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

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1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. j 1928. ended Number. Weekended Number. Weekended Number. Weekended Number. Weekended j Number. I 1 Jan. 5 122 Jan. 11 384 ! Jan. 10 1,063 Jan. 2 1,213 Jan. 7 1,828 12 259 18 422 17 1,406 9 1,507 14 2,419 19 339 25 425 24 1,396 16 2,018 21 2,476 26 329 .. .. 31 1,349 23 2,192 28 2,457 30 2,185 Feb. 2 302 Feb. 1 428 Feb. 7 1,372 Feb. 6 2,096 Feb. 4 2,369 9 308 8 428 14 1,501 13 2,267 | 11 2,491 16 297 15 466 21 1,506 20 2,787 18 2,429 23 308 22 448 28 1,433 27 3,137 25 2,440 Mar. 2 366 Mar. 1 472 Mar. 7 1,410 | Mar. 5 3,002 Mar. 4 2,534 9 355 8 489 14 1,708 12 2,799 11 2,692 16 361 15 480 21 1,725 19 2,436 18 2,790 23 372 22 499 28 1,824 26 2,509 25 2,956 30 363 29 547 .. .. .. April 6 379 April 5 517 April 4 1,940 April 9 2,358 April 1 2,787 13 332 12 531 11 1,904 16 2,534 8 2,796 20 342 19 571- 18 1,752 23 2,807 15 3,211 27 395 26 576 25 1,553 30 2,938 22 3,198 29 3,263 May 4 429 May 3 605 May 1 1,712 May 7 3,014 May 6 3,211 11 430 10 621 ' 8 1,877 14 3,095 ' 13 3,335 18 422 17 711 15 2,043 21 3,120 20 3,388 25 463 24 931 22 2,146 28 3,348 27 3,427 31 1,185 29 2,282 June 1 452 June 7 1,894 June 6 2,328 June 4 3,414 June 3 3,638 8 465 14 2,169 13 2,322 11 3,220 10 3,418 15 493 21 2,247 20 2,462 18 3,313 17 3,431 22 519 28 2,092 27 2,408 25 3,317 24 3,662 29 528 July 6 525 July 5 1,889 I July 4 2,141 ' July 2 3,305 July 1 3,796 13 574 12 1,760 11 2,399 9 3,153 8 3,896 20 715 19 1,719 18 2,973 16 3,069 27 792 26 1,674 25 2,708 23 3,186 30 3,042 Au<?. 3 690 Aug. 2 1,784 Aug. 1 2,765 Aug. 6 2,949 ' 10 563 9 1,800 8 2,928 13 2,628 17 451 16 1,815 I 15 2,700 20 2,536 24 423 23 1,784 1 22 2,642 27 2,434 31 449 j 30 1,697 | 29 2,498 Sept. 7 485 ! Sept. 6 1,653 ' Sept. 5 2,327 Sept. 3 2,337 14 526 ; 13 1,634 I 12 2,316 10 2,318 21 519 20 1,762 19 2,302 17 2,292 28 500 | 27 1,795 26 2,229 24 2,344 * Oct. 5 484 Oct. 4 1,711 Oct. 3 2,235 Oct. 1 2,361 12 451 11 1,625 10 2,118 8 2,425 19 429 18 1,604 17 2,035 15 2,278 26 382 25 1.472 24 1,993 22 2,255 31 1,952 29 2,212 Nov. 2 383 Nov. 1 1,452 Nov. 7 1,851 Nov. 5 2,081 9 395 8 1,350 14 1,783 12 1,909 16 422 15 1,345 21 1,747 19 1,903 23 416 22 1,325 28 1,634 26 1,815 30 385 29 1,328 Dec. 7 358 Dec. 6 1,308 Dec. 5 1,639 Dec. 3 1,823 14 363 13 1,226 12 1,613 10 1,788 21 344 .. .. 19 1,575 17 1,894 24 1,886 31 1,476 Total .. 21,754 Total .. 58,650 Total .. 99,125 Total .. 130,325 Total .. 80,338 Average 426 Average 1,196 Average 1,982 Average 2,504 Average 2,975