Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
LABOR CONDITIONS.
SHOW SHORTAGE
Weekly Reports Indicate UnslsilI
ed Help is Quite
Plentiful.

| The following statement as to labor
conditions throughout tho country is
made up from weekly reports obtained
| by the Department of Labor. These
reports are received by telegraph from
local representatives Of tho United States
| Employment Service.
The situation rs To common labor
has materially changed since last week
in many sections. Fifteen states report
surplus of this class as against seven
states last week The fifteen states
are California, Colorado Connecticut,
Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Massa-
chusetts, Nebraska, New Mexico, New
York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota
and Utah In nearly all the southern
states there is a shortage in all trades
The country's surpluses seem TO follow
a belt ross the country from { on
nectic,it 10 Minneapolis South ot that
line there arc general shortage A
distinct shortage belt Is still noted along
the Atlantic coast, extending from
Philadelphia to Florida and inland rs
us far West Virginia and Alabama
Middle West The surplus IN Detroit
is now reported to be % 900, m increase
Of 5000 over the previous weeks report
Flint Is the only city that Gems to be
taking on men in any large numbers.
Shpworkers and fnolders are IN slight
demand Indiana remains stationary
with no marked reductions Or increases,
though surplus Of 1000 j. reported
from Indianapolis and south Bend.
slight decrease IN the number of cn-
ploycs is noted IN Illinois. th" only marked
surplus noted being IN Rock lsland
Men are edcd ID agriculture IN the
state. some carpenters and fow auto
l. r. 2 -
mand IRE reported II be about cuinl
The demand for woodsmen contnuc-
strong in Minnesota, rs does bat for
railroad workers 4 surplus Is indicated
IN Minneapolis with Il slight reduction
in the number of employees Reports
indicate bat supply and dema8d arc
about equal N st Paul and Duluth
Tho building tradoe ae leto bc e.pers ed.
continue 10 hc a center ~ unemployed
BnlIermakcrs and railroad machiniafs
both l0urncyreen and exports are urgently
nceded IN practically aIl railroad centcrs
md tfeTc arc still many opportunities for
setnI skilled labor IN the shipyards Large
SURPRISES II clerical help are stll III cvi-
4nncc all over The country
New England Plants in Boston r.
main stationary. bat there is Il sI0hf sur
Plus in the building tradcs here Brockt0n
and Fall River are stationary In Law
renee slight laying cT of ampI.4ts t.
reported, and q similar condition exists p
Springfield Worcester has il surplus cf
S. 600 Connecticut s surplus shows
slight increase over that noted III the
previous report although q few sheet
metal workers and uoidcrs are p demand
therc. and there Is some call FIR textile
cotton workers stamford II tire nnr
large community III the state rhat tce>
not tsaf. for anv marked surplus slight
reduction If forces is noted IN Rhode
Island 4 fairly strong deInannd fer TAI or
i Indicated IN New Hampshire together
With some machinlsts and r0efrrs Maine
still demands workers especially wood
men of which it's n nend 0t , 300
Western In Missouri supply and de-
mand are reported 10 be- about equal
though tht-e is q surplus in 4 stern
part Of the state supply excce raands
In railroad workers, stone aud marble
rades In Utah supply exceeds demand,
though not markedly 20 There IS however. /
IN Increase IN surplus over last week 81 /
about 400 A few coal miners are needed /
u the state Plants are reported ~ be |
their forces slightly SURPRISES are /
Indicated in Colorado though in Denver
supply and emand are reported 10 ne about /
equal Montana needs hotel and restaurant /
aelp and a feN machlalsts There are slight +
;urpiuses in Kansas City Though con /
emplated public Improvements are con (
idently looked ~ toreHeve the situation.
Nebraska has q slight surplus u labor
oklahoma and several other states aIe
,anning 10 hold an early convention af
prominent employers and state officials
oohing toward : general Investigation INTO +
he prac'lraEIltN oI resQmlag pubic /
ona large scale in order 10
.hsorb the SURPRISES Recent DEVELOPMENT /
II Nevada IS Il large surplus oi ore miners.