§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of insured persons in employment in the years 1929, 1933 and 1938, respectively; and the number of persons who were within the scope of unemployment insurance in 1938 and were excluded in the previous periods?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe statement below gives the information desired:
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Estimated numbers of insured persons aged 16–64, in employment in Great Britain. 24th June, 1929 … … 10,301,000 26th June, 1933 … … 9,744,000 13th June, 1938 … … * 11,369,000 †12,204,000 * This figure includes only those classes of persons who were within the unemployment insurance scheme in 1929 and 1933 and is therefore strictly comparable with the figures for those years.
† This figure includes 835,000 workers in employment in agriculture, horticulture, etc., and certain classes of domestic employments, which have been brought within the scope of unemployment insurance since 1933.