§ Mr. MAINWARINGasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons registered as wholly or temporarily unemployed, respectively, at each of the following exchanges: Ferndale, Porth, Tonypandy, and Treorchy for the years 1925, 1930, 1934, and the nearest available date; and what percentage of the insured population is represented by the figures given in respect of those returned as wholly or temporarily unemployed?
Mr. STANLEYThe table below gives the desired information for a date in April in each of the years specified and for 15th April, 1935. Particulars of the total numbers of insured persons in these districts are available only in respect of 27W July of each year, and the percentages shown in the last two columns have accordingly been computed by relating
Date. Numbers of unemployed persons aged 14 years and upwards on the registers. Insured persons, aged 16–64* recorded as unemployed, expressed as persons of percentages of the estimated numbers, aged 16–64* insured at the previous July. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Wholly unemployed. Temporarily stopped. Ferndale Employment Exchange. 27th April, 1925 … … 249 — 3.0* — 28th April, 1930 … … 1,794 78 23.1 1.1 23rd April, 1934 … … 3,476 1,427 43.1 18.7 15tgh April, 1935 … … 3,735 678 47.9 9.1 Porth Employment Exchange. 27th April, 1925 … … 290 1,200 1.7* 7.2* 28th April, 1930 … … 1,660 21 16.0 0.2 23rd April, 1934 … … 3,300 46 32.8 0.5 15th April, 1935 … … 3,517 101 35.9 1.1 Tonypandy Employment Exchange. 27th April, 1925 … … 3,291 — 24.5* — 28th April, 1930 … … 3,444 2,890 28.6 25.5 23rd April, 1934 … … 5,614 396 45.2 3.3 15th April, 1935 … … 5,850 219 46.9 1.8 Treorchy Employment Exchange. 27th April, 1925 … … 2,829 — 14.3* — 28th April, 1930 … … 1,470 4,178 7.9 24.3 23rd April, 1934 … … 4,388 2,083 26.2 12.8 15th April, 1935 … … 4,796 1,320 28.5 8.2 * The figures for 1925 include insured persons of 65 years of age and over.