§ Sir W. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture what number of persons are employed in agriculture in England and Wales, giving each year separately, 1921, 1926, 1930, 1935, 1937, 1938, and up to latest date in 1939, giving England and Wales separately?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThe numbers of agricultural workers returned by occupiers as employed on agricultural holdings over one acre in extent in England and Wales on 4th June in each of the years mentioned prior to 1939 are given in the following statement. Particulars are not yet available for any date in 1939.
Agricultural Workers. * Year. England (excluding Monmouth). Wales (including Monmouth). 1921 … … 806,748 62,435 1926 … … 732,535 62,364 1930 … … 678,641 63,055 1936 … … 620,317 52,886 1937 … … 584,969 46,688 1938 … … 549,178 43,945 * Excluding the occupiers of holdings and domestic servants.