Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-20
Employment
In September

WdSulflSlO ocL. 1S-EHlpiOyneht
in manufacturing industries of the
United States increased 1.5 per cent.
in September as compared with Au-
gust, according to a statement is
sued by the Bureau of Labor Statis-
ties of the Y. s. Department of Labor.
This increase in employment. follow
ing the smaller gain in August, indi-
Gates a weli-defifed upward trend in
the course of employment marking a
favorable outlook for manufacturing
industries. Aggregate earnings of
employees fell off clio of l per cent.
in September owing to the general
observance of Labor Day, which,
this year coming at the latest date
possible, affected all weekly pay rolls
ending on September Il as well as all
hat monthly pay rolls ending on
September Is. This decrease in total
earnings decreased per capita earn
.ngs 2.1 per cent.
These preliminary and unweighted
figures are based on reports from
9,219 establishments In 81 industries
covering 2,S09,25s employees whose
combined earnings during one week
in September were s71,S44,163. The
same establishments in August re-
ported 2,76S,614 employees and total
pay rolls of $72,274,S22.
The volume of employment in
creased in September in seven of the
nine geographic divisions and the
aggregate earnings of employees in
creased in only two divisions. The
Pacific states had three per cent.
more employees and employees earn
ings were two per cent larger; the
Middle Atlantic States had over three
per cent. more employees with earn
ings not quite holding their last
months standing; and the East
North Central States gained in both
items. The New England States lost
$40 Of / per cent. of~their employees
and employees earnings fell off S.S
per cent; and the smaller Mountain
Division also shows decreases in both
items. The remaining four divisions
show satisfactorily increased en-
ployment but with some falling off in
employees earnings.
Each of the ~ groups of industries
shows increased employment, all of
the gains being substantial ones eX-
cept that of the textile group, which
was less than one-tepth of l per
cent. The food, lumber, paper, to-
baeco and vehicle groups all show in
creased payroll totals, the increase
In the vehicle group being 33 per
cent. The decreases in the remain
Ing seven groups, as already state ],
We're for the most part due to the
Labor Day closing.
Thirty eight of the So industries
gained employees in September, the
largest gain-29 per cent. In fertiliz-
ers-being seasonal, as was the gain
OF 1877 in confectionery. Pianos
gained 21.6 per ceflt., following an
irregular decrease in August, and
other gains of marked size were made
by machine tools, carriages, rubber
boots and shoes, stoves, paper boxes.
automobiles and -four. One-half of
the IA industries in which employ
'ment fell off were those in which the
season" is over. and all of the de-
creases were comparatively small.
Per capita earnings increased in
September as compared with August
in only II of the SO industries; 7,05S
establishments reported an average of
SO per cent of full-time operation and
an average of "a per cent. of a nor
NAL full force of employees.
The volume of employment in
September 1925, was II per cent.
greater than I'm September, 1924. and
payroll totals had increased 8.3 per
cent. as shown by reports from s.15s
identical establishments in the two
periods.