§ Mr. Cooper-Keyasked the Minister of Labour what is the total number of men and women unemployed now registered at his office in Hastings; what is the average period for which these people have registered as unemployed; and how these figures compare with the same date in 1938, 1939, 1946, and 1947.
§ Mr. IsaacsAt 16th February, 1948, there were 379 insured men and 195 insured women registered as unemployed at the Hastings employment exchange. Detailed analyses according to duration of unemployment are obtained only at quarterly intervals, the latest date being 265W December, 1947; and the Table below gives the available figures for that date and for December, 1946, and December, 1938. Corresponding figures were not
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE HASTINGS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE. Duration of Unemployment. 12th December, 1938. *9th December, 1946. 8th December, 1947. Men aged 18–64. Women aged 18–64. Men aged 18–64. Women aged 18–59. Men aged 18–64. Women aged 18–59. 4 weeks or less … … 427 83 136 117 129 73 4–6 weeks … … 167 43 43 14 25 33 6–8 weeks … … 150 40 25 13 30 14 8–13 weeks … … 404 149 75 23 65 16 13–26 weeks … … 260 49 48 6 28 4 26–39 weeks … … 84 8 18 — 14 — 39–52 weeks … … 44 2 5 — 10 — Over 52 weeks … … 156 6 14 1 17 — Totals … … 1,692 380 364 174 318 140 * The figures for 1938 exclude unemployed persons who were not applying for benefit or allowances.