Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
Later Figures, Made Public
by Lamont in March, 1881,
Say 6,05O,0oo Idle.
NAMING HARD HIT, BUT
SHOE TRADE PICKS UP
National Job Exchange in Gotham
Reports Applications Drop With
More Work Open.

Out of a total OF 1882, $50 able
bodied persons In the United States at
the time the census was taken in April,
1880, 2,429,062, or per cent, were
unemployed, the Census Bureau an
nounced today upon completion cf
counting its employment cards. These
figures cover, the bureau explained, all
persons usually working at a gaintul
occupation who were not at work on
the day preceding the enumerators
call
OF the total number of gainful work
ers, 38,053,795 were men and lO,77S794
were women. The total number OF men
out OF work was 2058.738 and 370,424
women reported they were jobless.
Lamont Reports 6,050,000.
Since the regular census was taken,
Secretary of Commerce Lamont report
ed. on March d. that total OF 6,ooO,-
900 persons were unemployed through
out the United States. These figures
were arrived at by a special census I'M
dertaken during last January. When I'm.
employment normally reaches seasonal
peak and also at the time which the
Commerce Department believes repre-
sented the high point OF the abnormal
unemployment from the effects OF the
business depression.
The highest unemployment percent
ages obtained during the April, 1880,
count were found in manufacturing and
mechanical industries. where l,l22,ol0
persons were reported joblesS. IN ex-
traction of minerals, with 90,758 unem-
ploved. and in forestry and fishing,
with a total of 1o,848 persons idle. The
lowest were in agriculture, public and
professional service.
Building Trades Hard Hit.
The Census Bureau reported in the
detailed list of industry groups that
1874 per cent of the workers in the
building industry were jooless otner
high percentages in this class were lO2
in wooden and worsted milling. 9.9 in
automobile manufacturing and IN
cigar and tobacco industries.
Meanwhile. reports from % localities
on conditions affecting business and
EMPLOYMENT were made public today by
Fred C.. Croxton. acting chairman OF
the Presidents Emergency COMMITTEE
for Employment, the reports being
gathered by District representatives OF
the Department Of Commerce.
Leather Industry Gains.
In Massachusetts, a survey OF the
leather trade showed a marked upturn
in all shoe lines except in the most eX-
pensive group. The commissioner OF
labor in Rhode Island reported that in
formation from 19 selected manu-
facturers showed 5000 workers en-
ployed during the last week of June, as
compared with $1,000 employed at the
end of May. The National Employment
Exchange in New York City reported
that for the week ended July % the
registration of applications decreased
s,99 per cent and requests for workers
increased 8.57 per cent.
Employment in Philadelphia was re-
ported slightly better in some branches
of industry. Some Of the textile trades
were working overtime. The outlook for
the lumber industry is slightly more
optimistic, and the leather-wo trade
was reported quiet A slight increase in
building trade employment was reported
in Delaware. while employment condl-
lions remained practically unchanged
during the past week in Pittsburgh.
Reports from Norfolk. Va, declared
that four railroads serving the local
territory reported no increase in freight
traffic. Crop prospects in Virginia, In
general, are good. with a probable ID
per cent increase above the 10-year
average.