MORE UNEMPLOYED
LATEST FIGURES AT HOME British Official Wireless RUGBY, March 7. The Ministry of Labour estimates at February 14 that the number of insured persons in employment was approximately 11,325,000. This was 15,000 more than in January and on a comparable basis, 20,000 more than a year ago. At the same date the registered unemployed numbered 1,810,431. comprising 1,405,922 wholly unemplo. ed, 335,084 temporarily laid off and 79,425 normally in casual employment. This was 17,186 less than a month ago and on a comparable basis 238,000 more than a year ago.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20982, 10 March 1938, Page 9
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92MORE UNEMPLOYED Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20982, 10 March 1938, Page 9
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