asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state in respect of Unemployment Insurance in the year, 1932-33 (1) the total amount of receipts from employers and work people; (2) the total amount of payments to work people; (3) the total number of the insured population, distinguishing (a) men, (b) women, (c) boys, and (d) girls.
Ceisteanna.—Questions. Oral Answers. - Insurance Statistics.
(1) The total receipts from employers and workpeople in the financial year 1932-33 amounted to £526,228 4s. 7d.
(2) The total payments to workpeople in the same period were £681,658 10s. 11d.
(3) The numbers of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts at the end of the 1932-33 Insurance year (1st October, 1933) as measured by the numbers of Unemployment Insurance Books current on that date were:—
|
Men |
271,254 |
|
Women |
62,133 |
|
Boys |
15,300 |
|
Girls |
10,366 |
|
Total |
359,053 |
Do I understand that the answers to (1) and (2) refer to the year ending 31st March?
Yes, and the reply to (3) refers to October. The number of insurance books current on the 1st October was 359,053.