Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-26
ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES REPORT LEAST NUMBER
 UNEMP LOVED
National Survey -AowS , Million Less Persons Are NNOrking Iii Industries
MICHIGAN LEADS AL
Conditions In West Shown To Be Far Better Than
 In Other SeoTlonS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The number of persons employed in indus try the first of this month numbered 3.473.4 less than year ago. the de- partment Of labOr's employment ser vice announced tonight on the basis Ol a nationwide survey
 Director J. F. Densmore said this figure did not necessarily represent the number Of persons actually unem- ployed as it was quite possible" some had found employment in agricultural or other pursuits not covered by the survey.
 On the other hand. some officials believed the army Of unemployed pos sibly was larger. as no effort was made 10 ascertain the reduction Of persons employed in pursuits other than those classed under mechanical industry"
 The figures represented a reduction of 36.9 per cent in the workers em- ployed in industry as compared with last January and it was announced that they were based ~on the con- census Of figures from neutral bod ies. state labor departments. state commissioners of manufacturers. state oe wOrkmen's compensation bureaus, em- ployers and employees organizations. and all other sources competent to furnish authoritative information"
 Michigan Heads List
 Michigan led in proportional reGuc ton with S2 per cent and Ohio and Indiana followed with a reduction Of 5e per cent each. Next came Iliin- ..f. sF with 43 per cent; Massachusetts with 3S per cent; Wisconsin g per cent; New York 2S per cent and New Jer- sey = per cent
 The largest percentage of reduction in specific industries. 69 per cent. oc. cured in the automobile and acces- sOries industries. and this was taken 70 account largely for the great re duction in employment in Michigan. This industry. the announcement said employed about $ per cent ol the to- tai workers in all industry a year ago.
 Second in the reduction of employees was the building trades with approxi- mately = per ceD. Last January about II per cent of the total indus trial workers was employed in this industry.
 A reduction of 35.5 per cent was noted in the textile and related indus tries: 55 per cent in leather and it's products and 32 per cent in lumber and house furniture. The reduction in metals and products machinery. electrical goods and foundry products was 3O-5 per cent, in packing and food products l9 per cent and in clay. glass cement and stone products I9 per cent.
 Survey made in 1S2 cities. the em- pioyment service said. showed that nu- meiicaliy. the greatest reduction was in New York. where 2a4.:43 were re- ported discharged. Chicago had a re- ductiOn of S6.00O; Philadelphia 10000: Detroit 1J0.U10; Boston 25.OO0: st. Louis 49.3J0: Kansas City 2O.64O: San Francisco 13.OOO; and .~rtland. Ore. 10000.
 The reduction in the New England industrial centers including Boston. tOtaled 25O,156.
 Pacific Coast Affected
 Reduction of the number employed in the cities in the middle Atlantic district (New York. Pennsylvania and New Jersey) totaIed sf7.743. this fi- gure including New York City
 Denver led the Rock, mountain dis trict cities with 1O.5OO and with the exception of Pueblo. with 3969. was the only city to show a reduction as great as 1000. The total for the dis trict. embracing Montana. Idaho. Wy oming. Colorado. New Mexico. Ari- ZOna. Utah and Nevada. was only 23714
 San Francisco was first or the Pa cific coast cities and Portland was second. Seattle had 1000. Los An geles 1000 and Sacramento 5000. None Of the other cities had as many as 5000 and the total for California. l Washington and Oregon was 3.70O.
 The total reduction in the South ! ern states, including Kentucky. was only about 100000.
 The unemployed in Washington. D. 1, C.. was placed at S613.