§ Mr. Rhodesasked the Minister of Labour how many men and women signed on at the Mossley employment exchange during the week ending 25th February, 1949; and how many of the total were disabled persons.
§ Mr. IsaacsEleven males and no females at 14th February (the latest date for which figures are available). The figure includes four men registered under Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944.
§ Mr. Rhodesasked the Minister of Labour how many men and women signed on at the Mossley employment 31W exchange during the last week in February in each of the years 1921 to 1939 inclusive.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe following table gives the information desired, so far as it is available:
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE MOSSLEY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES Date Males Females Total 24th April, *1922 1,115 546 1,661 26th February, 1923 564 280 844 25th February, 1924 670 442 1,112 23rd February, 1925 258 142 400 22nd February, 1926 379 161 540 21st February, 1927 399 135 534 20th February, 1928 486 236 722 25th February, 1929 761 427 1,188 24th February,1930 1,202 1,077 2,279 23rd February, 1931 1,883 1,343 3,226 22nd February, 1932 1,363 775 2,138 20th February, 1933 1,241 555 1,796 19th February, 1934 896 409 1,305 25th February, 1935 935 459 1,394 24th February, 1936 733 265 998 22nd February, 1937 538 108 646 14th February, 1938 732 459 1,191 13th February, 1939 616 385 1,001 *Figures are not available for any date before April, 1922.