The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-12-29
UNCLE SAM AS EMPLOYER

OAV&A6 SfAkt1 &AAS SAVA1 ~ cav
The United States government 10 the
largest single employer of men and
women in this country. At the present
time In the executive civil service OF
the Federal government. and exclusive
Of the army and navy, there are en-
ployed approximately $4,000 workers,
or one in 70 of all residents on Ameri-
can soil, ten years Of age or over, en-
gagged in gainful occupations. A little
while ago, when the number Of federal
employees was even larger than 1t Is
now one person out Of every SO in the
United States who had any sort Of
Job at all was working for the govern
ment. These calculations are based
on recent estimates of the bureau Of
the census in anticipation of the re-
suits Of the fourteenth general census.
Prior to the outbreak Of the war,
in 1914, the number of men and women
In civil positions in the executive
service was approximately 385.630. In
1915 1t had grown to 39S, 1892 In 1917.
after our entry into the war, 1t was
459,79s. On June 30, 1919, the number
was 7,44s. The number on July 81,
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