The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-06
STATE REPORTS
ON EMPLOYMENT
Industrial Commission Bull
letin Tells of Labor Con-
diti0ns in State.
HAVE SLIGHT INCREASE

The current number of the evils
consin Labor Market" a bulletin is
sued by the Industrial Commission of
Wisconsin reports an increase of 20
percent in Wisconsin manufacturers
from August Is to September 10.
From August 10Th to September
18th industrial employment took
favorable turn. Having regard for
the seasonality Of different industries
and the previous five months unin-
terrupted downward trend in employ
ment in manufactures, it is now APP
parent that industrial employment
shows a reversal of trend. Manufac-
turing industries, exclusive of food
canning and preserving, show an in
crease of go per cent in volume of
employment. These occurred at the
same time slight gain in average
weekly earnings, indicating better APP
Proclamation to employment at full
schedule hours,
To grasp the essentials of the pres
emit employment situation, one may
we'll undertake a review of the posi-
ton of different lines of industry.
Employment conditions are reported
under rather broad industrial CLASH
locations and there are, Of course,
many minor lines of industry which
are not specifically reported. 1t is,
however, believed to be generally true
that employment conditions in such
lines of industry may be correctly
estimated from the movement shown
for the relatively more important
general industry classifcations.
Weekly Earnings.
/ The pay roll reports of correspond
ents to this bulletin show the total
number of employees taking in part
time, full time and overtime work
ers, and the amount paid to all of
them. BY dividing the total amount
of the pay roll by the aggregate num-
Der Of employees appearing on the
pay roll, we get average weekly earn
| ings as shown in this bulletin. These
summary earnings figures are average
earnings for all grades of jobs and
positions held by both men and wo-
men as reported by employers re-
porting under different industry
classifications.
While these earnings are not actual
wage rates, nor even actual earnings
for any one occupational line, they
are an expression of average earn
ings by employees in different indus
tries. Assuming that the compost
tion of the working force in given
industry remains fairly constant, any
change shown by the average weekly
earnings for the industry is re-
Election of the trend of earnings.
All manufacturing classifications
combined, including food canning and
preserving, show increase of 0.3
per cent in averG weekly earnings
since the previous iaonth.
The earnings of tradesmen in
building construction and other lines
of construction work as we'll are sub
ject to much irregularity. When
weather conditions are favorable,
earnings may easily be from a third
to half larger than under unfav-
orable weather conditions,
Trade.
With the increase in number of per-
sons employed in both wholesale
trade and on sales forces of retail
trade establishments, we note de-
cline in average weekly earnings in
each case. This situation recurs reg
ularly, for to a considerable extent
the increased working forces are not
employed full tine and they quite
generally are compensated on wage
plan involving commissions on sales.