§ Mr. Chetwyndasked the Minister of Labour the numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of employment exchanges in Stockton-on-Tees, Bishop Auckland, Shildon, Barnard Castle,
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN THE UNDERMENTIONED TOWNS AT 12TH DECEMBER, 1938 AND 6TH DECEMBER, 1948 12th December, 1938 6th December, 1948 Number of unemployed insured persons on registers at 12th December, 1938 Number unemployed as a percentage of the number of unemployment books exchanged at the employment exchanges in question* Number of unemployed persons on registers at 6th December, 1948 Number unemployed as a percentage of the number of insurance cards issued to employees at the employment ex-exchanges in question* Stockton-on-Tees … 6,898 17.1 1,512 2.6 Bishop Auckland … 4,157 35.5 446 3.8 Shildon … 1,274 32.0 96 1.8 Barnard Castle … 204 15.5 41 1.5 Middleton-in-Teesdale … 122 18.8 17 2.3 Cockfield … 865 39.9 66 3.6 *Unemployment figures relate primarily to the areas in which the unemployed persons reside. Unemployment books or insurance cards issued to employees relate more closely to the areas in which they work. The percentage figures for different areas are not therefore strictly comparable.