NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES UNEMPLOYED. 
GAS, WATER AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRIES. 
(Ministry of Labour Statistics.) 
Monthly Average. 
1927 ... 
1928 ... - 
1929 ... ws 
[930 :— 
January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August... 
September... 
October ... 
Total Unemployed. 
9,224 
9,581 
9.791 
1,072 
1,304 
11,871 
11,846 
11,970 
1,652 
© 966 
12,412 
13,024 
13 520 
Percentage. 
27 
5-9 
6-0 
6-8 
7-0 
73 
73 
74 
1-0 
7-2 
7-5 
79 
9 
NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES UNEMPLOYED. 
TEXTILE TRADES. 
(Ministry of Labour Statistics.) 
WOOLLEN 
AND 
WORSTLED. 
TEXTILE 
ALEACHING, 
PRINTING, 
DYEING, 
BTC. 
Monthly 
Averase., 
COTTON. 
ALL OTHER 
TEXTILE. 
TOTAL 
TEXTILE. 
Total 
Unem- 
nloved. 
o/ 
Total 
Unem- 
pioved. 
or 
Total 
Unem- 
ployed. 
% 
Total 
Unem- 
ployed. 
or 
Total 
Unem- 
ployed. 
% 
1927 wa 
1928 . 
1929 Ba 
L930 
Jan... 0,784 20-0 49,039 05 26,145 92.5 33,887 13.3 239,875 18-2 
Feb. ... 34,309 24-2 50,415 21-1 28,132 24-2 82,274 15-4 275,130 209 
March ... 50.264 27-1 32,307 <1. 31,146 6:8 30,245 9-8 314,052 139 
April... 70,472 30:7 30,995 21-3 3,578 28-2 39.308 12.0 344,353 26:2 
May ... 17,086 39-1 33,395 °2-3 35,348 304 37,682 21-6 393,511 199 
June ... 234,237 41-5 58,855 24-5 35,748 80-6 91,770 2:0 120,610 "l-4 
July ... 251,884 447 62,858 26-1 37,476 32-1 104,261 5-0 456,479 “4-1 
Aug. ... 257.879 |457 63,566 26-4 , 41,220 35-3 104,482 5-0 467,156 40 
Sept... | 046,478 1437 | 63,360 264 42,423 36-3 110,851 26:6 | 463,117 ‘46 
Oct. CL 12a3120 | 4108 | 50.8186 1240 | 48.514 | 37-9 | 104.627 125-1 | 441.077 ' 33-0 
11,837 
66,660 
79 O83 
9-2 
12-0 
13-15 
22,629 
28,279 
33'310 
94 
1-62 
[3.0 
15,435 
15,958 
20.975 
5rd 
£37 
17+4 
29,822 
30,268 
20 505 
7-9 119,423 
9-85 150,164 
9-75] 166 081 
9-2 
11-45 
12-6