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Mr. Rhodes
asked the Minister of Labour how many men and women signed on at the Mossley employment exchange during the week ending 25th February, 1949; and how many of the total were disabled persons.
Mr. Isaacs
Eleven males and no females at 14th February (the latest date for which figures are available). The figure includes four men registered under Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944.
Mr. Rhodes
asked the Minister of Labour how many men and women signed on at the Mossley employment exchange during the last week in February in each of the years 1921 to 1939 inclusive.
Mr. Isaacs
The following table gives the information desired, so far as it is available:
| NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE MOSSLEY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES | |||
| Date | Males | Females | Total |
| 24th April, *1922 | 1,115 | 546 | 1,661 |
| 26th February, 1923 | 564 | 280 | 844 |
| 25th February, 1924 | 670 | 442 | 1,112 |
| 23rd February, 1925 | 258 | 142 | 400 |
| 22nd February, 1926 | 379 | 161 | 540 |
| 21st February, 1927 | 399 | 135 | 534 |
| 20th February, 1928 | 486 | 236 | 722 |
| 25th February, 1929 | 761 | 427 | 1,188 |
| 24th February,1930 | 1,202 | 1,077 | 2,279 |
| 23rd February, 1931 | 1,883 | 1,343 | 3,226 |
| 22nd February, 1932 | 1,363 | 775 | 2,138 |
| 20th February, 1933 | 1,241 | 555 | 1,796 |
| 19th February, 1934 | 896 | 409 | 1,305 |
| 25th February, 1935 | 935 | 459 | 1,394 |
| 24th February, 1936 | 733 | 265 | 998 |
| 22nd February, 1937 | 538 | 108 | 646 |
| 14th February, 1938 | 732 | 459 | 1,191 |
| 13th February, 1939 | 616 | 385 | 1,001 |
| *Figures are not available for any date before April, 1922. | |||