UNEMPLOYMENT
FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Figures dealing with unemployment registrations have been released for publication by the Minister of Labour, Mr Armstrong. He said the unemployment return for November 19, including those on the register who were for health or other reasons unfit for employment, discloses a reduction of 10,667 as against the corresponding figure for November 20, 1937. Compared with the position for the previous month there was a decrease of 600. Details were as follow: — Nov. 19 1938 Registered but not on relief 507 On sustenance awaiting placement — On Scheme 5 relief 519 Total 1026 On sustenance, unfit for employment for health or other reasons, but being afforded relief from the Employment Promotion Fund 7583 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 £531.122.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 December 1938, Page 3
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