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.) 
A I I 
Monthly Average. : 
1927 ... .. 
1928 ... ver 
1929 >i 
1930 :— 
January ... 
February 
March 
April 
May... 
June ms 
July i. 
August  ... ws 
September ... - 
Detober 
Total Unemploved. 
9,125 
7474 
5 R09 
6,295 
6.548 
6,872 
7,466 
8,084 
9,119 
9,347 
11,271 
13,447 
1A 795 
Percentave. 
16-3 
13-6 
10-1 
10-8 
11-2 
11-8 
12-8 
13-8 
15-2 
15-6 
18-8 
22-4 
262 
NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES UNEMPLOYED. 
SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING. 
(Ministry of Labour Statistics.) 
Monthly Average. 
1927... .. 
1928 ... . 
1929 ... . 
1930 -— 
January 
February 
March 
April 
May... 
June 
July . 
August... e 
September... 
Detober | 
Total Unemployed. 
55,225 
54,745 
49 ORE 
47,757 
50,394 
55,3807 
55,528 
58,112 
62,773 
64,395 
70 431 
76.265 
QI TRY 
| 
Percentage. 
26-5 
27-0 
924.1 
23-4 
24-6 
27-0 
27-2 
28-4 
30-7 
31-7 
34-4 
37-3 
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