asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he can state the number of persons normally employed in the building trades (setting out separately the figures for each craft and for builders' labourers) who were registered as unemployed on each of the following dates in 1932 and 1933:—i.e., 1st January, 1st May, and 1st October, or the nearest dates for which figures are available.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment in Building Trades
I am circulating with the Official Report a table giving the desired information.
Following is the table:—
SAORSTÁT EIREANN.
STATEMENT showing the total number of persons, in each occupation comprised in the Building Trade Group, on the Live Register on the undermentioned dates.
|
Occupation |
1932 |
1933 |
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|
4th |
4th |
2nd |
2nd |
3rd |
1st |
|
|
January |
April |
October |
January |
April |
October |
|
|
Carpenters |
840 |
810 |
869 |
1,061 |
877 |
368 |
|
Bricklayers |
134 |
124 |
74 |
119 |
103 |
51 |
|
Masons |
292 |
206 |
315 |
408 |
299 |
134 |
|
Slaters and Tilers |
17 |
37 |
16 |
25 |
19 |
8 |
|
Plasterers |
223 |
304 |
189 |
333 |
174 |
40 |
|
Painters and Paper hangers |
787 |
332 |
603 |
1,084 |
632 |
465 |
|
Plumbers and Glaziers |
111 |
152 |
149 |
172 |
198 |
98 |
|
Builders' Labourers' |
1,931 |
1,892 |
2,181 |
2,431 |
2,387 |
1,902 |
|
TOTAL IN BUILDING TRADE |
4,335 |
3,857 |
4,396 |
5,633 |
4,689 |
3,066 |