Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-27

and decidedly worse conditions this
yea than in November a year ago.
While a survey Of the individual
establishments ordinarily employing
more than five hundred persons
showed increases in employment at
federal reserve districts as a whole
showed a decline in employment dur
ing November on account of seasonal
a-s"t. It Minneapolis the increase
in employment in the larger fac
tories was due entirely to an increase
in activity of railroad repair shops
where employment increased 1875 per
CEN between November I and De-
cember /. The other groups of large
factories at Minneapolis, namely, food,
G >lies. ron and steel, and vehicles,
all showed decreases in employment
during the month Of November. In
the other urban centers of h Ninth
district the meat packing industry Is
he only one showing an Increase and
this is a normal seasonal occurrence.
In Minnesota. weather conditions
construction. Flour mills are begin
ming to reduce operations and the iron
mines have closed down in a majority
Of cases. In North Dakota. unem1
ployment is growing more serious
with the approach of cold weather
nd the completion of public works.
In South Dakota unemployment shows
a decrease from October on account
If a large volume Of building. In
Montana, the general employment
rend Is downward, although lumber
and four mill activity has increased
somewhat. Mining shows no i'm
provement and seasonal conditions
have increased idleness. Beet sugar
factories are completing their seasons
work. In general, in h agricultural
regions of the Ninth district, there is
a complete lack of demand for agrl-
cultural laborers and a general surplus
of common labor.
A prominent city newspaper in
Minneapolis shows less than half as
many advertisements for help wanted
in November as in October. with only
a 3 per cent decrease in the number
of advertisements for situations. These
figures are more significant when the
actual number of advertisements is
stated. In October there were 3,144
advertisements for help wanted and
only 1866 advertisements asking for
situations. In November there were
only 1857 advertisements for help
wanted as compared with 1,527 ad-
. ~ Ai~rr,cn-s for situations.
The employment agencies of the
1ora. mt of. labor at Minneapolis
ST. Paul ana DuluIl SLOW &eC1lIIes
between October and November of sc
per cent in registrations and the same
~r"ro .-f-, IL tn" number of appli.
cants placed in positions. This may
he ~i~+er"reted TO mean that the same
ratio between registrations and stu
q i~~s secured has been maintained II
. November as in October. "
The unsatisfactory industrial stu
a,f.. h. 80 ~-nr months coupled
with the early SHOWS in November
= ~-t,'71ern ~ the Associated
Charities as acute in this month as i
would ordinarily he by the latter emf
Of December. The number of TN
c~n- "n7 ra~ir+cred with them IL
>-o~cmNe~ .totaled 319 as compared
with 20 a year ago.
Living Cost.
The cost Of living. when measure,
in seven Representative
cities in this district on December
rose one per cent over November
Increases took place in all the, re
porting cities except Minneapolis
Billings and Grand Forks. When tn
cost OF living on December 1 as com
pared with January /, it appears Their
has been a decrease in the interval O
1917 per cent. These relative cost
have been computed with January
as a base Of 100 per cent and this bas
is made up Of quotations for 20 foo
articles, IS articles of clothing for tn
winter six months. and 13 for. tn
summe six months. and the cost Q
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