Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-10

According to the annual report Of
George L. CHESHIRE. superintendent of
the local free employment bureau, a
total of a.31s situations were secured
during the Offices last fiscal year. The
year previous the total was GA, MAX
ing a gain of 1859. During the last
fiscal year there were 2,e12 applications
for employment. A total of 2,264 Of
this number were applications from
males, and the remainder. s4s, females.
There were 2,444 applications for help.
and ], 935 OF this number were appli-
cations for male help. the remainder,
sos. being for female help. The total
number of situations secured was 1913,
of which 1,S41 were males and 472 fe-
males.
Of the male applicants for employ
ment SIS per cent were supplied with
situations, against 50 per cent. during
or the female applicants for employ
ment 72.S per cent. were supplied with
situations, against e5.7 per cent during
the year 1915.
OF all applicants for employment 7e.4
per cent were supplied with situations.
against 81 per cent. during tn eyear
1915.
per cent. were furnished with help,
against S7.2 per cent during the year
1915.
During the year previous GIT males
applied for employment and 3sS fe-
males, making a total Of 1,005; app1-
cations for help were as follows: Males
426 females 312, total 73S; situations
secured numbered 644, $50 males and
a55 females.
The free employment bureaus in the
SSate have been in operation for 10
years. The number Of situations found
by them for the unemployed has grad
ually increased from year to year. The
last two years, however, have been
i -
positions filled has kept pace with Ia
Dor conditions in other fields. During
the years 1915-1e16 S7,404 positions
were filled, as compared with 1909 for
191S1914. The scarcity of labor has,
of course, contributed to this result,
but the result has also been helped by
the efficiency of the superintendent of
the different agencies. this being par
ticularly true of the Norwich office.
Prior to 1915 the Norwich agency had
done but little business. In the past
year more places have been filled here
than were filed in the four preceding
years. showing a remarkable increase
in efficiency. The increased number OF
places filled has been accomplished at
practically the same cost to the state.
In 1915 the average cost to the state
for each position filed was II cents:
in 1915 it was reduced to IS cents.
Under present conditions the super
intendents of the free employment
agencies are kept busy during the en-
tire time that the offices are open.
Each applicant is required to furnish
his name, residence, whether married
or single, nationality. length of resi-
dence in the city, kind of employment
wanted, references. and other informa-
ION of a similar character AppTi-
cants for help must also give inforrua-
ton as to the nature of work TO be
done, wages, hours, and similar data.
When the person seeking employment
IS sent out from the office a return
card has to be filed out showing that
the person actually secures the posi-
ton, or, if the card is not returned,
the superintendent must verify the Sc
curing of employment either in person
or by telephone. When it is consid-
cred that this operation must be gone
through for 20 or so persons daily, it
can easily be seen that the superin-
tendents have no leisure time during
he working day, and as a matter of
fact they are often required to work
after hours.
The work Of the superintendents of
the agencies has been largely in
creased, wages and salaries have been
increased in almost all private employ
ments. and unde rthe circumstances
1t would be equitable If the salaries of
the superintendent were increa sed. In
two of the offces at the present time