Unemployment in War-Time Britain

Abstract

The prewar situation, 206. — British unemployment statistics, 207. — The course of unemployment, 208. — The composition of unemployment: women, 214; older workers, 217; depressed areas, 218; unemployables, 222.— Duration of unemployment, 225. — Causes and implications of the war-time record: changes in the labor supply, 227; changes in the demand for labor, 229; government control of the labor market, 231. — Conclusion, 234.