APPENDIX “A.”

MONTHLY AVERAGE NUMBER OF WORKPEOPLE RECORDED AS
UNEMPLOYED ALSO EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS IN CERTAIN ENGINEERING
GROUPS.
ENGINEERING AND IRON AND STEEL FOUNDING.
(Ministry of Labour Statistics.)

Monthly Average.

1925 ... _
1926 ... era
[927 ws po
1928 ... es
'929 ... ce
930 :—
January ...
February ...
March wi
April... wi
May ... .
June... .
July... wen
August -_
September ... |
October |

London.

S.E.
Eneland. |

7,042
6.393
1,852
3,623
3.292

2,565
2,706
1,908
1,672
1.781

+083 2,550
390 2,743
531 2,933
,821 | 2,956
1,852 2,899
4,967 2,743
5,180 3,465
5,629 4,159
6,076 4,637
8.560 5.406

SW.
England.

1,886
2,805
1,901
1,716
1.588

1,923
2,074
2,027
2,019
1,978
,955
2,006
2,220
2,617
3.040

Midlands.

8,205
0,339
6,410
6,268
5.725

6,442
3,834
7,714
3,443
3,952
-0,107
1,678
12,652
13,681
13.800

N.E,
England.

20,198
26,937
19,067
15,735
15.761

18,898
20,069
20,965
23.851
23.850
24,260
24,903
28,045
32,248
33 290

N.W.
England.

20,314
26,360
18,220
8,079
18,739

23,793
26,843
28,458
29,989
29,740
32,808
34,569
37.481
38,522 |
43 050

Scotland.

5,132
7,845
9,088
8,207
8.366

%,891
9,435
12,035
11,559
12,464
13,404
14,873
15,326
16,486
10.9234

Wales.

1,038
2,622
1,036
940
798

084
122
,234
,375
227
.260
,242
1,460
| 1,582
1.646

Northern
Ireland.

1,913
1,956
1,189
915
808

987
973
1,208
1,308
,176
,347
1,223
1,384
| 1,452
1 663

Total.

78,983
97.863
63,671
57,155
56.898

68,651
74,483
81,105
36,321
87,138
92,851
99,039
.08,356
117,301
1977 508

ont,
Unem -
loved.

2:9
16-0
10-6
9-8
9.7

A7
12-7
13-8
14-7
4-9
15:7
16-7
18-3
19-8
21-5