HC Deb 21 October 1932 vol 269 cc484-6W
Sir W. JENKINS

asked the Minister of Labour the number totally and partially unemployed, separately, in the Neath and Pontardawe areas from January last each month to the last available date?

Sir H. BETTERTON

The following table gives the information desired:

Persons on the registers of the Neath and Pontardawe Employment Exchanges.
Date. Neath. Pontardawe.
Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Total. Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Total.
1932.
25th January … 3,230 2,009 5,239 398 634 1,032
22nd February … 3,005 2,586 5,591 379 699 1,078
21st March … 3,257 1,507 4,764 395 524 919
25th April … 3,286 2,855 6,141 679 668 1,347
23rd May … 3,207 3,354 6,651 641 728 1,369
27th June … 3,166 3,794 6,960 654 622 1,276
25th July … 3,219 3,826 7,045 636 566 1,202
22nd August … 3,250 4,438 7,688 641 703 1,344
26th September … 3,384 3,323 6,707 585 956 1,541