§ 77. Mr. Morleyasked the Minister of Labour what percentage of men between the ages of 50 and 65 are unemployed; and what steps he is taking to see that the elderly secure employment.
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE HASTINGS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES Industry 14th February, 1949 13th February, 1950 12th February, 1951 11th February, 1952 16th February 1953 Males Catering, Hotels, etc. … … 65 107 88 70 74 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting 127 143 210 206 243 Agriculture and Horticulture … … 37 52 85 58 58 Distributive Trades … … 46 64 57 68 60 Local Government Service … … 17 57 64 58 19 Private Domestic Service … … 13 18 18 21 17 All other Industries and Services … … 220 277 239 203 300 Total … … 525 718 761 684 771 Females Catering, Hotels, etc. … … 114 160 135 148 160 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting 2 — 3 — — Agriculture and Horticulture … … 18 25 26 32 27 Distributive Trades … … 49 64 59 82 84 Local Government Service … … 12 14 5 4 12 Private Domestic Service … … 29 37 40 43 44 All other Industries and Services … … 125 161 131 158 177 Total … … 349 461 399 467 504