asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state by way of continuation of the information published by him to the Dáil on September 27th, 1939; the number of persons on the Live Register in each industrial group on the last date in August and November, 1939; February, May, August and November, 1940, and February, 1941, for which the figures are compiled.
Written Answers. - Number On Live Register.
Following are the particulars:
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON THE LIVE REGISTER IN EACH INDUSTRIAL GROUP ON THE UNDER MENTIONED DATES.
|
Industrial Group |
Numbers on the Live Register |
||||||
|
21st Aug., 1939* |
25th Nov., 1939 |
24th Feb., 1940 |
18th May., 1940* |
31st Aug., 1940* |
16th Nov., 1940 |
15th Feb., 1941 |
|
|
Food |
2,206 |
2,439 |
3,296 |
2,657 |
1,977 |
2,320 |
3,250 |
|
Drink |
667 |
512 |
538 |
831 |
508 |
452 |
457 |
|
Tobacco |
116 |
186 |
235 |
187 |
87 |
133 |
129 |
|
Textiles |
1,003 |
915 |
1,011 |
1,166 |
1,532 |
1,899 |
1,860 |
|
Clothing |
2,322 |
2,622 |
3,097 |
3,199 |
3,907 |
3,814 |
3,422 |
|
Skins, and Leather, Rubber and Waterproof Goods |
189 |
184 |
204 |
212 |
236 |
212 |
240 |
|
Woodworking, Furniture and Fittings |
896 |
1,040 |
1,375 |
1,333 |
987 |
1,076 |
1,379 |
|
Metal Manufactures and Engineering |
1,537 |
1,682 |
1,882 |
1,836 |
1,479 |
1,657 |
1,738 |
|
Vehicles |
1,055 |
1,735 |
1,474 |
1,274 |
1,146 |
1,317 |
1,726 |
|
Fertilisers, Chemicals, Paints, etc. |
381 |
330 |
322 |
323 |
391 |
444 |
520 |
|
Papermaking, Stationery, Printing and Bookbinding |
616 |
777 |
830 |
786 |
938 |
963 |
1,006 |
|
Mining and Quarrying |
415 |
480 |
621 |
422 |
292 |
444 |
486 |
|
Bricks, Artificial Building Materials, Pottery and Glass |
358 |
609 |
554 |
522 |
325 |
420 |
527 |
|
Building Contracting and Works of Construction |
22,269 |
29,786 |
31,696 |
25,274 |
16,724 |
26,358 |
27,394 |
|
Gas, Electricity and Water |
358 |
452 |
480 |
634 |
357 |
458 |
476 |
|
Transport and Communication |
5,064 |
5,536 |
5,982 |
5,212 |
4,644 |
5,662 |
6,333 |
|
Distributive Trades |
7,388 |
8,355 |
8,699 |
8,017 |
6,553 |
7,785 |
8,200 |
|
Finance |
501 |
698 |
1,338 |
2,109 |
1,579 |
1,189 |
1,181 |
|
Public Administration |
1,637 |
1,758 |
1,747 |
1,554 |
1,308 |
1,587 |
1,385 |
|
Professions |
386 |
521 |
569 |
500 |
404 |
509 |
486 |
|
Personal Services |
2,918 |
4,349 |
4,184 |
3,874 |
2,772 |
4,247 |
4,112 |
|
Entertainments and Sports |
505 |
767 |
752 |
688 |
559 |
684 |
703 |
|
Other Industries or Services |
893 |
907 |
773 |
723 |
611 |
650 |
674 |
|
Agriculture |
16,378 |
49,689 |
44,072 |
20,463 |
10,999 |
43,198 |
37,233 |
|
Fishing |
451 |
665 |
549 |
363 |
293 |
568 |
679 |
|
Unspecified |
959 |
1,136 |
1,114 |
1,058 |
935 |
1,088 |
1,018 |
|
Total |
71,468 |
118,130 |
117,394 |
85,217 |
61,543 |
109,134 |
106,614 |
*Employment Period Orders, affecting the comparability of the figures, were in force on these dates.