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
Unemnloved.


o/

Total
Unempioved.


or

Total
Unemployed.


%

Total
Unemployed.


or

Total
Unemployed.


%

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