Evening star., 1933-05-18
EMPLOYMENT RISE
REPORTED BY U. S.
Total at End Of April Is 1.6
Per Cent Above Figure
for Previous Month.

After dipping to an all-time low level.
employment in this country during April
rallied behind increases in commodity
prices and a more optimistic sentiment
and at the end of the month had
jumped l6 per cent over the previous
months figures Pay roll earnings for
April were up As per cent after DROP
ping 80 per cent during March.
These statistics were issued today by
the Federal Bureau Of Labor Statistics
and followed statements issued by three
cabinet officers, Woodin of the Treasury,
Roper Of Commerce, and Perkins Of
Labor, and the advisory council of the
Federal Reserve Bank, Of revival in
business.
Rallied From Slump.
Miss Perkins said employment in
creased because industries rallied from
the March bank holiday slump"
Woodin declared: There is quite a for
ward movement going on which has
been under way for some time" Roper
observed:
Business activity has made con-
tinued progress, but at q slower rate
IN the past week. 1t Is Of course, not
known whether the ability of the
forward movement will overcome ad-
verse seasonal influence. In March
the normal progress of business was
upset aS a result of the financial sit
uation, and increasing activity since
the end of that month has been partly
the result of demand deferred earlier
IN the season. However, the rise has
been basically more than seasonal and
has carried most indexes of production
above the level prevailing at this time
year ago. The buying which has
supported this movement has not yet
abated and is drawing support from
unemployment and pay roll increases.
Steel mill activity has advanced to
the highest point since the first half
OF 1881. Automobile schedules have
been steadily advanced. The consumer
goods industries, such as textiles and
shoes, have been more active in re-
sponse to increased buying and retail
trade has continued to increase, fol-
lowing the sharp squirt in April"
Report Conditions Splendid.
II have talked with all the members
OF the Federal Advisory Council who
were here Tuesday and yesterday and
they said conditions were splendid and
everybody reported progress" Woodin
said
Only sl,5OO,OoO, 900 Of deposits re-
mains tied up in closed national banks,
he said. while $4,000, 100000 has been
released
Shortly before the Treasury head
spoke to newspaper men, the Advisory
Council formally reported to President
Roosevelt noticeable improvement,
with banks feeling the gains.
Miss Perkins said she would "vouch"
for the figures issued. While head of
the New York State Labor Department
she was at odds several times with
figures issued by the Federal depart
ment.
The report showed employment de-
clined 10 per cent during the year
ended April Is, however, and pay rolls
2l.9 per cent.
Decrease Is Ordinary.
Miss Perkins pointed out that there
Is ordinarily slight decrease in EN-
ployment and pay rolls between March
and April. the overage over 10-year
period from 1928 to 1892 being 09 per
cent in the former and II per cent in
pay rolls.
On this bases. she said the usual
decrease plus the present increase
would show gain Of 25 per cent in
employment during the period. Both
employment and pay rolls were still
below the February figure, however.