§ Sir A. KNOXasked the Minister of Labour if she will give for Slough and district, for each of the past, 18 months, the average number of registered workers, the average number of unemployed, and the number of workers transferred from depressed areas?
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§ Miss BONDFIELDThe number of insured persons is computed once a year and at July, 1929, the estimated number of insured workers, aged 16 to 64 in the area of the Slough Employment Exchange, was 10,610, as compared with 9,000 at July, 1928.
The following table gives the other information desired:
Month. Average numbers unemployed on Register. Numbers transferred from depressed areas. 1928. September 245 9* October 246 50 November 225 42 December 213 17 1929. January 280 18 February 456 23 March 306 15 April 207 69 May 203 69 June 212 66 July 327 63 August 409 90 September 437 66 October 498 104 November 572 70 December 525 44 1930. January 744 143 February 867 42 Total 1,008 * Boys only. Other figures not available for September, 1928.