LABOUR STATISTICS
MORE WORKERS ENGAGED TN BRITAIN LONDON, Oct. 17. The number of workers in Britain engaged in producing goods for home consumption in August exceeded lor the first time the 1939 level. The Ministry of Labour statistics show that workers producing goods not intended for export totalled 2,481,000, which was 205,000 higher than the 1939 figure. The number of workers engaged in manufacturing for export also increased by 385,000 to 1,375,000. The Ministry also reports that 339,206 persons were registered as unemployed on September 16, including 33,000 former service personnel, who have not resumed work since being discharged. ______
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Greymouth Evening Star, 19 October 1946, Page 8
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