Sir R. Robson Brownasked the Minister of Labour the number of unfilled vacancies notified to him in the police, prison, fire, post office and hospital services, and the various specialist and tech-
Group Number of Adult Vacancies outstanding (18 years of age and over) Men Women Total Vacancies in Police, Prison and Fire Services (This group also includes a number of other occupations in national and local government service, and with private employers) … … 592 57 649 Post Office—including all Post Office establishments, Telegraph and Wireless Communications … … 337 361 698 Medical and Dental Services (including physicians, surgeons, nurses, midwives, masseurs, etc.) whether working in hospitals and other institutions, or otherwise … … 237 2,253 2,490 All established vacancies in the Civil Service are dealt with by the Civil Service Commission. Temporary specialist and technical vacancies in the Civil Service are notified to the Ministry of Labour, but separate figures are not available.
The placing arrangements of the Department provide that vacancies are given local, regional or national circulation as appropriate. This means that vacancies which cannot be filled by local labour are brought to the notice of unemployed people in other areas, particularly in the areas of high unemployment.
All employment exchanges are aware of the employment opportunities in national and local government service, and bring them to the notice of suitable registrants.