Evening star., 1933-01-22

OF II per cent in earnings. The
electric railroad operation group re-
ported gain of 04 per cent in pav
rolls, coupled with decrease of 9
per cent in employment, and the
anthracite mining group reported a pain
OF 1912 per cent in earnings over the
month interval, coupled with a decrease
OF 0.5 per cent In number Of workers.
In the remaining II groups In which
both decreased employment and earnings
were reported, the decreases were as
follows: Laundries and nk-brokerage-
1nsurance-real estate, 0.4 per cent in
employment and 0.8 per cent in pay
rolls each; power and light, 0.8 per cent
In employment and OIL per cent in pay
rolls; wholesale trade, 0.8 per cent in
employment and IL per cent in pay
rolls; telephone and telegraph, O.9 per
cent in employment and II per cent
In pay rolls; hotels, IA per cent in en-
ployment and 1.6 per cent in pay rolls !:
manufacturing industries, 19 per cent
in employment and 23 per cent in nav
rolls; dyeing and cleaning, 3.6 per cent
IN employment and IA per cent in pay
rolls; quarrying and non-metallic min
ing, l4.4 per cent in employment and
1877 per cent in pay rolls; building con-
Structlon, 15.4 per cent in employment
and 20.3 per cent in pay rolls, and
canning and preserving, 1872 per cent
in employment and 254 per cent in pay
rolls.
Farm Implements Lead.
The decreases in the manufacturing
industries affected in the aggregate
1904 establishments in 80 of the prin-
cipal manufacturing industries of the
United States, having in December
2,636,280 employees whose combined
earnings in one week were 44,795, ,448.
Increased employment was reported
In 20 of these industries and increased
pay rolls were reported in "a industries.
The most pronounced increase in en-
ployment was shown in the agricultural
implement industry in which a gain of
15.2 per cent in number Of workers
was coupled with an increase of 14.3
per cent in pay rolls. The automobile
industry also reported pronounced gains
In both items over the month interval,
employment increasing 11.3 per cent
and pay rolls 1876 per cent. The rubber
boot and shoe industry reported an in
crease of 81 per cent in employment
and the copper, lead, and zinc smelling
and refining industry reported a gain of
3 per cent.
The most pronounced falling-off in
employment from November to Decem-
Der Q9.8 per cent? was reported in the
cement industry, while decrease of IT
per cent was reported In the plumbers
supplies industry and 1877 per cent in
the beet sugar industry. Decreases in
employment of approximately IL per
cent were reported in the brick, type
writer, and jewelry industries and the
steam fitting industry reported a de-
cline Of 11.4 per cent from November to
December. Employment in the stove
and radio industries decreased 80 per
cent and 9.3 per cent, respectively, and
the marble granite industry re-
ported decline Of 7.3 per cent. De-
creases in employment of approximate
ly c per cent were reported in the
mems clothing, confectionery, cotton
seed oil-cake-meal, millinery, beverage
and fur-felt hat industries. Losses of
slightly more than per cent In en-
ployment were shown In the cigar and
cigarette, fertilizer, mems furnishings,
electric and steam car building, and
stamped and enameled ware Industries.