Note 4 — Chapter IV · ToC
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The following percentages of unemployment during and after the war may be of interest:—
Month. Average 1908-1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918.
Jan. 3.1 4.7 6.5 2.6 1.7 0.9
Feb. 2.8 3.7 5.1 2.8 1.6 0.8
March 2.3 2.8 3.3 2.2 1.3 0.9
April 2.2 2.8 2.9 2.3 1.0 0.8
May 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.5 1.0 0.8
June 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.9 0.8
July 2.2 2.9 2.7 2.4 0.8 0.7
Aug. 2.2 22.4 2.6 2.2 0.8 0.7
Sept. 2.1 15.7 2.6 2.1 0.8 0.8
Oct. 2.1 10.9 2.5 2.0 0.7 0.7
Nov. 2.2 8.2 2.5 1.7 0.7 1.8
Dec. 3.2 7.2 2.6 1.6 0.9 5.4