asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of persons in each occupation in the building trade group on the register of employment exchanges and branch employment offices on the first Monday of each month in 1938.
Written Answers. - Unemployment in Building Trade Groups.
The particulars required are compiled at quarterly intervals only. The following statement shows the number of persons in each occupation in the building trade group on the Live Register on the first Monday of each quarter in 1938:—
|
Occupation |
January 3:d, 1938 |
April 4th, 1938 |
July 4th, 1938 |
Oct. 2nd, 1938 |
|
Carpenters |
916 |
776 |
586 |
647 |
|
Bricklayers |
77 |
62 |
47 |
26 |
|
Masons |
354 |
321 |
225 |
245 |
|
Pla terers and Tilers |
254 |
159 |
112 |
72 |
|
Painters |
954 |
605 |
386 |
484 |
|
Plumbers and Glaziers |
184 |
178 |
173 |
154 |
|
Builders' labourers |
3,979 |
3,889 |
3,418 |
3,476 |
|
TOTAL |
6,718 |
5,990 |
4,947 |
5,104 |