Total Boys and Girls Under 18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated numbers employed Oct., 1917 | Estimated numbers employed Jan., 1918 | Increase or decrease July, 1914- Jan., 1918 | |
| Building | 50,000 | 48,000 | - 12,300 |
| Mines and Quarries | 168,000 | 178,000 | + 11,300 |
| Metal Trades | 404,000 | 409,000 | +173,800 |
| Chemical Trades | 47,000 | 48,000 | + 22,300 |
| Textile Trades | 329,000 | 324,000 | - 15,000 |
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | 96,000 | 96,000 | + 7,200 |
| Clothing Trades | 169,000 | 169,000 | - 19,600 |
| Paper and Printing | 75,000 | 74,000 | - 11,700 |
| Wood Trades | 54,000 | 55,000 | + 10,000 |
| Other Industries | 80,000 | 81,000 | + 10,000 |
| Industries Total | 1,472,000 | 1,482,000 | +176,000 |
| Municipal gas, water, electricity | 4,000 | 3,500 | + 2,000 |
| Government establishments | 32,000 | 30,000 | + 27,000 |
| Agriculture | 136,000 | 130,000 | - 9,000 |
| Transport | 101,500 | 102,500 | + 25,100 |
| Finance and commerce | 427,000 | 416,000 | + 94,000 |
| Professional occupations | 29,000 | 27,000 | + 8,000 |
| Hotels, cinemas, theaters | 30,000 | 32,000 | + 7,000 |
| Postoffice | 24,000 | 23,000 | - 4,000 |
| Other civil service | 13,500 | 14,500 | + 11,400 |
| Local government (including education, but excluding Municipal trams, water gas,electricity) | 18,000 | 17,500 | + 4,500 |
| Grand Total | 2,287,000 | 2,278,000 | +342,000 |
Total Boys Under 18 | |||
| Estimated numbers employed Oct., 1917 | Estimated numbers employed Jan., 1918 | Increase or decrease July, 1914- Jan., 1918 | |
| Building | 44,000 | 42,000 | - 17,000 |
| Mines and Quarries | 164,000 | 174,000 | + 9,000 |
| Metal Trades | 296,000 | 303,000 | +113,000 |
| Chemical Trades | 22,000 | 22,000 | + 7,500 |
| Textile Trades | 116,000 | 114,000 | - 10,000 |
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | 43,000 | 43,000 | + 3,000 |
| Clothing Trades | 45,000 | 45,000 | - 3,000 |
| Paper and Printing | 30,000 | 30,000 | - 10,000 |
| Wood Trades | 34,000 | 34,000 | - 500 |
| Other Industries | 43,000 | 44,000 | - 1,000 |
| Industries Total | 837,000 | 851,000 | + 91,000 |
| Municipal gas, water, electricity | 3,000 | 3,000 | + 1,500 |
| Government establishments | 22,000 | 21,000 | + 18,000 |
| Agriculture | 118,000 | 113,000 | - 14,000 |
| Transport | 89,500 | 90,500 | + 14,400 |
| Finance and commerce | 224,000 | 216,000 | - 22,500 |
| Professional occupations | 18,000 | 17,000 | + 3,000 |
| Hotels, cinemas, theaters | 17,000 | 19,000 | + 6,500 |
| Postoffice | 10,000 | 9,000 | - 7,800 |
| Other civil service | 4,500 | 4,500 | + 1,500 |
| Local government (including education, but excluding Municipal trams, water gas,electricity) | 10,000 | 10,000 | + 2,400 |
| Grand Total | 1,353,000 | 1,354,000 | + 94,000 |
Total Girls Under 18 | |||
| Estimated numbers employed Oct., 1917 | Estimated numbers employed Jan., 1918 | Increase or decrease July, 1914- Jan., 1918 | |
| Building | 6,000 | 6,000 | + 4,700 |
| Mines and Quarries | 4,000 | 4,000 | + 2,250 |
| Metal Trades | 108,000 | 106,000 | + 60,800 |
| Chemical Trades | 25,000 | 26,000 | + 14,850 |
| Textile Trades | 213,000 | 210,000 | - 5,000 |
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | 53,000 | 53,000 | + 4,200 |
| Clothing Trades | 124,000 | 124,000 | - 16,550 |
| Paper and Printing | 45,000 | 44,000 | - 1,750 |
| Wood Trades | 20,000 | 21,000 | + 10,500 |
| Other Industries | 37,000 | 37,000 | + 11,000 |
| Industries Total | 635,000 | 631,000 | + 85,000 |
| Municipal gas, water, electricity | 1,000 | 500 | + 500 |
| Government establishments | 10,000 | 9,000 | + 9,000 |
| Agriculture | 18,000 | 17,000 | + 5,000 |
| Transport | 12,000 | 12,000 | + 10,700 |
| Finance and commerce | 203,000 | 200,000 | +116,500 |
| Professional occupations | 11,000 | 10,000 | + 5,000 |
| Hotels, cinemas, theaters | 13,000 | 13,000 | + 500 |
| Postoffice | 14,000 | 14,000 | + 3,800 |
| Other civil service | 9,000 | 10,000 | + 9,900 |
| Local government (including education, but excluding Municipal trams, water gas,electricity) | 8,000 | 7,500 | + 2,100 |
| Grand Total | 934,000 | 924,000 | +248,000 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Boys | Women | Girls | Total | Men | Women | Total | Grand Total | |
| Jan. 3 | 101,390 | 16,988 | 224,955 | 13,374 | 356,707 | 23,938 | 50 | 23,988 | 380,695 |
| Jan. 10 | 119,315 | 16,462 | 265,479 | 16,365 | 417,621 | 31,543 | 88 | 31,631 | 449,252 |
| Jan. 17 | 139,113 | 18,131 | 303,813 | 18,018 | 479,075 | 40,400 | 131 | 40,531 | 519,606 |
| Jan. 24 | 156,671 | 20,543 | 343,742 | 22,259 | 543,215 | 47,209 | 170 | 47,379 | 590,594 |
| Jan. 31 | 177,361 | 22,562 | 399,864 | 25,362 | 625,149 | 53,316 | 238 | 53,554 | 678,703 |
| Feb. 7 | 191,371 | 24,538 | 427,734 | 26,790 | 670,433 | 63,277 | 380 | 63,657 | 734,090 |
| Feb. 14 | 212,205 | 26,752 | 452,810 | 28,183 | 719,950 | 84,298 | 394 | 84,692 | 804,642 |
| Feb. 21 | 218,278 | 28,195 | 470,294 | 31,544 | 748,311 | 132,471 | 841 | 133,312 | 881,623 |
| Feb. 28 | 227,836 | 28,019 | 494,471 | 32,037 | 782,363 | 165,429 | 828 | 166,257 | 948,620 |
| Mar. 7 | 234,402 | 27,356 | 494,365 | 34,398 | 790,521 | 200,686 | 1,025 | 201,711 | 992,232 |
| Mar. 14 | 208,540 | 26,327 | 485,784 | 31,070 | 751,721 | 235,737 | 1,161 | 237,898 | 988,619 |
| Mar. 21 | 207,973 | 27,567 | 474,452 | 28,082 | 738,074 | 264,257 | 995 | 265,252 | 1,003,326 |
| Mar. 28 | 209,486 | 26,461 | 488,655 | 29,380 | 753,982 | 305,251 | 1,012 | 06,263 | 1,060,245 |
| Apr. 4 | 214,263 | 26,148 | 469,550 | 30,189 | 740,155 | 336,570 | 961 | 337,531 | 1,077,686 |
| Apr. 11 | 217,538 | 26,093 | 455,736 | 30,134 | 729,501 | 347,895 | 917 | 348,812 | 1,078,313 |
| Apr. 18 | 210,119 | 23,882 | 452,144 | 29,279 | 715,424 | 369,992 | 1,013 | 371,005 | 1,086,429 |
| Apr. 25 | 215,687 | 23,679 | 443,941 | 28,964 | 712,271 | 379,799 | 1,258 | 381,057 | 1,093,328 |
| May 2 | 214,761 | 23,040 | 422,890 | 29,242 | 689,933 | 402,151 | 1,316 | 403,467 | 1,903,400 |
| May 9 | 191,651 | 19,175 | 366,536 | 20,871 | 598,233 | 409,959 | 1,008,192 | ||
| May 16 | 178,284 | 16,845 | 312,373 | 17,023 | 524,525 | 403,356 | 927,881 | ||
| May 23 | 164,569 | 14,988 | 250,010 | 14,869 | 444,436 | 402,036 | 846,472 | ||
| May 30 | 150,250 | 12,912 | 207,897 | 13,231 | 384,290 | 386,921 | 771,211 | ||
| June 6 | 135,317 | 10,405 | 169,621 | 9,880 | 325,223 | 385,652 | 710,875 | ||
| June 13 | 123,134 | 8,439 | 146,578 | 7,910 | 286,061 | 378,768 | 664,829 | ||
| June 20 | 116,158 | 7,551 | 132,649 | 7,491 | 263,849 | 381,247 | 645,096 | ||
| June 27 | 106,661 | 6,615 | 113,462 | 6,544 | 233,282 | 372,843 | 606,125 | ||
| July 4 | 100,270 | 5,905 | 100,576 | 6,077 | 212,828 | 66,197 | 579,025 | ||
| July 11 | 96,472 | 5,341 | 91,413 | 6,155 | 199,381 | 365,768 | 565,149 | ||
| July 18 | 92,762 | 4,985 | 83,755 | 5,707 | 187,209 | 362,982 | 550,191 | ||
| July 25 | 93,828 | 5,226 | 72,813 | 5,354 | 177,221 | 363,663 | 540,884 | ||
| Aug. 1 | 100,228 | 6,529 | 73,878 | 6,176 | 186,811 | 366,671 | 553,482 | ||
| Aug. 8 | 98,298 | 6,245 | 64,029 | 5,673 | 174,245 | 362,741 | 536,986 | ||
| Aug. 15 | 94,863 | 6,669 | 61,065 | 6,093 | 168,690 | 361,833 | 530,523 | ||
| Aug. 22 | 92,345 | 6,267 | 55,526 | 5,182 | 159,320 | 350,755 | 510,075 | ||
| Aug. 29 | 83,035 | 5,006 | 49,038 | 4,053 | 141,132 | 336,952 | 478,084 | ||
| Sept. 5 | 72,113 | 4,008 | 40,701 | 3,041 | 119,863 | 326,751 | 446,614 | ||
| Sept.12 | 66,686 | 3,236 | 36,230 | 2,471 | 108,623 | 311,959 | 420,582 | ||
| Sept. 19 | 63,557 | 3,111 | 34,448 | 2,334 | 103,450 | 305,253 | 408,703 | ||
| Sept. 26 | 62,435 | 3,151 | 32,915 | 2,230 | 100,731 | 302,272 | 403,003 | ||
| Oct. 17[310] | 70,589 | 4,371 | 29,622 | 2,586 | 107,168 | 337,948 | 445,116 | ||
| Oct. 24 | 86,036 | 6,551 | 30,396 | 2,672 | 125,655 | 343,672 | 469,327 | ||
| Oct. 31 | 94,058 | 7,349 | 30,940 | 2,838 | 135,185| | 344,242 | 479,427 | ||
2. Number of Unemployed Women and Girls by Industries.
a. In Insured Industries.
| Trade | Number Insured January 12, 1919 | Number Unemployed April 25, 1919 | Number Unemployed October 31, 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | 6,152 | 950 | 55 |
| Construction of Works | 1,825 | 46 | 1 |
| Shipbuilding | 8,810 | 522 | 21 |
| Engineering and Ironfounding | 419,524 | 35,614 | 1,426 |
| Construction of Vehicles | 17,577 | 6,336 | 107 |
| Sawmilling | 812 | 331 | 17 |
| Other | 171 | 1 | ... |
| Total Insured Under Act of 1911 | 454,871 | 43,800 | 1,627 |
| Iron and Steel Manufacture | 12,805 | 400 | 18 |
| Tinplate Manufacture | 3,550 | 92 | 23 |
| Wire Manufacture | 9,431 | 828 | 46 |
| Anchors, Chains, Nails, Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, etc. | 12,690 | 2,888 | 169 |
| Brass | 8,413 | 219 | 6 |
| Copper, Tin, Lead, Zinc, etc. | 10,561 | 738 | 62 |
| Hardware and Hollowware | 49,749 | 5,437 | 228 |
| Tools, Files, Saws, Implements, Cutlery | 6,432 | 827 | 64 |
| Clocks, Plate, Jewelry | 6,175 | 388 | 27 |
| Needles, Pins, Typefounding, Dyes, etc. | 6,664 | 336 | 15 |
| Electrical, Scientific, etc., Appliances and Apparatus | 28,866 | 2,152 | 151 |
| Miscellaneous Metal | 5,185 | 1,455 | 70 |
| Ammunition and Explosives | 197,128 | 5,818 | 100 |
| Chemicals | 34,071 | 2,631 | 193 |
| Leather and Leather Goods | 31,313 | 2,679 | 162 |
| Brick, Tile and Artificial Building Material | 9,804 | 1,172 | 59 |
| Sawmilling, Machined Woodwork and Wooden Cases | |||
| Rubber and Manufactures Thereof | 35,319 | 2,369 | 151 |
| Total Insured Under Act of 1916 | 496,332 | 32,478 | 1,595 |
| Grand Total | 951,203 | 76,278 | 3,222 |
b. In Uninsured Industries.