Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-19
EMPLOYMENT IN
j. s. IS SURVEYED
BY LABOR SERVICE

| labor's employment service announced
in it's monthly survey of the unem-
| ployed The decrease for the last
month as compared with January was
| estimated at 1 per cent.
| The percentage of employed show
| ed the greatest increase in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, amounting to 67.6 over
| January.
| The employment service made nc
attempt to estimate the size of the
nations army of job1ess workers, but
| it's figures showed that 1,423 firms
| located in the siXty-five principal in
| dustrial centers of the country, had
in their employ February %, total
of 1.626,95S workers as compared
with 1,643,253 on January 81. This
was net decrease of 1926.
| Reports to the service showed de-
| cided increases in the number en-
ployed in the manufacture of auto
mobiles and land vehicles, textiles
and leather products, amounting to
lively. These increases, however
were offset by decreases of 7.3 per
| cent in the iron and steel industries
| Sc per cent in railroad repair shops
| per cent in chemical plants, and
| ST in producers of liquor and bever-
ages.
Denver, Col, with a decrease of
24.9 per cent on the basis of the
services reports, lead the thirty-six
cities in which the number of en-
| ployed was less at the end of Feb
ruary than at the close Of the pre-
Centage basis Youngstown, Ohio, In
| dianapolis, San Francisco and Grand
Rapids followed in the order named
| Detroit was shown to be recover
ing from the general depression so
far as labor was concerned, the per-
nn an to- -
| city at the close of February amount
ing to 34.7 per cent over the end of
January. Other cities showing. heav-
| lily increased percentage of employed
were announced as Peoria, Ill, Johns
town, Pa, and Bridgeport, Conn.
| The reports from New York City
and ST. Louis showed an increase in
| the percentage of employed while
| figures for Chicago Baltimore, Cleve-
| land, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and
Plttsburg gave a decrease in the
number of workers able to maintain
hold on their jobs.
| New England reports showed i'm
| provement generally in business and
labor conditions, unemployment and
| part-t1me employment being most
| prevalent in the textile, shoe, ma
chinery, metal and building trade in
| dustries.
Textiles Recovering
| The New England textile mills,
however, were said to be recovering
from the period of inactivity.
Reports from New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania varied in ac-
| cordance with the wide range of in
dustries in those states. Little de-
workers in New York City while
ployed.
Labor conditions generally in Ohio
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wis
consln indicated improvement with
prospects of further betterments, the
| services reports said
| The northwest central district COM
posed of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
| Nebraska, Kansas and the Dakotas
also reported an improvement public
works and building activities giving
employment to many Of those dis
| charged in other industries.
About one-third of the mines in
southeastern Kentucky and Tennes-
see were said to be idle due to fhe
| lack of business with about 5000 out
OF work. Memphis reports estimated
me unemployed there at 1900, while
tione ~ pett f was seen in condi-
industrial depression was shown
TO nave continued and perhaps to
nave. grown worse in the south At
lantlc states. Port cities from Balti-
ployed.
Prospects for a lettering of con-
ditions were reported from the noun
tain states although little change
was experienced during February.
In colorado the trend of employ
ment was slightly downward and the
number of jobless was slightly il
creased in Montana
The number of idle workers was
reported to have grown in the Pa
cif1c coast states but organized eff
forts toward sem1-public and public
works are expected to bear fruit
possibly this month.
The housing shortage was accentu-
ated In reports from Arkansas, Lou
ls1ana, Oklahoma and Texas and in
most cases little or no effort was
said to be in prospect toward i'm
proving it.
Help Unemployment
The states of Arkansas, Louisiana,
Texas and Oklahoma reported hous-
ing shortages with little building be-
tie Rock reported glass plants closed.
+ The city of New orleans is helping
the unemployment situation by in
creasing street paving.
Industrial depression continues il
the south Atlantic district, including
Delaware, Maryland, District of Co
lumbia, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia and Florida, the report said. I'm
employment in Virginia cities has
given the farmers of that state need
ed help with favorable results. Rich
mond, Danville, Lynchburg and Roa-
noke reported unemployment in
number of trades. Many North car
DINA cotton millsl have resumed OPP
erations but shipbuilding is slack.
Charleston, S. c. reported unemploy-
ment along the waterfront and among
unskilled labor. Spartanburg re-
ported little unemployment, AID at
Greenville it is not serious. Atlanta,
Savannah and Augusta. reported Sc
rious unemployment. JacksonvlIle
ing trades, shipping, lumber and tur-
pentine industries but indications of
relief were looked for. Key West
reported unemployment in the cigar
industry and Pensacola is suffering
from serious unemployment in the
turpentine and by-products industry,
shipbuilding and dock workers. I'm
employment conditions at Tampa in
dictate about 40 per cent of the build
ing trades and other trades average
from 10 to 80 per cent.
| In southeastern Kentucky and Ten
nessee about one-third of the mines
are not being worked. Railroad shops
in Louisville have laid off about 500
workmen. Memphis reported 1000
unemployed. Chattanooga reported
that less than rs per cent OF the nor
NAL number are employed. Jackson,
Tenn, reported that many Trims
were working half their number of
| employees. At Birmingham railroad
shops laid off many employees. Mo-
| bile reported building trades as nor
| NAL.
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