21 MAY 1927, Page 3

The unemployment figure has once again fallen below he million

mark. On May 9th the total number of .egistered unemployed was 998,300. These are the best igures since May of last year, when just before the .eneral Strike the number of unemployed was 996,000. t is a satisfactory fact that the absorption of more lea into industry has been caused largely by the nprovement in the heavy industries. The cost of living now lower than at any time since the War.