The Topeka state journal., 1922-03-04
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Records for January Show In
crease Over December.
Figures Compiled by Industrial
Employment Bulletin.
INCREASE. OF az Per CENT
Revival of Work i'm Automobile
Factories in U. $.
Reports Show That 1,556,507
Persons Were Employed.

There were more workers employed
In the United States during the month
Of January. than were employed dur
ing December, 1921, by AZ per cent
according to figures contained in the
most recent issue Of the Industrial
Employment Survey Bulletin, issued
by the United States employment serv-
ice of the government department of
labor
The reports from which the bulletin
was compiled were received from spe-
ciaI agents. by telegraph. and cover
the conditions affecting Laps firms
usually employing 500 or more per
sons. located in the sixty-five prIn-
cipal Industrial centers of the United
Total of 1,556,5O7 Workers.
The reports of these special agents
show that there were employed by
these 1925 firms. on December 81.
1921. 1493.10T workers on January
81 the same firms employed 1855
5OT workers. a net increase OF bS,4OUs
or ~ per cent
The bulletin shows that there were
Increases in employment in eight prin
cipal industries. and decreases in six
principal industries. The industries
reporting increases were: vehicles Tor
land transportation, 5S-4 per cent IN
crease: leather and its finished prod
ucts. ST per cent increase: metals
and metal products; rs per cent IN
crease; paper and printing. 90 per
cent increase: food and kindred prod |
ucts, Is per cent increase; miscel- |
Ianeous, II per cent increase; liquors !
and beverages. 1.2 per cent increase;
chemicals and allied products, 8 per
cent increase.
1t is interesting to note that the |
1.2 per cent increase in the liquor 1
business. indicates an increase IN ac- 4
tual numbers of but ten persons Re |
f~-ar NJ in mile factories /
is largely responsible for the 5S.4 per 1
cent increase, the largest reported, in 1
vehicles for land transportation"
Decrease in Railroads.
The industries which reported a de-
crease in employment on January 81 4
as compared with December 81. are: |
railroad repair shops, SO per cent; to-
bacco manufacture, 2.6 per cent; /
stone, clay and glass products. l per /
cent; lumber and its manufacture. 3 i
per cent; textiles and their products, !
g per cent: iron and steel products. 1
81 per cent.
Increases in employment for the
same period We're reported by forty /
OF the sixty-five cities reporting a l
total increase OF s5.954 workers en-
ploved.
The twenty-five cities which re-
ported decreases were scattered thru L
out the United States. indicating that /
no particular seat Of unemployment
exists in the United States The ma
jority of them were located in New
England which is only natural since
the industrial centers of the United
States are there. The same thing is
true of the cities which reported in
creases in employment.
The twenty-five cities reporting de- !
creases showed 22.554 fewer persons
employed. in total, than We're en-
ployed in the same cities on Decem-
ber 81.
A feature OF the bulletin is the cur
rent comment of authorities on en-
ployment and industrial conditions |
collected and tabuiated by the special
agents of the employment service, and
covering 2S1 industrial centers.
The only city in Kansas which is
taken as an industrial center OF suf-
ficient Importance to have its statis-
ties utilized in making up the charts
IN the bulletin, Is Kansas City. Com
ment is supplied from Topeka how
ing.
Report From Topeka.
The report from Topeka published
In the last edition of the bulletin says:
There has been a slight decrease
In the general volume of business
during the past 80 days. In part this
IS due TO seasonal conditions in the
milling and retail trades. While con-
struction increased over 10 per cent
during 1921, the effect on real estate
prices ana rentals was not appre-
ciable- Retail and wholesale trade q re |
fleet the decreased buying power of
the farmer and both show an actual
decrease during the past year De
spite immediate conditions. there is a
sound optimism and confidence in fu-
ture business"
The bulletins are supplied free OF
charge to the members OF the Char,
Der OF Commerce, to the number of
seNeEat huhored' who have applied
Lhey are regarded as a valuable
-lNeA - general business conditions
S.s. - re present ana prospects for the