§ Mr. Pentlandasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed persons on the registers of Birtley, Washington, and Chester-le-
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NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE BIRTLEY, WASHINGTON STATION AND CHESTER-LE-STREET EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES, IN OCTOBER IN EACH OF THE YEARS, 1955, 1956, 1957 AND 1958 Industry 10th October 15th October 14th October 13th October 1955 1956 1957 1958 Birtley Employment Exchange Coal Mining … 5 18 20 15 Non-Electrical Engineering … 6 5 13 19 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting … 13 12 14 15 Distributive Trades … 5 3 4 13 Catering, Hotels, etc. … 7 9 9 11 Other Industries and Services … 42 53 43 56 Total, All Industries and Services … 78 100 103 129 affected, as at the latest available date, compared with 12 months previously; and what estimates he can give of short-time working in the same city on the same dates.
§ Mr. Iain MacLeodThe following table gives the information desired.
Street Employment Exchanges on 31st October in each of the last four years; and what were the main categories of those unemployed.
§ Mr. Iain MacLeodThe following table gives the information desired.
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Industry 10th October, 15th October, 14th October, 13th October, 1955 1956 1957 1958 Washington Station Employment Exchange Chemicals and Dyes … 5 1 1 11 Coal Mining … 2 3 3 6 Non-Electrical Engineering … 4 16 9 10 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting … 3 6 2 26 Distributive Trades … 11 12 6 20 Local Government Service … 5 10 8 5 Catering, Hotels, etc. … 6 7 2 16 Other Industries and Services … 18 30 15 59 Total, All Industries and Services … 54 85 46 153 Chester-le-Street Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office Coal Mining … 21 15 16 38 Non-Electrical Engineering … 13 11 19 26 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting … 56 46 54 84 Distributive Trades … 16 7 15 35 Local Government Service … 10 7 8 29 Catering, Hotels, etc. … 11 10 7 14 Other Industries and Services … 75 59 79 148 Total, All Industries and Services … 202 155 198 374