Unemployment figure steady
PA Wellington The number of people employed under special work' programmes or unemployed: at the end of June remained i about 50,000. The Minister of Labour (Mr Bolger) said yesterday that 24,953 people were employed under the Government’s job-creation programmes at the end of June, a decrease of 32 on the previous fortnight. Last week Mr Bolger gave figures showing 25,363 jobless at the end of June, up;
11290 on the number registered ■ lon June 15. The combined totals give [ 50,316 either on special work I. schemes or unemployed. I District special work figures at June 29 (June 15 figures in brackets) include: Blenheim. 146 (150), 111 (113); Nelson, 280 (266). 139 (193); Greymouth, 309 (315), 121 (112); Christchurch, 2456 (2473), 1307 (1265); Timaru, 162 (146), 132 (128); Dunedin-Oamaru, 672 (645), 213 (206); Invercargill, 278 (279), 200 (212).
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