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CT UNITED KINGDOM— Contd. 
Co MINISTRY OF LABOUR. 
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>= UNEMPLOYMENT in GREAT BRITAIN and NORTHERN IRELAND. 
WOOLLEN AND WORSTED TRADES, 19241925. 
MONTH * Number Unemployed. Percentage Unemployed. 
(end of). ——— ——i—— man —— - 
Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. 
1924 
Jan, .. 11,060 14,195 25,255 9.2 9-9 9-2 
Feb. os 8,476 9,666 18,142 7-1 6-3 6-6 
Mar, os 6,295 7,408 13,703 5-3 4-8 5-0 
Apr. £2 6,188 6,729 12,917 5-2 4-4 4:7 
May .. 6,489 6,384 12,873 5d 2 oi 
June es 7,847 8,117 15,964 6-6 5-3 5-8 
July . 8,283 10,923 19,206 6:9 7-1 7.0 
Aug, s 9,034 11,773 20,807 7-6 7-7 7-6 
Sept. 5 9,226 10,827 20,053 7.7 7.0 7.3 
Oct. .. 10,100 10,661 90,761 9-1 7.1 8-0 
Nov, 5 10,084 12,563 22,647 9.1 8-4 8.7 
Dec. .. 10,780 13,156 23,036 9.7 58 9.9 
1925 
Jan, 7 13,952 17,464 31,416 12-6 11-6 12:0 
Fel .. 14,813 20,311 35,124 13-4 13-5 13-5 
Mar, .. 15,298 21,208 36,436 13-8 14-1 14:0 
Apr, 17,312 25,888 43,200 15-6 17-2 16-6 
. May 18,379 28,044 46,423 16-6 18-7 17-8 
: June .. 19,159 32,190 51,349 17-3 21-4 19-7 
x July .. 21418 34,082 55,495 19-4 22.7 2-3 
Aug, 5 17,926 29,225 47,150 16-2 19-5 18-1 
Sept, .. 14,678 19,268 33,946 13-3 12-8 13:0 
Oct, .. 13,067 14,758 27,825 12:2 9-8 10-8 
Nov, «11,708 12,961 24,664 10-9 8:6 9-6 
Deg, 11,595 11,178 22.773 10-8 7-4 R. R 
* The above figures include claimants in respect of Systematic Short Time who wera 
unemployed on the day of the count. 
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