HC Deb 11 February 1932 vol 261 cc1044-5W
Mr. LAWSON

asked the Minister of Labour the industries and the numbers for each industry which are responsible for the 218,000 increase in unemployment over the figures for December?

Sir H. BETTERTON

The principal industries in which there were increases between 21st December, 1931, and 25th January, 1932, in the numbers of insured workpeople recorded as unemployed were as follow:

Increase.
Building 35,309
Coal Mining 32,309
Distributive Trades 27,200
Metal Trades 12,151
General Engineering 7,572
Public Works Contracting 6,514
Cotton 4,577
Road Transport (other than tramway and omnibus services) 4,029

Figures for all the insured industries will be published in the February issue of the Ministry of Labour Gazette, which will be available on the 18th instant.

Mr. GROVES

asked the Minister of Labour the date when the largest number of unemployed were registered at the Employment Exchanges between 21st December, 1931, and 25th January, 1932?

Sir H. BETTERTON

These statistics are now collected only for one date in each month, instead of weekly as hitherto. I regret therefore that the information is not available.