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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 14 Oct 1931

Vol. 40 No. 1

Written Answers. - Unemployment statistics.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce to state the number of carpenters to state the number of carpenters, bricklayers, plasterers, stonecutters, plumbers, painters and builders' labourers registered as unemployed on October 1st in each of the years 1930 and 1931.

The numbers of men of the occupations referred to registered as unemployed on the 5th October, 1930, and the 4th October, 1931—these being the dates nearest to the 1st October in respect of which the information is available—are as follows:—

5th October, 1930

4th October, 1931

Carpenters

297

377

Bricklayers

50

96

Plasterers

13

63

*Masons

64

113

*Quarrymen

22

34

Plumbers

72

99

Painters

306

302

Builders' Labourers

860

1,185

*Separate figures in respect of stone-cutters are not available. They are included in those given for masons and quarrymen.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce to state the number of persons registered as unemployed at each Employment Exchange on January 1st, July 1st, and October 1st, 1931, or the nearest dates for which figures are available.

The number of persons registered as unemployed at each Employment Exchange and attached Local Offices of my Department on the dates for which figures are available nearest to January 1st, July 1st and October 1st, 1931, are as follows:--

Employment Exchange and attached local offices

Number of persons registered as unemployed on:

5th Jan., 1931

6th July, 1931

4th Oct., 1931

Carlow

228

386

425

Drogheda

1,157

920

860

Dublin

8,199

7,501

8,457

Dundalk

1,069

814

803

Dun Laoghaire

1,056

843

824

Kilkenny

677

310

438

Wexford

777

551

626

Cobh

489

508

440

Cork

4,596

3,822

4,408

Fermoy

512

212

308

Limerick

2,863

1,961

2,075

Tralee

560

304

267

Waterford

1,192

1,158

1,231

Athlone

1,319

1,198

1,071

Galway

566

336

470

Letterkenny

356

212

244

Sligo

551

391

480

TOTAL:

5th Jan, 1931. 6th July, 1931.

26,167. 21,427.

4th Oct., 1931.

23, 427.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce to state the number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, distinguishing between male and female, and the number in receipt of unemployment benefit in January 1st, July 1st and October 1st, 1931, or on the nearest dates for which figures are available.

The numbers of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts at the 5th October, 1930, which is the last date of the 1929-1930 insurance year, were 223,830 males and 58,792 females.

Figures showing the number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts at the 4th October, 1931, the last date of the 1930-1931 insurance year, are not yet available.

The number of persons to whom Unemployment Benefit was paid in the week ended 5th January, 1931, was 11,717 males and 2,434 females, in the week ended 6th July, 1931, 9,106 males and 1,828 females , and in the week ended 4th Octobr ,1931, 10,511 males and 2,006 females.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if will state (1) the number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts normally employed in each industrial group in April, 1926, and in April, 1931, respectively; (2) the number of persons registered as unemployed in each of the several industrial groups at each Employment Exchange at the end of April,1926, the end of April, 1931, and the end of Semptmber,1931, respectively.

(1) The number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Act classified according to the main industrial groups at the 3rd July, 1926, and the 5th October, 1930—which are the dates nearest to those specified in the question for which figures are available—are as follows:—

Main Industrial Group

At 3rd July, 1926

At 5th Oct., 1930

Building Trade and Works of Construction

50,875

64,555

Distribution Trades

36,273

49,366

Food, Drink and Tobacco

31,424

32,958

Railway service, Fishermen, Warehousemen, etc.

23,829

26,370

National and Local Government Services

18,609

13,523

Shipbuilding, Engineering Trades and Iron Founding

10,611

8,065

Tailoring, Millinory, Boot and Shoo Trafes

10,257

11,374

Hotel, Restaurant, Club, etc., and Laundry services

9,116

12,045

Textiles

7,291

7,291

Public Utility services

6,208

7,196

Commercial, Clorical, etc.

6,898

8,596

Sawmilling, Furniture, and other Wood Working

4,864

5,346

Paper making, Stationery, Printing, etc.

6,142

6,047

Construction and Repair of Cycles, Motors, etc.

3,589

8,774

Coal, Iron and other Mining and Quarrying

2,331

2,594

Ammunition, Chemicals, Explosives, etc.

2,637

3,027

Iron and Steel and other Metal Manufactures

1,842

1,623

Professional services

2.394

2,548

Other Industries and services

10,944

11,324

TOTAL

246,134

282,622

(2) No figures are readily available which show the number of persons registered as the unemployed classified according to industrial groups. The preparation of such figures would involve excessive time and labour.

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