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