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EMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN. IMPROVEMENT OVER ALL AREAS (United Press Association—Copyright). LONDON, April 29. A big increase in the number of persons in employment and a corresponding diminution in the number out of work is shown by the monthly return of the Ministry for Labour. . The number of unemployed on the registers of employment exchanges at April 15.totalled 2,044,460. This was 109,410 fewer than the number on the registers oil March 25, and 103,735 fewer than the year before. The latest total comprises 1,633,302 men, 47,989 hoys, 300,943 women, and 52,226 girls. A gratifying feature of the returns is that the diminution of unemployment during the period under review was spread over all areas, but the most substantial advance was in the northeastern area of England. None of the principal industries of Britain showed any marked decline in employment. —! British -Official Wireless.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 169, 1 May 1935, Page 5
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