The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-30
100000 IDLE
IN 19 STATES,
SURVEY SHOWS
Unemployment Is Prin-
cipally in Industrial
Sections

CHICAGO. April slightly
more than 100000 men will be un.
employed In 10 states OF the union
when MAY day is ushercd In tomor-
row. according TO estimates given to
the Associated Press by government.
labor, state and industrial officials
large percentage of those who
are unable to obtain work are In the
big Industrial sections OF the eastern
and central states. included In these
10 states from which unemployed
ngurcS could be- obtained. but reports
from the other 20 states where fig
ures were unobtainablc, all show that
unemployment exists and the csti-
mated Unemployment of the country,
made by experts including labor
leaders. range from 5000. 600 to g..
100000 persons
Reports OF much unemployment
nhOw up from New York. Illinois.
Pennsylyania. Indiana Michigan.
Wisconsin. aud Onto while practically
every STATE east of tho Mis.issippi
river and aorth of the Mason and
Dixon line is seriously affected by tho
wave that has swept over the country
during the last yc.r The reports in
dicatc that tho situation In these
more den-"ly populated states is
growing more ucut, daily.
Numlprr Incrca~t~.
The report of tho United states
government employment service
showed that ON January first of this
year the leading cities Of the country
with population OF g2.56O.y5s had
a total uf l.S02.it5 unemployed and
subsequent bulletins issued by this
service Indicate that this number has
increased somewhat In these cities
during thu last -four months
Wlnlc the unemployment extends
TO IN, west and south. vet in the re-
ports from the former a decided tone
OF optimism prevails for a rcsump-
tion Of business activity that would
speedily do away with IN" unompioy-
mcnt while IN the south the situation
does not appear tu De OF a serious ma
turo and reports state that when the
agricultural work i- in full swing tho
surplus of labor Nill bc small.
New York city, Philadelphia. Chi-
cngo, Detroit ana Cleveland stand cut
as tho Ccutcrs OF the unemployment
wave.
In the couuir's iargcs, city. rec
ports from experts indicate that ap-
proNimately $50. 0OO men and women
are out of work ON January I. this
year the government estimated that
234,2i3 were unemployed in Gotham
and this haA been increased during
the four months according 10 the
monthly bulletins of the industrial
service.
Tn. remainder of IN. state how ID
ever. has not gone unscathcd by any
means. for the reports from Albany
show that $4,000 Of the states L.
500. 900 factory workers including
New York City are unemployed.
other New York state cities report
unemployed on about the same scale.
DcCrvass In Chitagu.
Tho United states Employ ncut
service figures FOR Illinois shows q
somewhat like condition. While Sc
900 were unemployed tn the city ot
Chicago In JuuuIry. yet the rate ~
inCrcasr in thu last four months
would Indicate tilt this has been In
creased to more than i0O.0OO by to-
day, IN the state of Illinois however.
tho. figures move upward. Tho gov
crnynrnt puts them this way: ON
January !. 1890. if2f cone, rms Cm-
ploycd 9i3.iOO persons ON January
Z. 1891 these sam, firms employed
b3p,3i3 showing reduction during
that year of IiiOS7. Chicago firms
were included b. this survey. NJ
figures for the nest four months on
these concerns o. given. but an esii
mate basrd ON iO7 concerns, each
employing more than 500 men or
wom,u. Fhow decrease iu employ
mCnt uf about o per cent. ON April
AS compared With January !. 1921.
Pennsylvania probably ranks next
with an estimated number Of uucW'
('ontinurd On page thrcc.l