asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of persons in each category in the building trade group who were registered as unemployed during the first week of January, April, July and October in 1936 and 1937.
Written Answers. - Unemployment in Building Trade.
Number of persons in each category of the building trade group registered as unemployed during the first week of January, April, July and October in each of the years 1936 and 1937.
Date |
Carpenters |
Bricklayers |
Masons |
Plasterers and Tilers |
Painters |
Plumbers and Glaziers |
Builders' Labourers |
Total in Building Trade |
1936: |
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6th January |
1,262 |
198 |
437 |
297 |
1,066 |
127 |
5,309 |
8,696 |
6th April |
1,019 |
93 |
310 |
303 |
599 |
160 |
4,586 |
7,070 |
6th July |
568 |
42 |
165 |
116 |
354 |
95 |
3,586 |
4,926 |
4th October |
456 |
26 |
194 |
35 |
513 |
118 |
3,250 |
4,592 |
1937: |
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4th January |
803 |
136 |
420 |
130 |
1,062 |
98 |
4,192 |
6,841 |
5th April |
1,019 |
138 |
378 |
186 |
682 |
162 |
4,108 |
6,673 |
5th July |
1,045 |
202 |
270 |
305 |
386 |
214 |
3,569 |
5,991 |
3rd October |
1,176 |
205 |
258 |
366 |
498 |
189 |
3,780 |
6,472 |