§ Major Bruceasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state, by trade, the number of building trades operatives employed in the city of Portsmouth in July, 1939, or on the nearest available date there to, and the number of those unemployed; and whether he will furnish the comparative figures, on the basis of the latest data available to him, showing the position now.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe table below shows the numbers of unemployment books ex- 785W changed at July, 1939, and July, 1945, the latest date for which figures are available, at Portsmouth Employment Exchange and Juvenile Employment Bureau
1939. 1945 Numbers of unemployment books exchanged, July, 1939. Numbers registered as unemployed at 10th July, 1939. Numbers of unemployment books exchanged, July, 1945. Numbers registered as unemployed at 12th November, 1945- Men aged is and under 65: Carpenters, Joiners … … 565 11 249 — Bricklayers … … … 429 11 234 — Masons … … … … 46 4 3 — Slaters, Tilers (Roof) … … 26 4 51 — Plasterers … … … 201 28 67 — Painters, Decorators, etc. … 779 74 305 — Plumbers, Gas Fitters, etc. … 173 6 107 — Labourers … … … 1,437 53 798 13 All other occupations … … 424 64 130 4 Youths and Boys … … 414 5 55I 0 Women and Girls … … 59 2 76 — Total … … 4.553 262 2.571 23