The Washington herald., 1921-11-06
,JOBLESS RETURN
TO WORK AS TRADE
CLIMBS STEADILY
Labor Survey Notes Grad
uaf Decrease in I'm
employment.

Employment and industrial con-
ditions throughout the country are
making rapid strides toward i'm
provement
Conditions in the District remain
unchanged with some unemploy-
ment among the unskilled workers.
while in Maryland and Virginia,
the tone and activity in practically
every line of industry are encour-
aging.
Out OF sixty-five of the principal
Industrial centers of the country,
forty-four showed an increase,
while twenty displayed a decrease
In both labor and Industrial activi-
ties. The number of persons given
employment in these centers. dur
ing the past month was 1896.
Labor Department Survey.
These facts are included in the
industrial survey for the month of
October compiled by the Depart
ment of Labor. which was made
public yesterday.
In the sixty-five Industrial CEN
ters from which the report is COM
piled. are 1.42S firms These firms
employed 1,544.529 workers on Sep
fember 30. wsile on October 30, the
same concerns had 1,5s0.155 names
on the payroll. according to the
report.
The greatest Improvement is
SHOWN in Youngstown. Ohio, where
1884 additional workers were
given employment during the
month of October. while in Toledo,
ohio, 2,410 workers were added to
the working forces. In Pittsburgh
Pa. 5,723 workers were given en-
ployment during the month, but
owing to the large numbers that
have been previously employed in
that city, the percentage was less
than in that of the Ohio cities.
Among the industries showing in
creases in employment are food and
kindred products: textiles and their
products; iron and steel and their
products; lumber and its manufac-
ture leather and its finished products
liquors and beverages; chemicals and
allied products stone. clay and glass
products; metals and metal products,
other than iron and steel: tobacco
manufactures, and railroad repair
shops.
Among the industries showing a de-
crease in employment are paper and
printing: vehicles for land transporta-
tion and miscellaneous industries.
These industries were inflated during
the war and are now reducing their
activities to a prewar basis.
-.
trict. including Maine. New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,. Rhode
Island and Connecticut, have shown a
decided improvement. especially in
textiles. with wool nearly normal: in
the Middle Atlantic district. including
New York. New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania. indications are toward slow
but sure improvement.
In the East North Central district,
the present employment activities ap-
pear to indicate more than the dawn
of better times. with the farmer,
building trades. railroad and highway
improvements showing unusual activity.
Employment conditions and indus
trial activities are showing continued
improvement in the South Atlantic
district. including Delaware. Mary
land, District OF Columbia, virginia.
West Virginia, North Carolina, Sauth
Carolina, Georgia and Florida
In the East South Central district.
including Kentucky. Alabama and
Mississippi. slight Improvement is
noted. especially in lumber; while in
the Mountain district, including Mon
tana. Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New
Mexico. Utah, Arizona and Nevada, a
slight downward trend is noticeable in
general employment due to the decline
in agricultural activities, although no
marked change is apparent.
Seasonal activities responsible for so
much temporary employment is now
drawing to a close in the Pacific dis
trict, including Washington, Oregon
and California. throwing large num-
ber of workers on an already over
crowded market