The following tables show the growth of unemployment in 
marine engineering and also in shipbuilding :— 
NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES UNEMPLOYED. 
MARINE ENGINEERING. 
{Ministry of Labour Statistics.) 
Monthly Average. 
1927 ... —- as 
1928 ... ww os 
1929 ... . ee 
1930 :(— 
January ... 
February 
March 
April 
May... i. 
June — 
July — ' 
August  ... —- 
September ... vis - 
October ... ... 
Total Unemployed. 
9,125 
7.474 
5.899 
6,295 
6.548 
6,872 
7,466 
8,084 
9,119 
9,347 
11,271 
13,447 
15,725 
Percentage. 
16-3 
13-6 
10-1 
10-8 
11-2 
11-8 
12-8 
13-8 
15-2 
15-6 
18-8 
22-4 
26-2 
NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES UNEMPLOYED. 
SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING. 
(Ministry of Labour Statistics.) 
Monthly Average. 
1927 ... . 
1928 ... . 
1929 ... - 
1930 :— 
January 
February 
March 
April ot 
May... ny 
June eh 
July vr 
August... i. 
September ... wr 
October ... . 
Total Unemployed. 
55,225 
54,745 
49.9285 
47,757 
50,394 
55,307 
55,528 
58,112 
62,773 
64,895 
70,431 
76,265 
32.181 
Percentage. 
26:5 
27:0 
94.1 
23-4 
24-6 
21-0 
27-2 
28-4 
30-7 
31-7 
34-4 
37-3 
10-1