UNEMPLOYMENT
LOCAL REGISTRATIONS
FIGURES FOR NINE WEEKS
During the last two months the numbers of: unemployed registered at the Wellington labour bureau have fluctuated considerably. Taking tho figures over a period of nine weeks, the average works out at- about 370 per week, though there have been times when the number registered for one week was as low as 100 and was as high as 459. One of the main reasons for the variatiuns was the Christmas period, a rush period, when there was much more demand than usual for casual labour. There was a larger number of unemployed in October last, but the figures fell off up to the end of December. This month they show an increase again, and for the last week, ending 21st January, total 410.
Details are as follow:— Week ending Number registered. Bth Oct 459 ',' sth Nov 390 10th Dec 370 17th Dec 3C2 24th Dec. ' 322 31st Dee. 160 7th Jan 202 14th Jan 354 21«t Jan 410 The above figures apply not only to Wellington city, but to districts embracing Johnsonvillo, Lower Hutt, Petone, Plimmerton, and Upper Hutt. The nunfrber of men registered last week as fit for heavy work 'were 148 with dependents and 204 without dependents; and fit for light work, 24 with dependents and 34 without dependents.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1929, Page 11
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218UNEMPLOYMENT Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1929, Page 11
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