MORE MEN AT WORK
BRITISH STATISTICS UNKMI'LO Y.M 15 NT FIG ti RES FALLING (BUITISH Ot'FI'.JAI. WICKMS33.) RUGBY, June 21. The Minister for Labour (Sir Henry Betterton) stated in the House of Commons that the number of registered employed was at present 11,870,000, the highest figure since 1929. The number of registered unemployed on May 14 ,/as 2,090.000. That was 53,000 lower than the month before. 492,000 lower than a year ago, and 722,000 lower than in September, 1931. Since January the number of insured employed- had increased by 313,000. The decrease in unemployment had been greatest in areas where heavy industries were conducted. Compared with a year ago only eight of 102 industrial groups showed a higher percentage of unemployment, and in only two of these had the percentage increased by as much as 1 per cent. In some basic industries, including iron and steel engineering, shipbuilding, and coal mining there was a pronounced improvement compared with last year. Unemployment in the shipping industry had fallen by 23,000 during the year. In certain industries the position was better to-day than at any tirm* since 1929, and the position was still improving.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21198, 23 June 1934, Page 13
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