§ 24. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Labour how many workers were registered as employed in the building trade in Newport on 1st January in each of the years from 1932–39 and from 1946–49 and the latest known figures; and how many registered unemployed were recorded on the same dates.
§ Mr. IsaacsStatistics of employment in industries in local areas are not available
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(a) Estimated numbers of insured males in the building industry in employment at the middle of the undermentioned years and (b) the numbers of such persons recorded as unemployed in January and July of the same years. Year England Wales (a) Estimated number of insured males in employment at mid-year (b) Number of insured males recorded as unemployed (a) Estimated number of insured males in employment at mid-year (b) Number of insured males recorded as unemployed January July January July 1932 (aged 16–64) … 526,000 234,374 197,194 16,000 13,446 11,674 1933 (aged 16–64) … 601,000 268,929 142,539 18,000 14,895 10,020 1934 (aged 16–64) … 667,006 183,582 115,844 21,000 11,766 9,361 1935 (aged 16–64) … 718,000 186,634 105,980 23,000 11,931 9,924 1935 (aged 14–64) … 744,000 187,600 106,621 24,000 11,980 9,961 1936 (aged 14–64) … 803,000 218,645 88,560 25,000 14,212 8,734 1937 (aged 14–64) … 812,000 142,181 88,187 27,000 11,176 7,576 1938 (aged 14–64) … 793,000 162,042 114,010 30,000 10,463 8,031 1939 (aged 14–64) … 794,000 197,317 92,117 35,000 11,980 6,232 1946 (aged 14–64) … 713,000 5,687 13,441 26,000 833 1,497 1947 (aged 14–64) … 810,000 21,400 11,226 41,000 1,811 1,507 1948 (aged 14–64) … 810,000 21,061 15,318 40,000 2,562 2,263 NOTE:—Juveniles under 16 years of age were not insured before September, 1934, and the figures before that date therefore relate to persons aged 16–64. For 1935 two lines of figures have been given, the first excluding and the second including boys under 16. able for any year before 1937. The following table gives figures in respect of the area of the Newport employment exchange for the years 1937–39 and 1946–48. Statistics of employment can be given only for the middle of each year, but unemployment figures for January and July of each year are given in the table.
— Estimated numbers of insured males in employment in the building industry at mid-year Numbers of insured males in the building industry recorded as unemployed January July 1937 1,420 497 293 1938 1,300 447 317 1939 1,490 450 198 1946 1,700 30 65 1947 1,960 44 46 1948 2,420 64 36
§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Labour how many building workers were registered as employed in the building trade in England and Wales separately on 1st January in each of the years from 1932–39 and from 1946–49, and the latest available figures; and how many were registered as unemployed on the same dates.
§ Mr. Isaacs, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 20th October, 1949; Vol. 468, c. 730] supplied the following information: