EMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN
Ministry Of Labour’s Figures (British Official Wireless.) (Received August 9, 7.30 p.m.) Rugby, August 8. The Ministry of Labour estimates the number of insured persons in employment in Great Britain on July 18, exclusive of persons witbin the agricultural scheme, was approximately 11,371,000—38,000 more than a month before, but, on a comparable basis, about 300,000 less than a year ago. At the same date the registered unemployed, including persons within the agricultural scheme, numbered 1,773,116, comprising 1,244,461 wholly unemployed, 467,773 temporarily laid off and 60,882 normally in casual employment. This was 29,796 less than on June 13, but, on a comparable basis, 448,000 more than on July 26, 1937. The total includes 1,322,129 men, 46,629 boys, 356,982 women and 47,376 girls. Of the total 1,103,000 or 63 per cent, have been unemployed for less than three months.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 269, 10 August 1938, Page 11
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