*July, 1923:
Estimated Numbers:
Insured	…	…	7,794,210	540,990	2,516,790	379,990	11,231,980
Unemployed	…	…	981,935	21,628	233,484	18,635	1,255,682
Differences	…	…	6,812,275	519,362	2,283,306	361,355	9,976,298
*July, 1924:
Estimated Numbers:
Insured	…	…	7,873,130	552,870	2,596,540	380,970	11,403,510
Unemployed	…	…	801,875	18,409	210,446	13,810	1,044,540
Differences	…	…	7,071,255	534,461	2,386,094	367,160	10,358,970
*July, 1925:
Estimated Numbers:
Insured	…	…	7,982,980	570,810	2,672,460	396,970	11,623,220
Unemployed	…	…	1,068,275	28,762	228,935	15,107	1,341,079
Differences	…	…	6,914,705	542,048	2,443,525	381,863	10,282,141
*July, 1926:
Estimated Numbers:
Insured	…	…	8,112,000	568,970	2,689,740	402,990	11,773,700
Unemployed	…	…	1,281,600	36,302	333,611	31,682	1,683,195
Differences	…	…	6,830,400	532,668	2,356,129	371,308	10,090,505
*July, 1927:
Estimated Numbers:
Insured	…	…	8,170,950	574,550	2,719,900	410,200	11,875,600
Unemployed	…	…	854,582	17,628	154,476	12,017	1,038,703
Differences	…	…	7,316,368	556,922	2,565,424	398,183	10,836,897
†July, 1928:
Estimated Numbers:
Insured	…	…	7,907,000	562,700	2,747,600	411,700	11,629,000
Unemployed	…	…	1,004,669	19,489	189,327	11,665	1,225,150
Differences:	6,902,331	543,211	2,558,273	400,035	10,403,850
†July, 1929:
Estimated Numbers:
Insured	…	…	8,009,700	587,600	2,798,900	437,800	11,834,000
Unemployed	…	…	900,586	17,234	198,743	11,332	1,127,895
Differences	…	…	7,109,114	570,366	2,600,157	426,468	10,706,105
†26th May, 1930:
Estimated Numbers:
Insured	…	…	Separate figures not available.	11,990,000
Unemployed	…	…	1,796,740
Differences	…	…	—	—	—	—	10,193,260
* Figures relate to persons aged 16 and over.
† Figures relate to persons aged 16 to 64 inclusive.