The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-04
FIRST NATIONWIDE :
SURVEY OF LABOR
GOVERNMENT FIGURES SHOW UN-
EMPLOYED TO BE 40 PER CENT
LESS THAN YEAR AGO
ALL INDUSTRIES NOT LISTED
Some Officials Believe More Men Are
Idle Now, as Persons Employed in
Other Than mechanical In
dustry" Are Not Counted

Washington, Jan. 26.-The number
of persons employed in industry the
first of this month numbered 3,413, 466
less than a year ago. the department Of
labOr's employment service announced
last night, on the basis Of the first
nation wide survey. Director j. Il.
Dinsrnore said this figure did not nec-
essarily represent the number OF per-
sons actually unemployed, as il was
quite possible" some had found en-
ployment in agricultural or other pur-
suits not covered by the survey.
On the other hand some officials be-
lieved the army of unemployed possl-
bly, was larger, as no effort was made
to ascertain the reduction of persons
employed in pursuits other than those
classed under 'mechanical industry"
Reduction Of 1919 Per Cent.
The figures represented reduction
of 1913 per cent in the workers employ
ed in industry as compared with last
January, and it was announced that
they were based ION the consensus Of
figures from neutral bodies, state la
Dor departments state commissioners
of manufactures, state and municipal
employment services, workmen's COM.
pensatio bureaus, employers and enH
ployes, organizations and all other
sources competent to furnish authori-
tative information"
Michigan led in proportional reduc-
ton with 80 per cent, and Ohio and
Indiana followed with a reduction II
so per cent each. Next came Illinois
with A per cent Connecticut with 43
per cent; Wisconsin, 30 per cent; New
York, % per cent. and New Jersey,
% per cent.
The largest percentages of reduction
in specific industries go per cent, oc-
Cured in the automobile and acces-
sorry industries, and this was taken to
account largely for the great reduc-
ton in employment in Michigan. This
industry. the announcement said, en-
ployed about 8 per cent of the. total
workers in all industry year ago.
Second in the reduction of employees
mately 81 per cent Last January
about II per cent of the total indus
trial workers were employed in this
industry.
A reduction of 35.5 per cent was
noted in the textile and related indus
tries; 35 per cent in leather and it's
products, and 80 per cent in lumber
and house furniture. The reduction
in metals and products, machinery,
electrical goods and foundry products
was 30.5 per cent; in packing and food
products. 10 per cent. and in clay.
glass, cement and stone products, 80
per cent.
Survey made in 1872 cities, the en-
ployment service said, showed that nu-
merically the greatest reduction waA
in New York. where 234, 243 were re-
ported discharged. Chicago had re-
duction of $4,000; Philadelphia TO-
600; Detroit. 100000: Boston. $4,000;
st. Louis, 1880; Kansas City. 20
$40; San Francisco, 1900; and Port
land, Ore. 10000.
The reduction in the New England
industrial centers, including Boston
totalled 250.156. New Bedford led with
10000, and Fall River was next with
% 1000.
Denver led the Rocky mountain dis
trlct cities with 10000, and with the !
exception of Pueblo, with 1900, was
the only city to show reduction as
great as 1000. The total for the dis
trict embracing Montana, Idaho, Wy
omiug, Colorado, New Mexico. Arizo-
ma, Utah and Nevada was only 23,714.
San Francisco was first of the Pa
cifie coast cities and Portland was sec
ond. Seattle had 1000; Los Angeles.
1000; and Sacramento. 5000 None
of the other cities had as many as s.
coo, and the total for California WASH
ington and Oregon was 63.7o0.