Evening journal., 1918-12-30
LABOR CONDITIONS
REPORTED NORMAL
Demand for Unskilled Labor
Greatly Exceeds the
Supply
MECHANICS ARE
IN GREAT DEMAND

Tho following statement as TO labo
conditions throughout the country /
made up from the weekly reports OBJ
talned by the Department OF Labor
These reports are received by telegraph
from local representatives OF the Fed
eral Employment Service and are use;
as barometer In making replacements
locating labor. curtailment and cancella
ton OF contracts and the demobilizatlo,
OF the army
elaware-Proposed extension OF sew.
eral local manufacturing plants ha,
caused an increased demand for me.
chanics in this city during the past
week The demand throughout the en-
ti-e State shows a greater need for Ia
horers. and while the returning soldiers
VIII to a great extent relieve some OF
this demand II is not thought there viii
be a sufficient supply OF local men 70
meet the emergency.
New England-Sh0rtage continue in
New Britain and New London, Connect
icut. At ali other points the supply OF
labor about equals the demand. The
shortage in Boston. Mass. as 'spOrted
last week. still continues with a live
surplus in building trades OF the State.
In Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Is
land. the supply equals the demand,
with further reductions in New Hamp-
shires surplus expected.
New York-New York City now re-
ports that he labor supply is equa. to
The demand A shortage Of common la
Dor and an excess Of skilled labor are
reported anyhere in the State. Buffalo
and Rochester report surpluses OF 5000
and 1900 respectively. the supply being
equal 90 the demand In other cities.
There Is a big demand In the State for
Woodsmen.
New Jersey-A continued shortage in
Elizabeth Is reported. with a slight sur
plus Of labor in Paterson.
Pennsyivania-ShOr still contin-
ne in Pitisburg, Philadelphia. Harris
burg and in the Scranton mining dis
trict Shortages are also reported In
.Nllentown and South Bethlehem. Phil
adelphia's shortage is placed at 1900,
a decrease Of 10000 over The previous
weeks reports
from Toledo. 800 In Cincinnati. while n
Dayton. 5000 are reported as unemploy-
ed. Akron shows a shortage Of 1000. 2
reduction OF 1900 from the previous re-
port. Youngstown also reports a -cduc-
tion in the previously reported short
age.
Middle Western-In Illinois a small
shortage IS indicated at Joliet. In all
other parts Of the state the supply IS
equal 10 the demand. Indiana reports
supply and demand equal except IN In
where there Is surplus.
Kansas City notes a surplus OF 1000.
The supply is equal to the demand in
Minnesota, except in Duluth where
surplus Is s-repOried. In Detroit. Mich,
tho supply Is said 10 equal the demand.
Soulhern-Atlanta, Louisville, Balti-
more, Lynchburg. Norfolk and Chatta-
no0ga still report shortages. Reports
from New Orleans indicate that the sup
ply equals the demand Nashville shows
a surplus. Miami, Florida, reports in
dicate a shortage in common labor AMI
a surplus IN the building trades There
Is also a shortage in Pensacola. In
other parts of the south the supply
about equals the demand
Western-Rcports from Denver and
Montana indicate that the supply is
equal to the demand salt Lake Cit5
still shows a surplus a shortage IS
reported from Little Rock. Ark.
Pacific Coast-San Francisco reports =
surplus OF 1000: Oakland $500 Pre-
yious weeks report indicated supply
and demand about equal in Oakland. In
Los Angeles the supply still equals the
demand. In Portland. Ore, a surplus in
all classes is indicated in the reports
The following figures give the num-
bee OF employees last week in various In
dustries: Iron and steel. s02,600; leather
and products. i02.332; food products.
226.33S; tobacco manufacturers, 59,772;
paper and printing, 1900; miscellaneous
547, ,isO; textile and products,
236207.