asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of persons in each occupation in the building trade group in Dublin on the register of the employment exchange on the first Monday of each month in 1938.
Written Answers. - Unemployment in Building Trade.
The particulars required are complied at quarterly intervals only. The following return shows the number of persons in each occupation in the building trade group on the Live Register at Dublin Employment Exchange on the first Monday in each quarter of 1938:—
Occupation |
Jan. 3rd 1938 |
Apr. 4th 1938 |
July 4th 1938 |
Oct. 2nd 1938 |
Carpenters |
232 |
139 |
122 |
166 |
Bricklayers |
25 |
17 |
26 |
19 |
Masons |
35 |
35 |
33 |
29 |
Plasterers and Tilers |
82 |
38 |
44 |
22 |
Painters |
474 |
315 |
213 |
226 |
Plumbers and Glaziers |
139 |
125 |
125 |
95 |
Builders' Labourers |
1,446 |
1,401 |
1,296 |
1,422 |
TOTAL |
2,433 |
2,070 |
1,859 |
1,979 |