Evening star., 1932-11-26
45,O10 UNEMPLOYED
NOW IN DISTRICT AS
FUNDS GROW LOW
Emergency Relief Committee
Head Says Only S108, ,2N
Remains on Hand.
SUM HELD INADEQUATE
TO MEET ALL DEMANDS
100 New Applications for Aid Be-
ing Received Daily at Head
quarters Of Group.

There now are $4,000 unemployed in
the District, and demands on the Emer-
gency Relief Committee, John Marshall
place and c street, are increasing at
the rate of 100 new applications a day,
according to survey made public to-
day by L. A. Halbert, director in charge.
The committee now has on hand
total Of $108,2o4 to cover relief needs
during the balance of November and
December and until such time as Con-
gress can provide further funds, Mr..
Halbert said. In view of the situation
disclosed by the survey, this amount
will be entirely inadequate, even when
supplemented by the 100000 fund
which the Community Chest has agreed
to advance to help carry dependent
families until a new appropriation can
be made.
The new survey, showing $4,000 un-
employed here, nearly doubles the for
mer unemployment total. On October
26 the United States Employment Bu-
reau registered 1888 unemployed in
the District Of Columbia.
Estimate Of Jobless.
Mr. Halbert's estimate Is based on a
survey which shows a total Of 10000
unemployed in private industries, ex-
elusive of construction; 1000 unem-
ployed in building construction, 5000
estimated in the field of private firms
not reporting to organized unemploy-
ment agencies, 10000 out Of work in
the domestic and personal service class
es, and 5000 out Of employment in the
Government service.
His figures, he showed, are based on
reports by the Labor Department and
the Census Bureau as basis for COM
putation. He cited Labor Department
figures showing 81, 500 employed in 635
private industries, exclusive Of construc-
ton in the District this figure being
normal employment, leaving 10000 un-
employed in these industries alone.
In the construction field, SAT firms re-
ported an employment of 6,652, Of 500
per cent Of the normal, showing 4,400
unemployed in the construction buSi-
ness as result Of reduction In these
firms alone.
with 10000 unemployed in private
Industries, exclusive of construction, and
4,400 in construction among the firms
reporting to the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics," Mr.. Halbert pointed out. sit
would be necessary in order to arrive at
o true figure for the total unemployed
IN the District Of Columbia to add a
similar amount for firms not reporting.
This includes those which have become
defunct since the depression. 1t Is es-
timated that 5000 were employed by
these firms, making total Of $4,000
unemployed among private industries.
"To this number should be added the
decline in employment in domestic and
personal service. At the time of the
1880. census there were so, ,482 in do
mestic and personal service. If We estt-
mate that the decline in these services
was only one-hah that of the decline
in the private industries mentioned
above, it would give an additional TO-
600, unemployed persons.
Expenditures Itemized.
''The largest number shown on the
pay rolls of the executive departments
Of the Government was 72,417 in May,
1881. In September, 1882, there were
only 67,070, which represents decline
Of 5,347. Assuming that people en-
ployed in May, 1881, are still in Wash
tngton, there must be 5,347 unemployed
Government employees in the District"
Mr.. Halbert reported that Of the
$350,00 appropriated by Congress for
relief of unemployment in the District
of Columbia, a total Of S24l, 795 has
been expended or obligated. These ex-
penditures he iten1ized as follows: