asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he will state the figures of relative unemployment in the building trade in Dublin City area for the weeks ended Saturday, 25th February, 1939; Saturday, 25th March, 1939; and Saturday, 22nd April, 1939.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Building Trade Unemployment.
The desired particulars are not available for the dates specified in the question. The following are the numbers of persons of all occupations normally engaged in the building industry who were on the Live Register at the Dublin Employment Exchange on the nearest appropriate dates for which figures are available:—
Building Industry—Dublin.
Date. |
No. |
20th February, 1939 |
4,673 |
20th March, 1939 |
4,567 |
17th April, 1939 |
4,471 |