New-York tribune., 1921-03-17
Industries Put
Workers Back
On Jobs Here
Boston and St. Louis Also
Report Increase in the
Number Of Employed in
February Over January
Decrease Over Country
While Auto and Textile
Trades Revive, Iron, Steel
and Railroads Retrench

WASHINGTON, March 16.--The num-
Der of persons employed in the United
states continued to decrease during
February, the Department of Labor's
employment service announced tonight
in its monthly survey of the unem-
ployed. Tho decrease for last month.
as compared with January, was csti-
mated at | per cent
The employment service made no at
tempt to estimate the size of the
nation army OF jobless workers, but
It's figures showed that ,423 firms. To-
Gated in the sixty-fve principal indus
trial centers of the country, had in
their employ February 2S a total of
i'ozo'9oS workers, as compared with
i,643,253 ON January 81. This was =
net decrease Of 1926.
Reports to the service showed do
cided increases in the number em-
pioyed in the manufacture of auto
mobiles and land vehicles, textiles and
leather products, amounting to 1873, 50
and III per cent respectively. These
increases. however, were offset bv de-
creases Of T.3 per cent in the iron and
steel industries, 6.6 per cent in rail
ROAD repair shops, per cent in chcmi-
ca plants and OF per cent in producers
Of liquor and beverages.
Detroit Receivers From Slumn
Denver, with decrease of 21o
per cent on the basis of the services
reports, led the thrty-sx cities in
winch the number Of employed was less
at the end of February than at the
close of the preceding month. On the
same percentage basis Youngstown
ONO; Indianapolis, San Francisco and
Grand Rapids followed in the order
named.
The percentage of employed showed
the greatest increase in Chattanooga
Tenn, amounting to 676 over January
Detroit also was shown to be recover
ing from the general depression, so far
as labor was concerned, the percentage
OF increased employed in that city at
the close of February amounting ia
34.1 per cent over the end of January
Othor cities showing heavily increased
percentages of employed were an.
nounced at Peoria, H.; Johnstown. Pa.
and Bridgeport, Conn.
reports from New York CITY. Bos-
ton and st. Louis showed an increase
in the percentage Of employed, while
hgures for Chicago, Baltimore, Cleve-
and. Philadelphia, Los Angeles and
pittsburgh gave a decrease in the mum
ber of workers able to maintain hold
ON their jobs.
Improvement in New England
New England reports showed i'm
proVement generally in business and
labor conditions, unemployment and
part-tlme employment being most prev
alent in the textile, shoe, machinery
metal and building trade industries
The New England textile mills, how
ever, were said to be recovering from
the period Of inactivity
Reports from New York. New Jarsov
and Pennsylvania varied in accordance
with the wide range of Industries in
those states. Little demand was re-
ported for unskilled workers in New
York City, while Pitts burgh reported d
22,300 unemployed.
Labor conditions generally in Ohio
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wis
consln indicated Improvement, with
prospects of further betterment, the
services reports said.
Public Works Supply Jobs
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 employ
ment to many Of those discharged in
other industries.
The number of idle workers was re-