Appendix L

POSTWAR EMPLOYMENT

(Tables Compiled from Labour Gazette, May, 1919, pp. 287-288; October, p. 418; November, p. 473.)

1. Number of Out-of-Work Donation Policies Outstanding Weekly for Ten Months of 1919.

-------------+------------------------------------------+ | Civilians | Week +--------+-------+--------+-------+--------+ Ending | Men | Boys | Women | Girls| Total | -------------+--------+-------+--------+-------+--------+ Jan. 3 | 101,390| 16,988| 224,955| 13,374| 356,707| Jan. 10 | 119,315| 16,462| 265,479| 16,365| 417,621| Jan. 17 | 139,113| 18,131| 303,813| 18,018| 479,075| Jan. 24 | 156,671| 20,543| 343,742| 22,259| 543,215| Jan. 31 | 177,361| 22,562| 399,864| 25,362| 625,149| Feb. 7 | 191,371| 24,538| 427,734| 26,790| 670,433| Feb. 14 | 212,205| 26,752| 452,810| 28,183| 719,950| Feb. 21 | 218,278| 28,195| 470,294| 31,544| 748,311| Feb. 28 | 227,836| 28,019| 494,471| 32,037| 782,363| Mar. 7 | 234,402| 27,356| 494,365| 34,398| 790,521| Mar. 14 | 208,540| 26,327| 485,784| 31,070| 751,721| Mar. 21 | 207,973| 27,567| 474,452| 28,082| 738,074| Mar. 28 | 209,486| 26,461| 488,655| 29,380| 753,982| Apr. 4 | 214,263| 26,148| 469,550| 30,189| 740,155| Apr. 11 | 217,538| 26,093| 455,736| 30,134| 729,501| Apr. 18 | 210,119| 23,882| 452,144| 29,279| 715,424| Apr. 25 | 215,687| 23,679| 443,941| 28,964| 712,271| May 2 | 214,761| 23,040| 422,890| 29,242| 689,933| May 9 | 191,651| 19,175| 366,536| 20,871| 598,233| May 16 | 178,284| 16,845| 312,373| 17,023| 524,525| May 23 | 164,569| 14,988| 250,010| 14,869| 444,436| May 30 | 150,250| 12,912| 207,897| 13,231| 384,290| June 6 | 135,317| 10,405| 169,621| 9,880| 325,223| June 13 | 123,134| 8,439| 146,578| 7,910| 286,061| June 20 | 116,158| 7,551| 132,649| 7,491| 263,849| June 27 | 106,661| 6,615| 113,462| 6,544| 233,282| July 4 | 100,270| 5,905| 100,576| 6,077| 212,828| July 11 | 96,472| 5,341| 91,413| 6,155| 199,381| July 18 | 92,762| 4,985| 83,755| 5,707| 187,209| July 25 | 93,828| 5,226| 72,813| 5,354| 177,221| Aug. 1 | 100,228| 6,529| 73,878| 6,176| 186,811| Aug. 8 | 98,298| 6,245| 64,029| 5,673| 174,245| Aug. 15 | 94,863| 6,669| 61,065| 6,093| 168,690| Aug. 22 | 92,345| 6,267| 55,526| 5,182| 159,320| Aug. 29 | 83,035| 5,006| 49,038| 4,053| 141,132| Sept. 5 | 72,113| 4,008| 40,701| 3,041| 119,863| Sept. 12 | 66,686| 3,236| 36,230| 2,471| 108,623| Sept. 19 | 63,557| 3,111| 34,448| 2,334| 103,450| Sept. 26 | 62,435| 3,151| 32,915| 2,230| 100,731| Oct. 17| 70,589| 4,371| 29,622| 2,586| 107,168| Oct. 24 | 86,036| 6,551| 30,396| 2,672| 125,655| Oct. 31 | 94,058| 7,349| 30,940| 2,838| 135,185| -------------+--------+-------+--------+-------+--------+ | Demobilized Members of H. M. Forces Week +--------+-------+--------+------------ Ending | Men | Women | Total | Grand Total -------------+--------+-------+--------+------------ Jan. 3 | 23,938| 50| 23,988| 380,695 Jan. 10 | 31,543| 88| 31,631| 449,252 Jan. 17 | 40,400| 131| 40,531| 519,606 Jan. 24 | 47,209| 170| 47,379| 590,594 Jan. 31 | 53,316| 238| 53,554| 678,703 Feb. 7 | 63,277| 380| 63,657| 734,090 Feb. 14 | 84,298| 394| 84,692| 804,642 Feb. 21 | 132,471| 841| 133,312| 881,623 Feb. 28 | 165,429| 828| 166,257| 948,620 Mar. 7 | 200,686| 1,025| 201,711| 992,232 Mar. 14 | 235,737| 1,161| 237,898| 988,619 Mar. 21 | 264,257| 995| 265,252| 1,003,326 Mar. 28 | 305,251| 1,012| 306,263| 1,060,245 Apr. 4 | 336,570| 961| 337,531| 1,077,686 Apr. 11 | 347,895| 917| 348,812| 1,078,313 Apr. 18 | 369,992| 1,013| 371,005| 1,086,429 Apr. 25 | 379,799| 1,258| 381,057| 1,093,328 May 2 | 402,151| 1,316| 403,467| 1,903,400 May 9 | | | 409,959| 1,008,192 May 16 | | | 403,356| 927,881 May 23 | | | 402,036| 846,472 May 30 | | | 386,921| 771,211 June 6 | | | 385,652| 710,875 June 13 | | | 378,768| 664,829 June 20 | | | 381,247| 645,096 June 27 | | | 372,843| 606,125 July 4 | | | 366,197| 579,025 July 11 | | | 365,768| 565,149 July 18 | | | 362,982| 550,191 July 25 | | | 363,663| 540,884 Aug. 1 | | | 366,671| 553,482 Aug. 8 | | | 362,741| 536,986 Aug. 15 | | | 361,833| 530,523 Aug. 22 | | | 350,755| 510,075 Aug. 29 | | | 336,952| 478,084 Sept. 5 | | | 326,751| 446,614 Sept. 12 | | | 311,959| 420,582 Sept. 19 | | | 305,253| 408,703 Sept. 26 | | | 302,272| 403,003 Oct. 17| | | 337,948| 445,116 Oct. 24 | | | 343,672| 469,327 Oct. 31 | | | 344,242| 479,427 -------------+--------+-------+--------+------------

Figures for Oct. 3 and 10, on account of special arrangements made during the railway strike of these weeks, are not given.

Figures for Oct. 3 and 10, on account of special arrangements made during the railway strike of these weeks, are not given.

2. Number of Unemployed Women and Girls by Industries.

a. In Insured Industries.

---------------------------------+-----------+----------+----------- | Number | Number | Number | Insured |Unemployed|Unemployed Trade |January 12,| April 25,|October 31, | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 ---------------------------------+-----------+----------+----------- Building | 6,152 | 950 | 55 Construction of Works | 1,825 | 46 | 1 Shipbuilding | 8,810 | 522 | 21 Engineering and Ironfounding | 419,524 | 35,614 | 1,426 Construction of Vehicles | 17,577 | 6,336 | 107 Sawmilling | 812 | 331 | 17 Other | 171 | 1 | ... +-----------+----------+----------- Total Insured Under Act of 1911| 454,871 | 43,800 | 1,627 | | | Iron and Steel Manufacture | 12,805 | 400 | 18 Tinplate Manufacture | 3,550 | 92 | 23 Wire Manufacture | 9,431 | 828 | 46 Anchors, Chains, Nails, Bolts, | | | Nuts, Rivets, etc. | 12,690 | 2,888 | 169 Brass | 8,413 | 219 | 6 Copper, Tin, Lead, Zinc, etc. | 10,561 | 738 | 62 Hardware and Hollowware | 49,749 | 5,437 | 228 Tools, Files, Saws, Implements, | | | Cutlery | 6,432 | 827 | 64 Clocks, Plate, Jewelry | 6,175 | 388 | 27 Needles, Pins, Typefounding, | | | Dyes, etc. | 6,664 | 336 | 15 Electrical, Scientific, etc., | | | Appliances and Apparatus | 28,866 | 2,152 | 151 Miscellaneous Metal | 5,185 | 1,455 | 70 Ammunition and Explosives | 197,128 | 5,818 | 100 Chemicals | 34,071 | 2,631 | 193 Leather and Leather Goods | 31,313 | 2,679 | 162 Brick, Tile and Artificial | | | Building Material | 9,804 | 1,172 | 59 Sawmilling, Machined Woodwork and| | | Wooden Cases | 30,176 | 2,049 | 51 Rubber and Manufactures Thereof | 35,319 | 2,369 | 151 +-----------+----------+----------- Total Insured Under Act of 1916| 496,332 | 32,478 | 1,595 +-----------+----------+----------- Grand Total | 951,203 | 76,278 | 3,222 ---------------------------------+-----------+----------+-----------

b. In Uninsured Industries.

---------------------------------+-------------------------------- | Number of Policies of Trade |Women and Girls Remaining Lodged +--------------+----------------- |April 25, 1919| October 11, 1919 ---------------------------------+--------------+----------------- Agriculture | 1,956 | 152 Conveyance of Men, Goods and | | Messages | 11,932 | 962 Mines and Quarries | 982 | 78 Cotton | 81,635 | 1,171 Woolen and Worsted | 4,670 | 162 Other Textiles, including | | Printing, Dyeing, etc. | 35,835 | 1,951 Commercial | 24,124 | 8,616 Food, Drink and Tobacco | 19,926 | 1,818 Dress | 26,519 | 2,924 Domestic Offices and Services | 84,529 | 7,348 General Laborers, Factory | | Workers, etc. | 56,900 | 3,740 Other Uninsured Industries | 48,877 | 5,632 +--------------+----------------- Total | 397,885 | 34,554 ---------------------------------+--------------+-----------------

Appendix N

AVERAGE WAGES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NON-MUNITION TRADES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

(Calculated from Monthly Returns made by Employers to the Department of Labour Statistics.)

------------------------------------------------------------- LAST WHOLE WEEK IN EACH MONTH. --------------------+--------+----+------+-----+-----+------+ |Ordinary|May-|Sept.-|Jan.-|May- |Sept.-| Industry |week in |Aug.| Dec. |April|Aug. | Dec. | | 1906 |1915| 1915 |1916 |1916 | 1916 | --------------------+--------+----+------+-----+-----+------+ | s. d. |s. d|s. d.|s. d.|s. d.|s. d.| Cotton | 16 2 |17 1|17 0 |17 11|18 4|18 9 | Woolen and worsted | 12 1 |15 3|15 6 |16 1|16 8|17 11 | Linen | 9 9 |10 7|10 10 |11 3|11 11|12 5 | Jute | 12 5 |18 4|18 10 |18 10|19 2|20 2 | Hosiery | 12 3 |15 9|15 10 |16 8|17 2|17 1 | Lace | 11 7 |13 3|13 6 |14 0|14 4|14 10 | Silk | 9 9 |12 0|12 5 |12 11|13 5|13 7 | Carpet | 11 10 |16 8|16 4 |17 1|17 0|17 8 | Bleaching, etc. | 11 0 |14 5|15 0 |15 7|15 9|17 3 | Boot and shoe | 10 6 |15 4|14 10 |14 7|16 3|16 7 | Shirt and collar | 11 4 |13 7|13 7 |14 1|14 7|14 10 | Ready-made tailoring| 10 10 |15 2|14 2 |14 10|15 7|16 0 | Printing | 9 8 |12 3|12 7 |13 7|13 6|14 5 | Bookbinding | 10 2 |12 3|12 8 |13 0|13 0|14 3 | Pottery | 10 1 |12 2|12 5 |12 3|12 10|13 1 | Glass | 8 6 |10 3|11 2 |10 9|11 1|11 9 | Food preparation | 10 0 |14 5|14 10 |15 2|15 2|17 6 | | | | | | | | Total | 12 8 |14 9|14 10 |15 4|15 10|16 8 | --------------------+--------+----+------+-----+-----+------+ -----------------------------+------+-----+------+-----+------- |Jan.- |May- |Sept.-|Jan.-|May- Industry |April |Aug. | Dec. |April|Aug. |1917 |1917 | 1917 |1918 |1918 -----------------------------+------+-----+------+-----+------- |s. d. |s. d.|s. d.|s. d.|s. d. Cotton |19 7 |20 7|21 5 |23 3|24 1 Woolen and worsted |19 8 |19 9|21 9 |22 8|25 3 Linen |13 8 |15 4|17 1 |18 8|20 4 Jute |20 4 |22 7|23 9 |24 4|24 7 Hosiery |18 5 |20 0|20 7 |22 6|23 10 Lace |15 6 |16 9|17 11 |18 6|19 2 Silk |14 9 |15 7|17 2 |18 7|20 5 Carpet |18 9 |20 4|21 3 |22 11|24 4 Bleaching, etc. |18 6 |20 10|22 3 |23 10|24 9 Boot and shoe |17 6 |19 6|20 6 |22 3|22 10 Shirt and collar |15 9 |17 2|18 3 |19 11|21 5 Ready-made tailoring |17 4 |18 9|21 5 |23 2|25 8 Printing |15 9 |16 4|18 2 |19 10|21 8 Bookbinding |15 2 |16 1|17 11 |19 11|21 6 Pottery |13 8 |16 11|17 7 |19 1|21 7 Glass |12 1 |13 9|14 9 |15 6|16 10 Food preparation |18 3 |20 2|21 7 |23 0|24 5 | | | | | Total |17 8 |19 1|20 5 |21 10|23 6 -----------------------------+------+-----+------+-----+-------

Great Britain Ministry of Reconstruction, Report of the Committee on Women’s Employment, p. 82.

Includes “Paper Making.”