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Mr. Isaacs
asked the Minister of Labour for particulars of the service of the Appointments Department for 1951 showing the increase or decrease as compared with 1950 in the number of vacancies notified by employers, the number of registrants placed in response to those inquiries, the number on the register at the close of the year, and the number of those registered who were already in employment but were seeking other work.
Sir W. Monckton
The following table gives the required information:
| Vacancies notified during the 12 months ended 15th January, 1951 | 21,070 |
| Vacancies notified during the 12 months ended 14th January, 1952 | 22,213 |
| Increase | 1,143 |
| Placings during the 12 months ended 15th January, 1951 | 9,963 |
| Placings during the 12 months ended 14th January, 1952 | 8,481 |
| Decrease | 1,482 |
| Numbers on the Register at 15th January, 1951: | |||
| Unemployed | Employed | Total | |
| 9,088 | 17,016 | 26,104 | |
| Numbers on the Register at 14th January, 1952: | |||
| Unemployed | Employed | Total | |
| 7,929 | 15,651 | 23,580 | |