UNEMPLOYMENT
OCTOBER REGISTRATIONS (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Figures for last month relating to unemployment were released yesterday by the Minister of Labour, the Hon H. T. Armstrong. He said the unemployment return for October 22, including those on the register who were for health or other reasons unfit for employment, disclosed a reduction of 13,972 as against the corresponding figure for October 23 of last year. Compared with the position for September there was a decrease of 366. Details were as follows:— Registered but not on relief 726 On sustenance awaiting placement — On Scheme No. 5 relief 519 Total 1245 On sustenance, unfit for employment for health or other reasons, but being afforded relief from the Employment Promotion Fund 7964 For the four-weekly period under review, the expenditure from the fund under the heading of promotion of employment, as distinct from relief expenditure, was estimated at £512,827.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 November 1938, Page 2
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