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Table VII.—Numbers on Unemployment Register of Labour Department.—Seasonal Fluctuation. Average Number on the Register each Month of 1926-30 expressed as a Percentage of Average Registrations during the Five Years.

Table VIII. —Seasonal Fluctuations in Employment in New Zealand, 1926-29. Table showing the Number of Male Wage-earning Employees (excluding Working Proprietors, Managers, Overseers, Accountants, Clerks) engaged on the 15th or nearest Representative Day of each Month of the Calendar Years 1926-29, in (a) the Meat-freezing, Ham and Bacon Curing, Butter and Cheese Making, Sausage-casing, Wool-scouring and Fellmongery, and Boiling-down Industries; (b) the other Manufacturing Industries; (c) in all Manufacturing Industries; (d) the Building Industry.

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(Note. —A difference of 1 per cent, represents 36 registered unemployed.) Average 1926-30 = 100. 1926. " 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. Month. Percentage. Percentage. Percentage. Percentage. Percentage. January .... | 15 47 66 88 85 February ..... 16 53 93 88 89 March .... 18 61 98 100 103 April .... 20 65 97 111 123 May .... I 29 73 114 121 164 June .. .. 76 86 120 129 193 July .. 64 89 114 135 199 August .. .. 81 98 96 111 198 September .... 62 83 84 95 209 October .... 58 75 84 189 219 November .... 49 64 70 99 242 December .... 46 58 64 66 349 Average for year 43 72 91 110 184

Manufacturing Industries. Manufacturing Industries. Tsf g" s St; Jm Building ™ ,, .3 Sri o r «i Building Month. fgS&g Other «ggg* Month. S - Other Mustry _ 15 S3 «I Total . Manu^ ctur - Total. ISlla Industries. , Industries. _. gg ° M I I | I 1926. 1928. January .. 10,349 43,437 53,786 9,126 January .. I 9,829 46,975 56,804 9,464 February .. 10,947 43,800 54,747 9,289 February .. I 10,433 47,057 57,490 9,626 March .. 10,805 43,768 54,573 9,231 March " .. 9,987 47,556 57,543 9,638 April . 10 282 43,462 53,744 9,279 April .. 8,647 46,528 55,175 9,373 May .. 8,995 43,104 52,099 9,368 May .. 7,780 46,151 53,931 9,600 June .. 6,805 42,794 49,599 9,155 June .. 6,545 45,310 51,855 9,541 July 5,495 42,752 48,247 8,937 July .. 5,146 45,185 50,331 9,571 August .. 5,088 42,828 47,916 9,005 August .. 5,042 45,540 50,582 9,773September .. 5,620 43,433 49,053 9,348 September.. 5,730 45,615 51,345 9,781 October .. 6,023 43,548 49,571 9,228 October .. 6,136 46,277 52,413 9,854 November .. 6,782 43,923 50,705 9,330 November .. 6,666 46,498 53,164 9,871 December .. 9,150 44,165 j 53,315 9,178 December .. 8,831 47,206 56,037 9,839 1927. 1929. January .. 10,690 45.974 156.664 9,060 January .. 10,419 46,895 57,314 8,946 February .. 10,868 46,219 : 57,087 I 8,896 February .. 10,449 47,250 57,699 9,070^ March .. 10,830 46,448 57,278 8,748 March .. 1.0,297 47,438 57,735 9,222 April .. 10,063 45,879 155,942; 9,283 April .. 9,044 46,834 55,878 9,303 May .. 9.003 45,391 54,394 9,159 May .. 7,907 46,851 54,758 9,356 June . 7,184 44,998 52,182 8,736 June .. 6,520 46,209 52,729 9,424 July .. 5,452 45,137 50,589 8,530 July .. 5,170 46,096 51,266 9,455 August .. 5,267 45,165 50,432 8,600 August .. 5,280 46,508 51,788 9,616 September.. 5,792 45,6:6 51,468 8,889 September.. 5,648 47,087 52,735 9,896 October .. 6,144 46,057 52,201 i 8.850 October .. 6,011 48,254 54,265 9,942 November.. 6,912 46,328 53,240 j 9,115 November.. 6,479 48,937 55,416 9,990 December .. 9,433 46,351 55,784 j 9,075 December .. 8,795 48,946 57,741 9,938