H. —118.

TABLES. TABLE I.—NUMBERS ON UNEMPLOYMENT REGISTER OF LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR EACH WEEK, 1921-29.

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1921. : 1922. 1923. 1924. Week ended Number. Week ended Number. Week ended Number. Week ended Number. Jan. 7 927 Jan. 6 469 14 1.056 13 690 Jan. 14 361 21 1,142 20 728 21 381 28 1,105 27 671 28 371 Feb. 4 1,147 Feb. 3 632 Feb. 4 382 11 1,199 10 656 11 396 18 1,188 17 616 18 370 25 1,179 24 616 25 343 Mar. 4 1,101 Mar. 3 595 Mar. 3 321 11 1,179 10 620 10 298 18 1,238 17 651 17 337 25 1,245 24 601 24 366 31 556 31 345 April 1 1,250 April 7 574 April 7 373 8 1,164 14 671 14 365 15 1,191 21 665 28 401 April 23 302 22 1,174 28 586 30 405 29 1,333 May 7 418 May 6 1,448 May 5 522 May 5 462 14 643 13 1,492 12 686 12 513 21 1.130 20 1,557 19 767 19 510 28 1,367 27 1,643 26 784 26 496 June 4 1,295 June 3 1,784 June 2 803 June 2 553 11 1,449 10 1,751 9 840 9 560 18 1,439 17 1,778 16 953 16 577 25 1,433 24 1,825 23 949 23 565 30 847 30 560 July 2 1,420 July 1 1,752 July 9 903 July 7 566 9 1,370 8 1,813 16 866 . 14 542 16 1,181 15 1,749 23 738 21 569 23 1.185 22 1,574 30 649 28 604 30 1,265 29 1,545 Aug. 6 1,186 Aug. 5 1.420 Aug. 6 626 Aug. 4 629 13 1,165 12 1,331 13 634 11 572 20 1,145 19 1,350 20 555 18 496 27 1,140 26 1,361 27 544 25 475 Sept. 3 1,153 Sept. 2 1,382 Sept. 3 538 Sept. 1 488 10 1,136 9 1,299 10 523 8 474 17 1,302 16 1,217 17 523 15 493 24 1,257 23 1,148 24 499 22 470 30 1,129 .. .. 29 489 Oct. 1 1,131 .. .. Oct. 1 508 8 1,179 Oct. 7 1,085 8 464 Oct.. 6 .396 15 1,165 14 1,060 15 432 13 410 22 1.089 21 1,009 22 389 20 429 29 1,150 28 945 29 382 27 432 Nov. 5 1,140 Nov. 4 902 Nov. 5 366 Nov. 3 407 12 1,033 11 908 12 363 10 376 19 1,121 18 884 19 384 17 351 26 960 25 869 26 380 24 294 Dec. 3 897 Dec. 2 752 Dec. 3 351 Dec. 1 296 10 879 9 660 10 318 8 280 17 888 16 516 17 268 15 239 30 370 Total .. 38,416 Total.. 63,126 Total.. 29,951 Total.. 20,983 Average 1,097 Average 1,237 Average 599 Average 437 1