The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-14
LACK OF Jobs
CONTINUES IN
STATE, REPORT
I42 Men for 100 Jobs
Surrey Shows
By LELAND oLDs

Depression continues to char
acterize the employment situa-
ton in]llinois, with about $1,000
fewer workers employed in the
factories of the state than in
September, 1923, according to
the September employment re-
port Of the state department of
labor. Slight gains registered
in the last two months have
been insufficient to cause APP
preciable Improvement in the
general situation.
142 Men For 100 Jobs
Reports from the free employment
agencies showed 142 persons for
every 100 jobs as compared with 1O6
persons last September, 1O2 in Sep
TENDER 1922 and 1876 in September
1921
The outstanding improvement since
the August report occurred at the
mines. Six coal mines resumed in
September giving jobs to 1891 work
ers. Steadier work was also reported
and the average weekly earnings of
Illinois miners rose 2 per cent to
sSS74.
The period is one when seasonal
expansion is expected and gains were
reported in IS of the Sc principal man
ufacturing industries Of the state.
Industries reporting increased en-
ployment included the metal machin-
cry and conveyance group, chemical,
knit goods, women's clothing and
leather products group. The electrical
industry reported a decrease Of Sc
per cent in number on payrolls and
the iron and steel industry failed to
show improvement.
steel Jobs Fall. F1
The reports says "One of the sur
prising things is that iron and steel
has not improved. In the mills and
foundries operation continues at
about the lowest point that has been
reached in years, and this in the
face Of reports which have appeared
in the press that this industry had
begun to recover"
Taken as a whole the gain In en-
lployment in manufacturing industry
during September amounted to less
than 1 per cent and there was little
change in the extent of part-time en-
ployment, with about 6S per cent Of
the workers of the state on less than
full-time schedules. There was a
slight gain in average pay, which rose
from s2696 to $27.19 a week, COM
pared with s27.73 year ago and
$2S.33 in June, 1923, the peak Of the
last years.
Depression In New York
The addition Of 10000 workers T.
the payroll of manufacturing estab-
lishments in New York state between
August and September failed to break
the back of the depression and APP
Iproximately 10000 workers who had
jobs in the state a year ago are out
Of work today. This is the substance
of the monthly employment report Of
industrial commissioner Shientag
The gain of to per cent is stated
to be largely seasonal.
Industries reported as increasing
operations included automobile plants,
steel mills, machinery, textile and
clothing. Fur shops, shoe factories
and plants making leather belts, bags
and novelties as we'll as clothing fac
tories are showing the effects Of the
pre-Christmas rush. Furniture. piano
and rug factories also reported gains.
The outstanding reductions in en-
.ployment were reported from the
building material industries and rail-
road equipment concerns where oper-
atoms were still further reduced. In
spite Of these the commissioner be-
lieves an upturn in employment has
been established.