asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of tobacco on the 1st September, 1934; and the number of separate businesses in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment Statistics.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of (1) shirts and collars; (2) hosiery and knitted goods; (3) wholesale clothing (namely, men's and boys' factory-made clothing), hats, caps, ties and umbrellas; (4) handicraft tailoring, dressmaking, millinery, corsets, etc., on the 1st September, 1934; and the number of separate businesses in each group in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of (1) soap and candles; (2) sugar confectionery (including jam); (3) brush-making; and (4) furniture, on the 1st September, 1934; and the number of separate businesses in each group in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of (1) boots and shoes; (2) blankets, blanketing and rugs (other than floor rugs); (3) oatmeal and (4) woollens, on the 1st September, 1934; and the number of separate businesses in each group in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
I will answer the four questions together.
The total number of persons employed on the 1st September, 1934, in the industries mentioned in the questions (excluding item 4 of the second question) and the number of separate businesses in each group in respect of which the employment figures are quoted were as follows:—
|
Persons employed |
Number of firms |
|
|
Tobacco |
2,331 |
16 |
|
Shirts and Collars |
2,095 |
44 |
|
Hosiery and Knitted Goods |
3,205 |
54 |
|
Wholesale Clothing (namely men's and boys' factory made Clothing, Hats, Caps, Ties and Umbrellas. |
4,634 |
78 |
|
Soap and Candles |
657 |
13 |
|
Sugar Confectionery (including Jam) |
5,394 |
56 |
|
Brush Making |
399 |
22 |
|
Furniture |
1,785 |
152 |
|
Boots and Shoes |
2,722 |
18 |
|
Blankets, Blanketing and Rugs (other than Floor Rugs) |
536 |
22 |
|
Oatmeal |
560 |
52 |
|
Woollens |
1,973 |
28 |
Information in regard to item 4 of the second question is not available.