§ Mr. Granvilleasked the Minister of Labour the numbers of unemployed in East Suffolk, including the agricultural industry, between the years 1935 to 1939 and 1945 to 1949.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe following table gives the information desired:
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUFFOLK IN JULY OF THE SPECIFIED YEARS Date Males Females Total July, 1935 … … 4,797 448 5,245 July, 1936 … … 3,926 491 4,417 July, 1937 … … 3,683 420 4,103 July, 1938 … … 4,679 611 5,290 July, 1939 … … 4,784 798 5,582 July, 1945 … … 220 80 300 July, 1946 … … 803 118 921 July, 1947 … … 636 122 758 July, 1948 … … 810 107 917 July, 1949 … … 663 139 802