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Australia's Unemployed

The following table shows tho extent of unemployment in the various industries throughout the Commonwealth at March 31st, as recorded by reporting unions:—

In all, 461 organisations forwarded reburus, the largest number being from

118 unions in New South Wales, with 98,870 members, and from Viet>ru with 117 unions and 79,761 menbors. The following table discloses vbo di , groe of unemployment in cuch Bur«, as well as the comparative percentage for December, 191 >> -

The above figures show that the increaee ednce the preceding quarter in the percentage unemployed is greatest in Queensland (1.9), followed by New South Walee (1.6), South Australia a decrease in Western Australia (O.S), (0.6), and Victoria (6.3) There is and-in Tasmania (0.2)., The increase in New South Wales is fairly general in all industries, but is most marked in engineering, clothing, building, and mining and quarrying. jln Victoria the chief increases were in I wood and furniture, and building, while decreases occurred in engineering and other manufacturing trades. In the I other States the alterations are geni eral. The causes of unemployment are etated to be:— Lack of Sickness & Wo?k. Accidents. Other NJS.W. ... 4,282 629 IST Victoria ... 4,829 527 96 Queensland 606 96 46 S. Australia 823 178 32 W. Australia 678 233 61 Tasmania ... 80 16 8 Commonwealthll,29B 1,679 429 It will be noted- that. 84.8 per cent, of the total amount of Unemployment reported was due to "lac kof work," 12.5 per cent, to "sickness and accident," and 3.2 per cent", to ■"other causes."—"Labor Call."

Industrial Total Group Members Wood, Furniture .... 17,904 909 Engineering Metal Works 29,641 1,914 Food, Drink, Tobacco 21,859 1,699 Clothing, Hats, Boots 16.126 1,194 Books, Printing ... 8,137 259 Other Manufacturing 21,307 1,248 Building ' 35,282 2,288 Mining. Quarrying... 24,605 1,997 Land, transport ... 13,719 294 Other & Miscellaneous 53,636 3,432 All Groups 257,216 15,234

U;iejn- p.o. p.c. ; ployed. March Dec.' 1913. 1912. New South Wales 6,463 6.5 4.9 Victoria 5,604 7.0 6.7 Queensland 7Si! 6.5 4.6 S. Australia ... 1,283 6.5 5.0 W. Australia ... 1,017 5.0 5.8 Tasmania 115 8.2 8.4 Commonwealth ... 15,234 6.4 5.5

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