The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-23
FORK For W0RkINGMEy.
Statistics Showing the Increase or Industrial
ACTIVITY Following IIr,nnIsIn's nerent.

Commissioner John I. McDonough Of the
State Bureau OF Labor Statistics, has issued an
ofticia! statement which shows in IL most strk.
ing manner the revival of industrial activity
that has followed the election OF Mckinley, and
the defeat Of the financial hercsies represented
by Bryan.
During the present year Mr.. McDonough's bu-
rcau has been collecting statistics as to the num-
Dor of organized workingmen, duration of EN-
ployment, rates of wages. hours OF labor, and
the unemployed in the State. by means Of rcgu-
lar quarterly reports from trades unions. Every
union In tho state Is now reporting to the bu.
reau, making a total of more than 900 reports
each quarter. representing about $4,000 work.
ing people.
Complete returns for the first quarter, nearly
complete for the second, and nearly half the re-
ports for the third. constitute the data for an
advance statement in the form of a comparison
OF the number of organized working people, the
number OF unemployed on the last day of each
quarter, and the number OF unemployed during
the entire quarter for tho three quarters ending
on March 81, June 80. and Sept. 80, respectively.
On March 81 a total OF 9O7 organizations in
the State reported l39,OSO members, while on
June 80 92s unions. which include twenty-one
new unions, had n membership of las, 500. The
445 unions reported for September show an in
crease in membership from 81 ,Sll on June 80 to
90, 766 on Sept 80. Assuming that the total
number Of organized working people in the
State has increased in the third quarter in the
same proportion as these 4i5 unions, since the
latter embraced over half the total membership
for the State in June. and twelve new unions
with 1000 new members have already been re.
ported for September, the total membership for
Sept. 30 is estimated at 1876, SCI.
In contrast to this increase in the number of
organized working people is the decrease in the
number OF unemployed. On March 81 A.. 500
members OF unions were reported out Of work
on that day, while on June 30, in spite OF an
increase In the number Of unions and members,
the number idle was only 25,742. A COMPARE
son OF the 445 reports for September with the
corresponding returns in June. shows for those
unions II, 1855 idle on the last day OF the quar-.
ter. but only Is, 100 unemployed on Sept. 30.
Estimating the decrease for all the unions for
the third quarter upon this basis, the total
number idle on Sept. 80 would be 23,3is. as
compared with 25,7l2 three months earlier.
COMPARED with the total membership more
,.a..,., ,.u ~ $1,000. 1870
people in the state were ' idle on March H 81. less
80 not quite ono.seventh were out of f work ri sept
The decrease in pncmnlov.d hccou.s e,;u
y Il wien 'hosc ouI Oh WORK ior inc
entire quarter is considered. Obviously this
continued idIcness ia . uucb moro scriors nn,.
ter than idlenesso on q particular day, which may
Ss,s @9' persons so .s ,n tho %'s s'a'e were r "p o "sit as o ~,
OF work since Jan. l. But for the next three
Comparing tho AS unions above mem.
tiopod for the second md ,birJ oror