Evening journal., 1919-01-04
REPORT OF WEEKS
LABOR CONDITIONS
Reduction in Forces is In
dicated in West and
South
ANNOUNCE INCREASE
O! WORKERS HERE

The following statement as TO labor
conditions throughout the country is
made up from the weekly reports OBJ
tained by the Department Of Labor from
local representatives OF the United
states Employment Service:
New England-RepOrts from Port
and indicate that supply and demand
are equal Boston, Lynn and Worces-
ter, Mass, show slight decreases from
firms reporting, caused by the laying
off OF men. The rest Of the Stale shows
supply and demand equal, save for a
surplus noted in clerical workers, ma
ehinlsts, molders and textile-workers. A
slight shortage Is noted in machine tool
hands. Reports from Providence indi-
cate a reduction in employees, with sup
ply and demand equal. Connecticut
according to reports received, Is the
only State in New England that shows
any marked surplus. Bridgeport and
New Haven report about 10000 surplus
Hartford, 1900, Norwich, 1000 New
Britain is now the only city in Con
necticut reporting a shortage.
New YOrk-BuffalO appears TO be the
only city in the Stale reporting a large
surplus, indications pointing 10 a sur
plus OF 10000 against 5000 shown on the
previous weeks report. surplus of L.
500 Indicated by reprots from ROches-
ter, has been reduced to 400 Some
surpluses are noted in the State among
brick mas0ns, carpenters, cement work
ecs, clerical, electricians, engineers and
lremen, hotel and restaurants, machin-
ists, machine tool hands, painters and
wood workers. Shortages are report
"a in agriculture, blacksmiths, boiler
makers, laborers, railroad workers, ship
workers and woodsmen.
New Jersey-A shortage + indicated
by most Of the cities reporting with a
rather marked reduction in Newark.
Pennsylvanla-No surpluses are indi-
Gated by the reports from any point In
The stale, very heavy shortages still be-
ng Indicated. In four large industrial
tenters. a shortage Of 26OOO Is reported.
Philadelphia's shortage has been re-
duced from 1900 to 10000 Through
out the state the principal shortages
indicated are found among electricians,
iabo.ers, machinists, railroad workers,
shipworkers and blacksmiths.
Delaware-Reporls indicate a slight
Increase in employment for the state.
OhiO-lleaVy unemployment Is indi-
Gated in reports from Cleveland and
Dayton, conditions in these two cities
having undergone little change since
he previous weeks report There is,
however, q slight shortage repO.ted in
coal miners, laborers, molders and boil
ermakers.
Middle Western-In Illinois. where a
slight shortage was noted in the previ-
Gus weeks report, supply and demand
are now reported 10 be about equal.
Especially is this true Of Chicago.
Through the state there appears 10 be
shortages in labor. railroad workers and
agriculture. Detroit. Mich, which In
last weeks report indicated supply and
demand as about equal, now reports a
large surplus which Is probably caused
by holiday lay-offs and inventory. 4
small laying of Of men in Minneapolis
and 81. Paul is noted. Reports from
Duluth indicate a slight increase.
Southern-Atlanta, Baltimore, Norfolk
continue 20 show shortages. Shortages
in Georgia are indicated in carpenters,
'abOrefs and textile workers, with a
heavy shortage in Maryland OF coal
miners and laborers. Nashville reports
q surplus Of 1000 In New orleans in
dications point to supply and demand
being equal
Western-Salt Lake City stnl lndi-
,ates O surplus. though slight with a
shortage from Little Rock Kansas City.
reports a slight laying on st. Louis
a slightly increased lay-of.
Pacific COast-San Francisco indicates
a surplus Of 5000 as against 1000 in
a previous report Oakland surplus il
still given as 300. In Los Angeles
supply still equals demand. There is
a shortage in Seattle. supply and de-
mand being about equal in Portland,
ore.
Reports from 6,750 industrial con-
Germs in large centers Of the country
place the number Of employees on their
payrolls for The past week at 362s.OOO.
They estimate. however. for the coming
week reduction Of 5000 or less than
, per cent This reduction is report
ed to be due principally TO closing down
Of plants for the holidays and invent
DRY. Industrial plants in the south.
particularly IN North Carolina and Vir-
slnia, show a much greater tendency to
close down at this time. Than do those
in northern cities.