The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-15
3,473,466 JOBS
LOST IN YEAR
United States Department Of La
Dor Makes Survey Of En-
ployment Conditions.
INDUSTRIES HAVE SLOWED UP
Figures Represent Reduction of 35.5
Per Cent in EmpIoyment-La
Percentage of Reduction in Au-
tomobiIes and Accessories.

shington.-American industries
on January l employed 3,473, 466 fewer
workers than they did in January a
year ago, so the United States Depart
ment of Labor announced. The figures
were based upon nationwide survey
Of unemployment conditions made by
staff Of experts between December
Is, 1920, and January Is.
The figures represent reduction of
35.5 per cent in employment. In other
words the industrial plant at New
Years was operating at about CAS- per
cent of the stride it was hitting q
year ago. This approximates the "two-
thirds Of capacity" estimate which ex-
perts have been making for some
weeks past.
Director John B. Densmore explains
that the 3,473,466 figure does not nee
essaruy denote the actual number of
the jobless in industry, as some may
have been absorbed in pursuits not
covered by the inquiry. Other officials
pointed out too, that the "army of the
unemployed" is greater than the fig
ures given as gainful pursuits outside
Of industry were not embraced by the
survey-it does not cover clerks,
stenographers and other white-collar
occupations or casual pursuits in
which the slump has been hard felt.
The survey says comparative infor-
nation from 80 states and the District
of Columbia shows that year ago the
number employed in industry was g.
100000. On January l this year it
stood at 6,O7O,64S, a reduction of g.
331 .352. In addition, unemployment in
the other 13 states ran the total to g.
1886.
Michigan Hardest Hit.
Michigan is shown to be the hardest
hit. The working force in the plants
is reduced 80 per cent from one year
ago. Of the other big industrial states,
Indiana and Ohio come next, with a
cut of one-half Illinois is fourth, A
per cent below year ago.
By Industrial groups, the largest
percentage of reduction as compared
with a year ago occurred in automo-
biles and accessories, which indicated
a 80 per cent drop in employment.
This industry year ago employed
about per cent of the total number
In all Industry. Second comes the
building trades with reduction of SO
per cent Twelve months ago these
crafts employed about II per cent OF
all workers in industry. Next comes |
textiles and clothing, hosiery and un<
derwear with curtail Of 35h per
cent in employment; leather, boots
and shoes, with a So per cent reduc-
ton; lumber, furniture, boxes and |
wood products, 80 per cent below last |
year; metals, machinery, electric goods
and foundry products, S03A per cent
off clay, glass, cement and stone, 10
per cent OF; packing and food prod
ucts, 10 per cent below last January.
JobIess by Cities.
In 1872 Industrial cities the estimated
employment in industry was placed at
l 1902, 1856. Numerically New York led
the cities in volume Of unemployment.
It was placed at 234,243. Detroit had
a reduction in working force of 16O,-
600.
Chicago's number Of jobless in in
dustry was given as $4,000. The In
diana Harbor district has $4,000.
Cleveland has $1,000 fewer men in the
shops, Philadelphia, 10000; Baltimore,
$4,000.
By industrial groups the fall in en-
3loyment is given:
No. unemployed.
Metals and products. $1,000
rra 1 .