The Washington times., 1922-10-09
BUILDING LABOR
IN DEMAND BUT
DWELL|NGSFEW
Residences Held For Sale and
Moderate Apartments Un-
available, Report Says.

Despite a building program ap.
proximating s32 900 900 in the past
eight months. the greater part of
which was spent in constructing
dwellings and apartments, very few
apartments or houses are available.
This excerpt from the report Of
the United States Employment
Service Of the Department Of Labor
sums up the housing situation IN the
District OF Columbia as it exists.
The report was made public today.
Demand for building tradesmen
and common labor is brisk IN Wash.
ington. the report continues.
THE majority OF residences are
held for sale" the report reads.
and the apartments available for
renting purposes are not within the
reach of persons of moderate
means. The future holds no prom
ise of early relief. Construction
Of a convention auditorium will pro
vide additional work for building
tradesmen."
College students flocking 10 the
District of Columbia for their edu
of general clerical workers IN the
Government and private industries,
according to the report.
These students. seeking to help
pay their way through college. have
obtained part-time employment.
There IL an encouraging improve
ment in the employment situation
in Virginia. the report states. Lum-
Der employment has made heavy
increases. Additional employment
has been found in food. iron and
steel. paper and printing, bever.
ages, clay, stone, and glass prod
uCts and miscellaneous industries.
Steady Improvement appears in
textiles, leather and metal prod.
ucts. Tobacco and vehicles dis
close decreases in employment. La
hor adjustment in railway repair
shops and coal mines has caused
return of hundreds Of workers
throughout the State, giving in
creased employment in other lines.
Farm labor is in demand for harry.
est.
In Maryland, general industrial
employment has increased. Ad'
justment OF the railway controversy
has given added impetus to en-
plovment. particularly in iron, steel
and stone, clay and glass products.
Increased employment in all out
four of the major Industrial groups
is reported by the employment serv.
ice OF the Department of Labor, in
its analysis for the month of Septem.
ber. made public today.
Metal and metal products, other
than iron and steel; clay and glass
products, vehicles and liquor and
beverages are the four lines of manu-.
facture showing employment de.
Creases. Increased employment is
reported in railroad repair shops, to:
haCco manufactures, textiles and
their products, iron and steel and
their products, food and kindred
products. leather and its finished
products, lumber and its manufac.
ture, paper and printing, chemicals
and allied products and miscellaneous
lines of manufacture.
The summary is based on an analy.
sis OF l.428 firms, each employing
more than 500 workers and represent.
ing a total of 800 900 persons. On
September 80 these l,42S concerns
had 26,66s more employees than on
August 81.
Industrial employment was acceler.
atcd by adjustment Of the coal and
rail shop strikes. The most encourag.
ing sign OF increased employment
and prosperity Ia declared to be q
threatened common labor shortage In
all parts Of the country.