Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
CONDITIONS
IN Jobs REPORTED
Presidents Organization
Finds Improvement in
Several Sections.

The Presidents organization on I'M
employment relief today made public
reports sent here this week from 80
agricultural and manufacturing centels.
which revealed some improvement il.
the employment situation in many sec
tons OF the country.
The First National Bank of Boston
reports, according to the data gathered
BY Fred c. CroXton, assistant director
New England still makes the most IA
vorable showing Of any section. En-
ployment conditions among retailers
there were reported as very good" with
several hundred extra employees being
hired for special sales events.
Reports from Lawrence. Mass, in
dictate that listing of unemployed in
that city was being discontinued due to
improvement among the industries,
especially in textiles, where many de-
pdrtments We're engaged in night work
The consensus among industrialists in
Buffalo, N. Y, the report said, indicated
general increase in the number of work
ing hours was expected this month in
numerous industries.
Some Gains Reported.
Employment during the past week in
Philadelphia, the report said, indicated
IIloi SCdoOkluA HlCh up WILL d CIIl-
siderable number of old workers being
recalled and longer hours and limited
increases in employment of new work
ers. In Wilmington, Del. the output
OF the leather industry was reported
increased, and present production is
from so to 70 per cent OF normal
The State = Federal Employment
Bureau at Charlotte, N. c.. indicated
that employment was increasing, while
reports from country. towns and smaller
cities throughout the tri-State terri
tory. according to a report from
Memphis Tenn, showed improved
conditions among merchants and
farmers.
Chicago reported employment appli-
cantS for the week ended August 20
totaled 2,l57 as compafed with 1900
Tor the previous week. Some pickup
was reported in railroad employment
in the Chicago area. Municipal officials
at st. Louis have announced a plan to
use 1000 men for special civic work.
The Labor Commission at Jefferson
City, Mo. reported 1898 applications
for jobs were received in the month
Of July and that 537 placements were
made. 1t was estimated in report
from Houston, Tex, that 10000 Gotten
pickerS would be employed this month
in South and Central Texas. Picking
of hops has absorbed 10000 workers in
Oregon. Portland officials said
On the other hand, reports from New
York City and other sections were not
so optimistic The National Employ
/ ment Exchange in New York City re-
ported the number of applicants for
employment remained unchanged, as
compared with the previous week the
request for employees declined.
Unchanged in South.
The general employment situation re-
manned unchanged in Pittsburgh, Rich
mond, Va, Jacksonville, Fla, and Louis
vile, Ky.
According to the community employ
ment service in Atlanta, Ga, the num-
Der Of unemployed in that city was
placed at about 10000 to $4,000
The employment index of the Detroit
Board of Commerce registered a de-
cline TO SO for the last half of August
This compares with 53.2 for the first
half of the month and SO for a year ago.
A recent survey of 43 of the largest
Minneapolis manufacturing plants in
dicated that on August IS these con-
Germs had Is per cent fewer employees
than on the same date a year ago.