The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-18
Nations Jobless Army Continues to Grow

NEVADA: There is a surplus Of la
Dor in all lines excepting skilled metal
miners. There exists a slight surplus
of white mine common labor
IDAHO: Last month witnessed de-
creased operations in logging and fur
Their curtailments in railway shop
forces. Many Of the unemployed work
ers are migrating to the harvest fields
and the wheat belt.
COLORADO: There is a noticeable
surplus of transient labor. In Denver
there is a considerable number of I'M
employed seasonal migratory workers.
California Worst In Years
CALIFORNIA: There is an unusu-
ally weak demand for agricultural and
other seasonal workers for this time
of the year, There is a surplus of I'M
skilled labor. The situation has been
aggravated by a fall in the lumber in
dustry.. Labor is plentiful in the min.
ing and oil sections of the state.
In the San Francisco district a re-
duction in the working forces was re-
ported in every branch of industry ex-
cept the building trades, in the last
month. There is a surplus of iron and
steel labor. A large steel and foundry
In Pittsburgh is running on a five-day
week schedule. Employment in the
textile industry is now lower than it
has been for several years. Garment
and knitting factories are running at
one-half normal capacity. There has
been a slackening in the manufacture
of leather, both of tanning and the
finished products, especially in the
| boot and shoe factories. Glass and
paper products printing, and several
railroad shops are operating on part
time schedule.
In Los Angeles there is a surplus Of
skilled and unskilled workers New
building permits have decreased in
number. Several large manufacturing
plants operating at full time are re-
ducing their forces.
In the Long Beach district there is
an oversupply of skilled and common
labor in every commercial and indus
trial activity. There is heavier unem-
ployment in the oil fields.
Northwest Badly of
OREGON: The drought in the state
| is having a harmful effect on employ
ment. Demand for farm help is very
light. Many of the farmers are doing
much Of their work themselves. A
surplus Of workers is noticeable in all
trades in the iron and steel industries.
In Portland there are signs of in
creasing curtailment of industrial en-
pioyment. Reductions of working
forces are reported in the lumber
mills, iron and steel plants, railroad
and car repair shops and wooden mills.
In Salem the continued fall in the lum-
Der industry has brought on noticeable
unemployment.
| WASHINGTON: Unemployment is
Increasing in the lumber industry. The
fdry spell has reduced the demand for
workers in the agricultural and flour
industries. The crisis is intensified
by heavy migration Of workers from
Canada and from the states south, in.
Guiding all kinds. of labor.
In Seattle the downward trend of
employment is still noticeable. The
municipality is now engaged in GER
tain public Improvements, thus re-
lieving to an extent the seriousness of
the unemployment situation.
In Tacoma several sawmills and
logging camps have shut down and
railroad repair shops are working on
part time schedules. Employment in
the iron and steel industries is I'M
steady. Farm help demands are be-
low normal for this part of the year.
In Spokane the general employment
situation is unfavorable.