Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
MILLIONS NOW
JOBLESS HAD
WORK YEAR AGO
Labor Dept. Civ e S
Figures in Nation
Wide Survey

Michigan in Van with Percentage
Loss 50 - Ohio and Indiana One
Half-694o Reduction in Automo-
bile lndustry-TotaI of $50, 1856 Less
Workers in New England Indus
trial centers
Washington, Jan. .25--The number
of persons employed in industry in
this country. the first of this month
numbered a.473,4s6 less than tho
number employed year ago, the
Department of Labor's employment
service announced tonight on the
basis of a first nationwide survey
just completed by special staff of
investigators.
tDirector John E. Densmore said
this figure did not necessarily repre-
sent the number of persons actually
unemployed, as it was quite posi-
BILE" that some of the workers had
found work in agricultural or other
pursuits not covered by the survey.
On the other hand some officials
believed the army of unemployed
possibly larger than the figures given
as no effort was being made to ascer-
tain that reduction in the number of
persons employed in pursuits other
than those classed under the head of
mechanical industry"
The employment services figures
represented a reduction of 369 per
cent. in the number of workers en-
ployed in industries as compared
with January year ago and it was
announced that they were based ION
the consensus of figures from neu-
trail bodies. state labor departments,
state commissioners of manufactur-
ers, state and municipal employment
services, workmen's compensation
bureaus, employers and employees
organizations and all other sources
competent to furnish authoritative
information 81
Michigan led the states in proper
tional reduction with 80 per cent. and
Ohio and Indiana followed with re-
duction in employment Of so per
cent. each. next came Illinois with AZ
per cent, Connecticut with AZ, Mas
sachusetts with SO per cent, Wiscon-
sin 32 per cent, New York % per
cent. and New Jersey 20 per cent.
Percentages for the other states were
not given
"A reduction of SO per cent. was
noted in the automobile industry;
35.5 per cent. in the textile and re-
lated industries; IS per cent. in
leather and it's products, and SO per
4; cent. in lumber and house furnish
ings. The reduction in metals and
products, machinery. electrical goods
and boundaries products was 3O.5
per cent; in packing and food pro-
ducts 10 per cent.
Surveys made in 1872 cities, the en-
ployment service said, showed that
numerically the greatest reduction
was in New York City, where 234.-
243 were reported discharged. Chi
cago had reduction of sc 900; Phila-
delphia 10000; Detroit 100000; Cleve-
land $1,000: Boston $4,000; Newark
41,Ooo; Cincinnati $4,000: Milwaukee
24.330; st. Louis 49,350; Baltimore
, 1866; Kansas City. 20,650; Pitts
burgh 1850; Kansas City 20,640;
San Francisco 10000 and Portland,
Ore, 10000 .
The reduction in the New England
industrial centers, including Boston,
totalled 250,156. New Bedford led
with 10000 and Fall River was next
with $4,000 Manchester, N. H.. had
21,OO0; Bridgeport 10000; Worcester
10000; Lawrence 1880; Lynn 10000:
providence $500; Lowell 1000:
New Haven 10000; Haverhill 1900
and Springfield 1900.