Appendix L

POSTWAR EMPLOYMENT

(Tables Compiled from Labour Gazette,
May, 1919, pp. 287-288; October, p. 418; November, p. 473.)

1. Number of Out-of-Work Donation Policies Outstanding
Weekly for Ten Months of 1919.

Week
Ending
Civilians Demobilized Members of H. M. Forces
MenBoysWomenGirlsTotalMenWomenTotalGrand
Total
Jan. 3 101,390 16,988 224,955 13,374 356,70723,9385023,988380,695
Jan. 10119,31516,462265,47916,365417,62131,5438831,631449,252
Jan. 17139,11318,131303,81318,018479,07540,40013140,531519,606
Jan. 24156,67120,543343,74222,259543,21547,20917047,379590,594
Jan. 31177,36122,562399,86425,362625,14953,31623853,554678,703
Feb. 7191,37124,538427,73426,790670,43363,27738063,657734,090
Feb. 14212,20526,752452,81028,183719,95084,29839484,692804,642
Feb. 21218,27828,195470,29431,544748,311132,471841133,312881,623
Feb. 28227,83628,019494,47132,037782,363165,429828166,257948,620
Mar. 7234,40227,356494,36534,398790,521200,6861,025201,711992,232
Mar. 14208,54026,327485,78431,070751,721235,7371,161237,898988,619
Mar. 21207,97327,567474,45228,082738,074264,257995265,2521,003,326
Mar. 28209,48626,461488,65529,380753,982305,2511,01206,2631,060,245
Apr. 4214,26326,148469,55030,189740,155336,570961337,5311,077,686
Apr. 11217,53826,093455,73630,134729,501347,895917348,8121,078,313
Apr. 18210,11923,882452,14429,279715,424369,9921,013371,0051,086,429
Apr. 25215,687 23,679443,94128,964712,271379,7991,258381,0571,093,328
May 2214,76123,040422,89029,242689,933402,1511,316403,4671,903,400
May 9191,65119,175366,53620,871598,233 409,9591,008,192
May 16178,28416,845312,37317,023524,525 403,356927,881
May 23164,56914,988250,01014,869444,436 402,036846,472
May 30150,25012,912207,89713,231384,290 386,921771,211
June 6135,31710,405169,6219,880325,223 385,652710,875
June 13123,1348,439146,5787,910286,061 378,768664,829
June 20116,1587,551132,6497,491263,849 381,247645,096
June 27106,6616,615113,4626,544233,282 372,843606,125
July 4100,2705,905100,5766,077212,828 66,197579,025
July 1196,4725,34191,4136,155199,381 365,768565,149
July 1892,7624,98583,7555,707187,209 362,982550,191
July 2593,8285,22672,8135,354177,221 363,663540,884
Aug. 1100,2286,52973,8786,176186,811 366,671553,482
Aug. 898,2986,24564,0295,673174,245 362,741536,986
Aug. 1594,8636,66961,0656,093168,690 361,833530,523
Aug. 2292,3456,26755,5265,182159,320 350,755510,075
Aug. 2983,0355,00649,0384,053141,132 336,952478,084
Sept. 572,1134,00840,7013,041119,863 326,751446,614
Sept.1266,6863,23636,2302,471108,623 311,959420,582
Sept. 1963,5573,11134,4482,334103,450 305,253408,703
Sept. 2662,4353,15132,9152,230100,731 302,272403,003
Oct. 17[310]70,5894,37129,6222,586107,168 337,948445,116
Oct. 2486,0366,55130,3962,672125,655 343,672469,327
Oct. 3194,0587,34930,9402,838135,185| 344,242479,427

2. Number of Unemployed Women and Girls by Industries.

a. In Insured Industries.

TradeNumber
Insured
January 12,
1919
Number
Unemployed
April 25,
1919
Number
Unemployed
October 31,
1919
Building6,15295055
Construction of Works1,825461
Shipbuilding8,81052221
Engineering and Ironfounding419,52435,6141,426
Construction of Vehicles17,5776,336107
Sawmilling81233117
Other1711...
Total Insured Under Act of 1911454,87143,8001,627
Iron and Steel Manufacture12,80540018
Tinplate Manufacture3,5509223
Wire Manufacture9,43182846
Anchors, Chains, Nails, Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, etc.12,6902,888169
Brass8,4132196
Copper, Tin, Lead, Zinc, etc.10,56173862
Hardware and Hollowware49,7495,437228
Tools, Files, Saws, Implements, Cutlery6,43282764
Clocks, Plate, Jewelry6,17538827
Needles, Pins, Typefounding, Dyes, etc.6,66433615
Electrical, Scientific, etc., Appliances and Apparatus28,8662,152151
Miscellaneous Metal5,1851,45570
Ammunition and Explosives197,1285,818100
Chemicals34,0712,631193
Leather and Leather Goods31,3132,679162
Brick, Tile and Artificial Building Material9,8041,17259
Sawmilling, Machined Woodwork and Wooden Cases
Rubber and Manufactures Thereof35,3192,369151
Total Insured Under Act of 1916496,33232,4781,595
 Grand Total951,20376,2783,222

b. In Uninsured Industries.

TradeNumber of Policies of Women
and Girls Remaining Lodged
April 25, 1919 October 11, 1919
Agriculture1,956152
Conveyance of Men, Goods and Messages11,932962
Mines and Quarries98278
Cotton81,6351,171
Woolen and Worsted4,670162
Other Textiles, including Printing, Dyeing, etc.35,8351,951
Commercial24,1248,616
Food, Drink and Tobacco19,9261,818
Dress26,5192,924
Domestic Offices and Services84,5297,348
General Laborers, Factory Workers, etc.56,9003,740
Other Uninsured Industries48,8775,632
Total397,88534,554