§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the numbers of men and women, respectively, up to the latest convenient date, unemployed in the County of West Sussex, indicating their respective trades; and how these figures
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN WEST SUSSEX AT 16TH FEBRUARY, 1953, AND 17TH FEBRUARY, 1958 Industry 16th February, 1953 17th February, 1958 Males Females Total Males Females Total Agriculture and Horticulture 107 36 143 136 20 156 Non-Electrical Engineering 55 18 73 62 7 69 Motor Repairers and Garages 30 — 30 26 1 27 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting 297 5 302 350 1 351 Postal, Telegraph and Wireless Communication 31 13 44 67 1 68 Distributive Trades 173 129 302 148 83 231 National Government Service 72 16 88 101 7 108 Local Government Service 72 27 99 106 11 117 Professional Services 44 57 101 32 63 95 Entertainment and Sport, etc. 72 30 102 57 20 77 Catering, Hotels, etc. 128 181 309 102 99 201 Other Industries and Services 461 322 783 569 168 737 All Industries and Services 1,542 834 2,376 1,756 481 2,237