HC Deb 28 May 1936 vol 312 cc2220-1W
Mr. RILEY

asked the Minister of Labour the number of men, women and young persons between the ages of 14 and 18, registered as being unemployed in the Dewsbury area for the week ended 31st March in 1934, 1935 and 1936?

Mr. E. BROWN

The following table gives the information desired for the dates in these months for which figures are available:

Numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of the Dewsbury Employment Exchange.
Date. Men aged 18 years and over. Women aged 18 years and over. Juveniles aged 14 and under 18 years. Total.
19th March, 1934 2,525 681 137 3,343
25th March, 1935 3,290 1,369 191 4,850
23rd March, 1936 2,321 539 77 2,937