New Britain herald., 1923-01-11
Report Shows Employment Conditions in New Britain As Especially Encour- aging.
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 washinston, Jan. ii.-Ths year 1888 opened with very sneouFaslns sutiesk for labor employment tn practically all the industries tn con- nsetieut and for the country n dfn' sEai,
 The old year 1898 closed with December maintaining the Increased lsber employment over Nosemper that has steadily prevailed in the ss- rious industries during the previous three or four months. according to the monthly industrial analysis Of business employment tor December by the employment service. labor de- partnent. and made public today,
 '.The labor employment outlook for the new year is considered by those in position to know to DC decidedly encouraging In all seetions of the country" gays the employment services report. with the supply and demand for labor practically we'll taken care of. there being In some parts Of tho country shortases among the trades and of common labor. There is. of course. some unemploy- ment but nowhere is # alarming or q cause of worry to munlci pal. county. or state officials. the indus trial outlook being 30 bright that 1t is not anticipated this condition will be of long duration"
 The continuance of the increased number of employed during Decem- Der is considered by the labor depart ment as very remarkable in view of the usual falling of in employment with the coming Of had weather which puts a check on outdoor work.
 New Britain Conditions.
 Employment conditions were es- peeiaily good in New Britain during December with all plants running at least full time and several on over time. There is an actual shortage of common labor and high grade ma chinists.
 Improved employment conditions are shown by the report to exist also in New Haven, Bridgeport. Water bury, Hartford. New London, New Britain. Bristol, Ansonia, Winsted, Middletown, Windsor Locks, Stam- ford. Glastonbury, Danbury and Nor wich.
 The most remarkable feature of the entire survey, in the view of the em- ployment service. is that although the winter season has caused a decline in building operations in some parts of the country there is nevertheless con- siderable building and general out door construction work going on, in some sections having reached greater proportions for this time of the year than has been tho case ever before. In some states highway construction pro- grams have been so mapped out by the engineers in charge that 1t will he possible to employ their men throughout the entire winter, while in other states highway construction work will he pushed forward until weather conditions make it impossi- ble and impractic. bio for continuance
 Increased employment was noted particularly in railroad shops, iron and steel, paper and printing. chemi- calls and allied products, textiles and their products, and stone, clay and glass products over November while a decline was found in the number of those employed in liquor and bever- ages, leather and its finished products, vehicles, lumber. tobacco.
 Waterbury. out of the 65 leading industrial centers surveyed showed in- creased employment over the prefed- ing month for every month of 1922. Bridgeport showed an increase for each of the last four months.
 The report of the Employment Service for Connecticut in general and for the cities of the state for Decem- Der, reads as follows:
 Connecticut. General - Industrial conditions throughout the state ex- cellent. practically all factories oper- ating full time. Cotton and woolen textiles on overtime basis. Shortage of female help in textile mills. short age of skilled machine operators Building trades active.
 New Haven Industrial District, in cluding Ansonia and West Haven Employment conditions con nearly normal basis. Shortage of workers in building trades. Small surplus of fac- tory hands. Two plants are on part time basis employing about sixty hands. Number of apartments and two family houses under construction relieves the housing situation some- what.
 Rrdgeport---steady improvement in industrial conditions with all plants on full time, electrical plants over time. Very little unemployment. Slight shortage of male and female labor. No particular industry greatly affected by unemployment. Surplus in office help. Addition to valve manufacturing plant will employ