H.—35.

Table III.—Duration of Unemployment of Applicants on Register, First Complete Week of each Month for Year 1930.

Table IV. —Analysis of Applicants on Register, First Complete Week of Each Month of Year 1930.

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Number of Applicants. Duration, in Weeks. ; , Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. j Oct. Nov. Dec. Under 2 .. .. .. 145 204 183 211 273 324 230 251 182 203 307 526 2 and under 4 .. .. 273 257 293 [ 362 470 553 491 .1 519 446 462 449 700 4 ,, 6 ..286 253 288 417 556 574 518 J 573 512 5.12 473 801 6 „ 10 477 I 493 532 700 1,003 1,139 1,055 |1,122 1,159 1,103 1,185 1,524 10 ,, 14 .. .. 410 394 419 554 697 844 872 918 1,048 1,103 1,137 1,387 14 ,, 18 .. 338 301 324 405 512 612 598 716 726 999 899 1,102 18 24 .. 236 I 260 276 311 434 532 501 567 702 786 935 1,122 24 and over .. .. 267 222 307 298 431 460 515, 572 700 691 877 1,266 Unspecified .. .. 88 18 30 70 88 29 665 203 61 169 170 1,202 Totals! .. .. 2,520 2,402 2,«52 3,328 4,464 5,067 5,445 5,441 5,536 6,028 6,432 9,630

—— Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Conjugal condition — Single .. .. .. 1,159 1,092 1,270 1,453 2,092 2,456 2,224 2,149 2,114 2,444 2,542 3,364 Married.. .. .. 1,340 1,292 1,354 1,805 2,333 2,582 2,733 3,089 3,361 3,443 3,721 5,068 Period unemployed during past six months — Under six weeks .. .. 736 714 764 990 1,312 1,451 1,310 1,343 1,140 1,167 1,229 2,027 Six weeks and over .. 1,763 1,670 1,860 2,268 3,113 3,587 3,647 3,895 4,335 4,720 5,034 6,405 Birthplace— New Zealand; .. .. 1,423 1,301 1,512 1,818 2,613 3,055 3,145 3,200 3,310 3,474 3,879 4,934 Elsewhere .. .. 1,076 1,083 1,112 1,440 1,812 1,983 1,812 2,038 2,165 2,413 2,384 3,498 Number of dependants— 0 .. .. .. .1,078 1,017 1,152 1,347 1,865 2,230 2,022 1,878 1,902 2,193 2,294 3,168 1 .. .. 343 371 396 498 707 761 710 792 833 911 1,010 1.406 2 .. .. .. 402 380 394 517 667 762 780 877 943 1,006 1,084 l^403 3 .. .. .. 282 270 300 383 537 580 629 735 738 764 845 1,089 4 .. 192 180 172 266 325 355 386 445 500 490 478 652 5 and over .. .. 202 166 210 247 324 350 430 511 559 523 552 714 Age (in years)— Under 25 .. .. 567 564 637 756 1,084 1,360 1,157 1,123 1,065 1,169 1,263 1,542 25-44 .. .. .. 1,192 1,111 1,206 1,510 2,009 2,249 2,296 2,526 2,439 2,865 3,008 3,902 45-64 .. .. .. 708 682 749 953 1,276 1,366 1,452 1,538 1,921 1,781 1,899 2,824 65 and over ! .. .. 32 27 32 39 56 63 52 51 j 50 72 93 164 Pitted lor— Heavy work .. .. 2,162 2,027 2,234 2,802 4,052 4,531 4,359 4,725 4,953 5,340 5,541 7,060 Light work only .. .. 337 357 390 456 373 507 598 513 522 547 722 1,372 Period on registers— Under three months .. 1,431 1,309 1,426 1,895 2,905 3,569 3,304 3,490 3,174 3,752 3,817 5,541 Three and under twelve 556 586 625 679 773 720 821 979 1,264 1,133 1,268 1,280 months Twelve months and over .. 512 489 573 684 747 749 832 769 1,037 1,002 1,178 1,611 Unspecified cases .. .. 21 18 28 I 70 39 29 488 203 61 141 169 1,198 Totals .. .. 2,520 2,402 2,652 3,328 4,464 5,067 5,445 5,441 5,536 6,028 6,432 9,630 I