The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-04
BIGARMY 0F
)0bIESS MEN
summary of Unemployment
Conditions From Official
Sources
MORE THAN 100000
MEN WITHOUT WORK
Majority of Idle Norknen Are
in The Industrial Sections of
East and Middle West

in The Industrial Sections OF
East and Middle West
Chicago, April 39.-Siishtly more
tfian 2,eeD. .oeo men will be unem-
nioyed IN nineteen states Of the union
when May day is ushered in tonlor-
!: row. according to estimates slEen 20
The Associated Press by government
Labor State and Industrial officials.
large percentage Of those who
are unable TO obtain work are IN the
s is1s Industrial sections OF the eastern
and central states, included in these
meteen states from which unem-
pIoyfnent figures could be obtained,
si,ut reports from the other % states
Where figures were unobtainable, al.
show that unemployment exists and
tie estimated Unemployment of the
sseountr., made By experts including
Ia oos leaders. range froio 3.o0o.0oo
70 S. .9e9,e00 persons.
Reports Of much unemployment
SHOW UP from New oriS,. Illinois,
PENNSYLVANIA. Indiana, Michigan, Wis
consia, and Ohio While practically ev-
cry state east OF thu Mississippi river
ana north Of the Mason and DIXON
ssne is seriously affected by the wave
that has swept over the country dur
isig the last year. The reports indi-
ease that the situation in these more
deaseiy populated states IS growing
mere acute daily.
The report Of the United States
government employment service show
tl,at On January fst of.tais year
the leading cities of the country with
8 population OF 32,560,953 had a to-
sfas OF ,So2, 755 unemployed and sub
seouent bulletins issued by this ser
vice indicate that this number has
4 increased somewhat IN these cities
during the last four months.
iiile the Unemployment extends
tofhe west and south. yet in the re-.
ports from the former a decided tone
Of optimism prevails for a resumption
OF BUS ness aetivity that would speed
do away with the unenlployment
while ii the south the situation does
not appear to be of a serious nature
and reports state that when the ag-
,icaitura1 work is in full swing the
sarflus of labor Will be snail.
Ne@ York City, Phladelphia, CHI
cago, Detroit and Cleveland stand out
as the centers of the unemployment
nave. -.
II The eountry-s largest city. re-
ports from experts indicate that ap-
pfoMGateiy a5e.ooe men and wom'ea
are Cut. Of work: On January this
Year. the government estinaated thai
:zssss4f.sz3 were unemployed ia Gota-
ssisa and this has been-{9cr eaSed dur
ing tie four months according to
tie Ialeiss hS bulletins Of the indas-
t:,aF service
~ sTss1e remainder of:tlae ssate however.
l.ss.ss gone utlscatf1ed by any means,
f5r the reports from 4llaus show
that 3s4. .8e0 of tho states 100000
factory workers ine,uiing New York
city 6sare line7l1p loved Other. New
York seate cities report unemployed
en- shout the same scale.
Cnisca states employment SER
Nice figures for Illinois SHOWS a
somewhat like. condition. While S.
: 600 we're ur employed in the city of
Chicago III January. Yet the rate Of
Eierease in the last four months
would Sina:eat3a that this has been in
creasea to more than 100000 by to-
EaN In the state OF Illinois how
e..es,stfe figures move upward. The
g,xeranent pats them this way: Ol.
January ]. 1920, 1874 concerns enl-
pfovea e43, 400 persons. On January
a 1921 Theses same firms employed
: 539,373, showing a reduction during
that. year Of 414.0S7. Chicago firms
we're sineluded in this survey No
figures for the next four months on
these concerns is si;sn bus an esti-
naate based on 1e1 concerns, each en-
plrgiB,g sstr- t;i;s:a 5oo F:,er. o.. women.
sfaow-a Gt.ea..2sS, in oiAplc%Incnt ot
afoss per {. AZ IN April IS c@'i:-
pc REQ witil .i;s,..ua..y 1921.
Pe,snsyi,an a prot ably ranks next
: With. an estimated n.ms,er &C unem-
plaved placed a5t 250. .G0e b. TIE stats.
bs..eau q of employment members OF
the 3phiiadelphia Chamber Of Cosn-
m..rca recently Issued statement
eoatesding that this figure was 100
low.
ThA estimates in the states whe:e
Unemployment fourishes most at tne
present time show the number Of eni-
pioyed 20 tie:
New York 10000
131,no;s $4,000
Pei,ngylvan!a 100000
srpJffaua .54,0G0
-t.-.e..,.. l00 0f}0