§ 1.—Numbers Employed.
§ The Table below shows the estimated numbers of men, insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, in employment at a date near the end of June in the years 1925 and 1935. Comparable statistics are not available for the year 1913: 967W
| Year. | Great Britain. | Scotland. |
| Engineering. | ||
| 1925 | 743,000 | 87,000 |
| 1935 | 718,000 | 70,000 |
| Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing. | ||
| 1925 | 133,000 | 38,000 |
| 1935 | 77,000 | 19,000 |
§ Note.—The figures for 1925 relate to men aged 18 years and over, those for 1935 to men aged 18–64 years. They are obtained by deducting the numbers recorded as unemployed at a date near the end of June from the estimated numbers insured at the beginning of July. The figures for engineering relate to general, electrical, marine and constructional engineering, and the motor vehicle, cycle, and aircraft industry.
§ 2.—Wages.
§ Statistics are not available as to the average wages of workmen in the engineering and shipbuilding industries in 1913, 1925, or 1935.