HC Deb 10 November 1930 vol 244 cc1332-3W
Sir R. GOWER

asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons registered at the Employment Exchanges at Gillingham and Chatham, Kent, for the last week for which figures are available as compared with the corresponding weeks in 1928 and 1929, respectively, as well as with the first, week of June, 1929?

Mr. LAWSON

The following table shows the numbers on the registers at the Chatham (including Gillingham) Employment Exchange at the dates in question.

— 27th October, 1930. 28th October, 1929. 3rd June, 1929. 29th October, 1928.
Men … 3,408 2,664 1,939 2,492
Boys … 275 318 224 329
Women … 578 363 233 436
Girls … 260 289 329 474
Total … 4,521 3,634 2,725 3,731

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