Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-01

more than 100000 men will be
unemployed in nineteen states OF
the union when May day is usher
ed in tomorrow, according to esti-
mates given to the Associated Press
by government, labor. state and in
dustrial officials.
A large percentage of those who
are unable TO obtain work are in
the big industrial section of the
eastern and central states. included
in these nineteen states from
which unemployed figures could be
obtained. but reports from the
other twenty-nine states where
figures were unobtainable. all show
that unemployment exists and the
estimated unemployment of the
country, made by experts, incnd-
ing labor leaders, range from g.
600, 900 to 100000 persons.
Situation Growing Acute.
Reports of much unemployment
show up from New York. Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Indiana. Michigan,
Wisconsin and Ohio while practl-
cally every state east OF the Mis-
sLsslppi river and north of the
Mason and Dixon line is seriously
affected by the wave that has
swept over the country during the
last year. The reports indicate
that the situation in these more
densely populated states is grow
ing more acute daily.
The report of the United States
government service showed that on
January / Of this year the leading
cities of the country with popula-
ton of 32.560,953 had total of
1,802,755 unemployed and subse-
quent bulletins issued by this serv-
ice indicate that this number has
increased somewhat in these cities
during the last four months.
Optimism in the Vest.
While the unemployment ex-
tends to the west and south, yet in
the reports from the former a de-
cided tone of optimism prevails for
a resu mption Of business activity
that would speedily do away with
the unemployment while in the
south the situation does not appear
to be OF q serious nature and re-
ports state that when the agricul-
tural work is in full swing the sur
plus of labor will be small.
New York city. Philadelphia,
Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland
stand out as the centers of the UNI
employment wave.
In the country's largest city, re-
ports from experts indicate that
approximately 100000 men and |
women are out of work. On jan
uary /, this year. the government
estimated that 224,24S were .unem-
pioyed in Gotham and this has
been increased during the four
months, according to the monthly
bulletins of the industrial service.
The remainder of the state, how
ever, has not gone unscathed by
any means. for the reports from
Albany show that 100000 of the
states 100000 factory workers,
including New York city, are I'M
employed. Other New York state
cities report unemployed on about
the same scale.
Increase lii Illinois.
The United States employment
service figures for Illinois shows n
somewhat like condition. While I
", 900 were unemployed in the city
Of Chicago in January, yet the rate
Of increase in the last four months
would indicate that this has been
to more than 100000 by
Today. In the state of Illinois
however, the figures move upward.
rhe government puts them this
way: On January /. 1920, 1924
concerns employed 943,400 per-
sons. On January l, 1921. these
same firms employed 943,400 per-
sons. On January /, 1921, these
;ame firms employed 539,313,
showing q reduction during that ,
rear of 414,0S7. Chicago firms
we're included in this survey. No
figures for the next four months ',
IN these conditions is given but an !,
estimate based on LOT concerns, .
ZACH employing more than 500 y
nen or women, show decrease in .