§ Mr. P. Williamsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give details of the numbers employed on the trading estates in the North-East at the end of February for every year since the war.
§ Sir D. EcclesFigures of employment in factories administered by North Eastern Trading Estates Ltd. at February are not available for all these years.
146WThe figures below relate to December or November as indicated.
At Males Females Total December, 1946 … 7,175 11,918 19,093 December, 1947 … 8,747 14,124 22,871 December, 1948 … 11,086 16,750 27,836 December, 1949 … 13,564 22,064 35,628 December, 1950 … 15 135 24,220 39,355 December, 1951 … 17,095 25,794 42,889 November, 1952 … 18,170 25,557 43,727 November, 1953 … 19,956 25,464 45,420 November, 1954 … 20,708 27,152 47,860 November, 1955 … 21,189 29,770 50,959 November, 1956 … 22,457 29,500 51,957 November, 1957 … 22,906 30,234 53,140 November, 1958 … 21,728 28,725 50,453