Evening journal., 1921-01-27
9,O26 OUT OF
WORK IN CITY
Federal Bureau Announces
Trade Conditions as of
January
EMPLOYMENT is
CUT ONE-THIRD

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-The num-
ber Of persons employed in industry
in This country the nrst Of the month
was 3,i73,i66 less than the number
employed a year ago. the Department
~ LabOr's employment service an
nOunced last night, on the basis or Its
first nationwide survey Just com
pleted by a special stan OF investlga-
ton.
John B. Densmore, director, said
that figure did not necessarily repre-
sent the number OF persons actually
unemployed, as II was possible work
ers had found employment in asri-
culture or other pursuits not covered
by the survey.
ON the other hand, some officials be-
lieved the army Of unemployed pOssi-
bly, was larger than the figures given,
as no effort was being made to ascer-
tain the reduction in the number or
persons employed In pursuits other
than those classel under the head OF
"mechanical industry
The employment services figures
represent a reduction OF 1863 per cent
IN the number Of workers employed
in industries as compared with Jan
uary a year ago, and IL was an
nounced that they were based ION the
consensus Of figures from neutral
bodies. stale labor departments, state
! commissioners OF manufactures, state
and municipal employment services
/ WOrkmens compensation bureaus. EN-
ployers' and employees organizations
| and all other sources competent tC
| furnish authoritative information.
Michigan led the states in proper
! tiOnal reduction, with 50 per cent, anC
| Ohio and Indiana followed with a re-
duction in employment Of 30 per cent
each. Next came Illinois, with "A pei
/ cent: Connecticut, with 43 per cent.
| Massachusetts, with 3S per cent, Wis
/ consln, 32 per cent; New York, % pei
| cent, and New Jersey, % per cent
Percentages for the other states were
| not given.
The largest reduction in specific in
| duslrles-69 per cent.-is noted in th'
automobile and accessory Industry
and this is cited TO account largel.
for the great reduction in employment
In Michigan This industry. the EN-
ployment service announcement said
employed about per cent OF the 10
tai workers in all Industry IN TN
country a. year ago
Second in rank in the reduction o
employees was The building trades
with approximately 52 per cent. Las
January about'il per cent. Of the tota
Industrial workers were employed il
this industry.
4 reduction Of 355 per cent. wa
noted In the textile and related indus
tries. 33 per cent. in leather and 10
products. and 32 per cent. in lumbe
and house furniture The reduction II
metals and products, machinery cleo
lrical goods and foundry product
was 301 per cent, in packing and foo
products 40 per cent. and in clay
glass, cement and slone products 1
] per cent.
~ surveys made in is2 cities, the en-
ploymcnt service said. showed tina
numerically The greatest reductio
was i'm New York city, where 23i,2i
were reported discharged. Chlcag
had a reduction of $1,000; philade
phia. 10000: Detroit 10000 Clevl
Z land. 81 900; Boston. 25'0OO; NeWar
1900; Cincinnati, 2i0OO: Nlilwauke
1880; st. Louis, 1880; BaltlmOr
r 1850; Kansas City, 20,6i0; Pttsburgl
1850; san Francisco, 1900, an
Portland Ore. 10000.
The reduction in the New Englan
Industrial ccniers, including BOstOi
tcialed $50 1876 New Bedford led wit
10000.
Reduction in the number employc
In The cities IN the middle Atlant
districi-NeW York. PENNSYLVANIA an