The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
Unemployment I'm the Un1ted
States Shows Big Decrease.
Figures Compiled by Q. s. De-
partment of Labor.
INCREASE m u INDUSTRIES
Total of 1,556,5O7 Employed In
Sfxty-FiTe Cities.
Kansas City, Ham, Shows De-
crease of 500 Persons.

the tinted states continued TO de-
crease during February OF this year
according to the figures IN the I l-l,ll,;.-
trial Employment Survey BalIs .ll
published monthly by the Snite9
states Employment Service. Ontteo
states Department Of Labor Inc eD-
ruary copy OF the bulletin mas neeh
received BY the Chamber OF Com
Peports received from special
agents bv kilograms TO the Employ
ment Service. indicate that ] AS urnls
usually employing sol or more per
sons. located in the sixty-five princi-
pal industrial centers of the Initsd
states. had in their employ l,o5o soO4
workers on January u, 1sz-- 1hess
same concerns report 1855. 4ul worA-
ers employed on February %, 1Szz-
net increase OF s.S94. or 81 per cent
This increase is less than the IN
crease reported in January, as over
December 81. 1921
OF the fourteen principal industries
listed twelve reported increases rang
ing from six persons. or .02 per cent
tobacco manufacturer, to Has per
sons, or SIS per cent in the manu1ac-
ture Of vehicles for land tranSporta-
ton Other industries in which IN
,.rea ses were reported were: liquors
and beverages. 50 persons or o. per
cent: stone, alloy and glass products.
6sI persons or As per cent; railroad
repair shops 2.452 persons or ~ per
cent. metal ana metal ~ ONl4N-7f S-----
than iron and steel 2.471 persons or
3-g6 per cent. lumber and its manu-
facture. 622 persons or - per cent
iron and steel and their produclS,
1885 persons or p per cent cneIIll-
Gals and allied products, I56 persons
or 1o2 per cent; food and kindred
products. SIS persons or per cent
miscellaneous, 1.34S persons or 81 per
cent: leather and its finished products.
twenty-five persons or % per cent
On the GIOomier side
On the zloomier side OF the ledger
II is shown that two industries which
showed decreases. were those con
uected with textiles and their products.
and paper and printing. In the Ior-
mer the decrease was 1889 In the
actual number OF persons einpIoy go 81;
or SIS per cent In the paper an
printing industry the decrease was 80
persons. with a percentage OF 10
Forty-four cities reported increases
a total Of s4Os1 over the number en-
pIoyed on January al The city lead
ing in the increase OF persons en-
ployed vas Detroit. Mich, and the sec
ond was Cleveland, o
The cities are listed in the order OF
the percentage OF their increase. and l
not in the actual number OF persons
with fobs. Under this classification 4
Sioux City. Iowa, with only bs9 more
persons. or as per cent. employed
sons or 2s.e per cent increase. IS sec
ond The forty-fourth city on the list
is worcester. Mass, with seventeen Il
persons or .09s per cent. more en-
pIoyed. The average percentage OF
Increase for the forty-four cities IS
ass per cent.
Compared with the forty-four cities
which show increases IN employment,
here are twenty-one cities which
show decreases II is noticeable that
Cos . he
he eastern and northeastern sections
q the country. where textile indus
tries are OF relatively greater impor-
.ance. 1t being borne in mind that this
fourteen studied. which showed de-
,reasec-
Difference in kansas Cities.
While Kansas City. No. showed an
OF Az persons employed or
81 per cent Kansas City. Kan.
showed a decrease of $50 persons. or
SIS per cent
AS compared with the number Of
persons employed a year ago-Jan-
lary IS. 1921. five industries show
lecrease- iron steel. and their prod /
1cts: the paper and printing trades. !
iquor and beverages; chemicals and /
allied products. and miscellaneous
Seven Industries had more people I
employed at the end of February of I
his year than at the end of the same ]
products. leather and its finished !
products: stone. clay and glass PROD {
lets: metals and metal products; TO-
lacco manufa curing. vehicles for (
and transportation Showing the Iarg- /
ast Increase. approximately 100000 /
and railroad repair shops
The number OF persons employed /
Il the end OF last month in food and ]
zindred products and in lumber and 4
Is manufacture. was practically the 4
MI \ "A q m
n 1921.
General Report.
\ general report on conditions in |
he west north central district of the /
urvey. covering the states OF Mime /
.Otn Iowa. Nebraska. Missouri, North I
Ind South Dakota and Kansas. Is Civ /
n as follows:
A survey covering a selected group 4
y industrial plants with headquarters
n this district and which included /
loap manufacturing. street railway /
ines. cement works iron and steel. /
alt coal and metal mining. cracker I
glass and petroleum J
how practically no change in employ /
aent since December. altho a slight \
improvement since January. 1922. /
figures are as follows
January. 1879 1855
December, 1891 --...-ss .34S
Increase commencement sec
The same industries employed as
$50 in January. 1871. or 969 less than
n January OF this year.
Cement plants in the district are
iosed for repairs and the number OF
mpioyes consequently reduced. SUBJ
1antiai Improvement is expected in
his industry when the various road /
building and paving programs are
commenced Nil plants are operating
bout SO per cent OF capacity, an in
rease OF approximately 10 per cent
ompared with year ago. Coal mines
ire reported running at nearly so i
YER cent OF normal. and a gradual
Increase in production is predicted.
Building operations. both public
nd private. viii be started on an ex-
ensive scale as soon as weather con-
IftiorIS permit and this. counted with |