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NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES UNEMPLOYED. 
GAS, WATER AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRIES. 
(Ministry of Labour Statistics.) 
Monthly Average. 
1927 ... . 
1928 ... 
1929 ... 
1930 :— 
January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
June i 
July 
August ... 
September... . 
October 
Total Unemployed. 
9,224 
9,581 
9.721 
11,072 
11,304 
11,871 
11,846 
11,970 
11,652 
11,966 
12,412 
13,036 
12'590 
Percentage. 
57 
59 
6:0 
6-8 
7-0 
73 
73 
74 
70 
72 
75 
7-9 
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NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES UNEMPLOYED. 
TEXTILE TRADES. 
(Ministry of Labour Statistics.) 
Monthly 
Average. 
1927 - 
1928 
1929 oe 
1930 
Jan, 
Feb, . 
March .., 
April... 
May 
Tune ... 
Tuly on 
Aug, 
Sept... | 
Oct, Lo 
COTTON. 
WOOLLEN 
AND 
WORSTED. 
TEXTILE 
LEACHING, 
PRINTING, 
DYEING, 
BTC. 
ALL OTHER 
TRXTILE. 
TOTAL 
TEXTILE. 
Total 
Jnem- 
loved, | % 
Total 
Unem- 
ployed. 
or 
Total 
Unem- 
nloved. 
of 
Total 
Unem- 
nloved. 
oh 
Total 
Uneni- 
ployed. 
of 
31,637 
36,660 
72 OR8 
92 
12:0 
13:15 
22,529 
28,279 
32°310 
94 
11-65 
12.0 
15,430 
15,958 
20 275 
.3+4 
13-7 
1/74 
20,822 
39,268 
20 B05 
70 .19,423 
9-85 150,164 
9.75: 166.081 
9-2 
11:45 
19.6 
10,784 0-0 19,059 20-5 26,145 22-5 38,887 13-3 239.875 
34.300 4-2 50.415 21-1 28,132 242 02,274 154 275,130 
50.264 “7-1 52.307 "1-9 1,146 26.8 80,245 10-8 314,052 
20,472 30-7 50.995 21-3 3,578 28% 89,308 22:0 844,353 
17.086 391 2.395 22-83 5,348 530-4 87,682 21-6 893,511 
34.237 15 8,855 “45 5,748 30:6 9L770 22:0 420,610 
51.884 14-7 062,858 61 7,476 32:1 104,261 25:0 156,479 
57.879 [45-7 , 63,560 26-4 11,220 35:3 104,482 25-0 467,156 
246,478 | 48-7 | 63,365 26:4 42,423 36'3 110,851 26'6 | 403.117 
222100 111-2 | 509'316 124-0 | 43.674 1372 1104,627 1251 1 441,077 
18-2 
20-9 
23:0 
26-2 
29-9 
31-4 
34-1 
34.9 
34-6 
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