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Essay heading: Britain between the Wars: Poverty or Affluence?
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Unemployment never fell below 1 million insured workers in this period, and in 1932 it rose to 3 million. Jobs were lost especially in the 'depressed areas'. Many jobs were lost in the shipyards of the north-east, in the cotton mills of Lancashire and in the coal mines of South Wales. On the other hand, the number of jobs in the motor industry grew from 227,000 in 1920 to 516,000 in 1938 (more than those in steel-making and ship-building put together)... displayed 300 characters
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The number of workers in electrical engineering almost doubled between the wars. There was growth not only in the 'new industries' but in professional and clerical employment. Even in the 1930s employment in Britain increased by 17%.
Wages rates rose slightly in the 1920s, fell back in the Depression years of 1929-33, but then resumed their upward trend... displayed next 300 characters
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