Reference code: GB-0033-DOU
Title: Ministry of Labour Data on Unemployment
Dates of creation: 1948-1965
Extent: 21 boxes
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Origination: Collected by Durham University Business School.
Language:
English
Contains statistical data from the Ministry of Labour regarding unemployment nationally and regionally. The national data covers Great Britain and is divided into regions. The data refering to the Northern Region is further divided by labour
exchange office.
The collection was presented by Durham University Business School before 1980.
Durham University Business School
Open for consultation.
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist
where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material
The collection has been arranged in two parts:
A. National Data
B. Northern Region Data
The subsections in these sections relate to the different catagories in which they were box listed.
The finding aid for the collection was originally a boxlist. The collection was catalogued into XMetal in January-February 2011 by Melanie McSparron.
There was an incomplete set of printed Ministry of Labour
Gazettes with the collection that were disposed of as they are held elsewhere.
Ministry of Labour Gazettes
Held at Durham University Main Library, reference: OffPub S/MIN.
National Data on UnemploymentReference: DOU/ADates of creation: 1947-1965
Figures are from regions within Great Britain as well as the overall Great Britain statistics. In 1953 the regions were; Eastern, East and West Riding, London and South Eastern, Midlands, Northern, North Western, Scotland,Southern, South Western,
Rest of London and South East, Wales, Yorks and Lincs.
DOU/A1 1953-1964
“Statistics of the Trade Act 1947”, breakdown by minimum list heading of employment for broad occupational classification. Numbers employed at firms from which returns were received between the dates given. Each
folder contains a table for Great Britain and a table for each region.
DOU/A1/1 26 September - 31 October 1953
DOU/A1/2 27 September - 25 October 1958
DOU/A1/3 26 September - 24 October 1959
DOU/A1/4 14 September - 19 October 1963
DOU/A1/5 19 September - 17 October 1964
DOU/A2 1963
Occupational breakdown of employees, by industrial orders and groups of industrial orders, by region.
DOU/A2/1 1963
Tables for “Metals Group of Industries”.
DOU/A2/2 1963
Tables for “Manufacturing Industries (other than the metals group of industries)”.
DOU/A2/3 1963
Tables for “Analysis by broad occupational category, industry order and size of firm” for metal and non-metal industries.
DOU/A3 1952 - 1965
Estimated number of insured employees under the National Insurance Act, by region and industry.
DOU/A3/1 1952
DOU/A3/2 1953
DOU/A3/3 1955
DOU/A3/4 1956
DOU/A3/5 1958
DOU/A3/6 1959
DOU/A3/7 1961
DOU/A3/8 1962
DOU/A3/9 1963
DOU/A4 1960 - 1965
Revised estimates for the number of insured employees under the National Insurance Act: 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965.
DOU/A5 1951 - 1962
Average weekly earnings by the last pay week in April; separately listed for men, women and all workers.
DOU/A5/1 1951 - 1959
Average weekly wages for all workers.
DOU/A5/2 1951 - 1961
Average weekly wages for men.
DOU/A5/3 1960 - 1962
Average weekly wages for women.
DOU/A6 1948 - 1958
Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification Minimum list, 1948 with 1958.
DOU/A7 1956 - 1965
Unemployment and vacancies, by region and occupation (6 monthly).
DOU/A7/1 June 1956
DOU/A7/2 June 1957
DOU/A7/3 December 1957
DOU/A7/4 June 1958
DOU/A7/5 June 1959
DOU/A7/6 December 1959
DOU/A7/7 June 1960
DOU/A7/8 December 1960
DOU/A7/9 June 1961
DOU/A7/10 June 1962
DOU/A7/11 June 1963
DOU/A7/12 June 1964
DOU/A7/13 December 1964
DOU/A7/14 December 1964 - 1965
Statistics only for Great Britain.
DOU/A8 1952 - 1955
Unemployment by region and occupation (6 monthly).
DOU/A8/1 June 1952
DOU/A8/2 September 1952
DOU/A8/3 June 1953
DOU/A8/4 December 1953
DOU/A8/5 June 1954
DOU/A8/6 December 1954
DOU/A8/7 June 1955
DOU/A8/8 December 1955
DOU/A9 1952 - 1965
Unemployment by region and industry (6 monthly).
DOU/A9/1 June 1952
DOU/A9/2 June 1953
DOU/A9/3 December 1953
DOU/A9/4 June 1954
DOU/A9/5 December 1954
DOU/A9/6 June 1955
DOU/A9/7 December 1955
DOU/A9/8 June 1956
DOU/A9/10 June 1957
DOU/A9/11 December 1957
DOU/A9/12 June 1958
DOU/A9/13 June 1959
DOU/A9/14 December 1959
DOU/A9/15 June 1960
DOU/A9/16 December 1960
DOU/A9/17 June 1961
DOU/A9/18 June 1962
DOU/A9/19 June 1963
DOU/A9/20 June 1964
DOU/A9/21 December 1964
DOU/A9/22 December 1965
Only has statistics for Great Britain and the Northern region.
DOU/A10 1952 - 1965
Number of placings during the period and number of vacancies at the end of the period, by region.
DOU/A10/1 1952
DOU/A10/2 1953
DOU/A10/3 1954
DOU/A10/4 1955
DOU/A10/5 1956
DOU/A10/6 1957
DOU/A10/7 1958
DOU/A10/8 1959
DOU/A10/9 1960
DOU/A10/10 1961
DOU/A10/11 1962
DOU/A10/12 1963
DOU/A10/13 1964
DOU/A10/14 1965
Northern Region Data on UnemploymentReference: DOU/BDates of creation: 1948 - 1964
Figures are from each employment exchange within the Northern Region.
DOU/B1 1952 - 1963
Insured employees, by industry.
DOU/B1/1 1952
DOU/B1/2 1953
DOU/B1/3 1956
DOU/B1/4 1958
DOU/B1/5 1961
DOU/B1/6 1962
DOU/B1/7 1963
DOU/B2 June 1948 - March 1963
Unemployment and vacancies, (monthly): men, boys, women, girls and total, by individual Ministry of Labour exchanges in the Northern Region.
DOU/B3 undated [1959]
Effects of Employment Exchange Closures and Regradings Change
DOU/B4 1956 - 1965
Unemployment & vacancies by occupation.
DOU/B4/1 June 1961
DOU/B4/2 December 1961
DOU/B4/3 June 1962
DOU/B4/4 December 1962
DOU/B4/5 June 1963
DOU/B4/6 December 1963
DOU/B4/7 June 1964
DOU/B5 June 1964
Unemployment & vacancies by occupation, summarised by sub-regions.
DOU/B6 June 1961 - June 1964
Unemployment by industry, Northern Region, organised by the local office.
DOU/B6/1 June 1961
DOU/B6/2 December 1961
DOU/B6/3 June 1962
DOU/B6/4 December 1962
DOU/B6/5 June 1963
DOU/B6/6 December 1963
DOU/B6/7 June 1964
