Evening star., 1935-12-02
.JOBLESS FIGURES
HELDCUT 100000
Pamphlet Passed Out by
Hopkins, Cites Decreases
Under Roosevelt.
By the Associated Press.

An estimate that UNEMPLOYMENT Oe-
creased by 5000, 900 in the first two
years Of the Roosevelt administration
was made yesterday in Government
pamphlet of statistical charts on the
relief situation.
Harry L. Hopkins, works progress
administrator, gave out the pamphlet
without comment. 1t was prepared by
the research section Of the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration,
whose liquidation" yesterday COIN
cided with the deadline for substituting
work relief for the Federal dole.
Through "streamlined" images the
pamphlet presented statistics attrib-
uted to the Committee on National
Security indicating that 100000
workers were without jobs last March,
compared with an unemployment peak
Of $4,000, 900 in March, 1888.
It further estimated that 5000, 900
were unemployed in March, 1929, and
8,500,000 in March, 1881. The COM
mittee was the group appointed by
President Roosevelt to advise in the
preparation Of social security legisla-
ton.
One Of Seven on Relief.
Other charts based on r. E. r. A.
studies indicated that last May every
seventh person in the Nation was on
relief, with one out of every six city
dwellers receiving aid. compared with
one out Of every eight farmers.
An explanatory note commented
that 'the greater relief load Of the
cities reflects the greater insecurity OF
the urban economy in periods of in
dustrial depression"
Another chart estimated that one
sixth, or $40, 900 of the urban relief
cases were "unemployable," of which
10000 were too old to work, 23o. 900
were mothers with dependents and
10000 were physically handicapped.
It was said that these cases should
be cared for by an inclusive system of
social legislation"
Still another chart, showing that
cases on public relief in 143 cities in
creased from an estimated 100000 in
March, 1929. to 100000 in March,
1881; 100000 in March, 1888, and
100000 in March, 1885, said that
although unemployment was decreas-
ing between 1888 and 1885 the relief
burden continued to grow, as more
families were exhausting their re-
sources than were returning to jobs"
Peak Last January.
State and local governments pro-
vided for the needy before the Federal
Relief Administration was established
In May, 1888. The relief population
reached an an-time peak of 20, ,66e SAT
last January, but had declined to IA
1882 last September. The Winter
Is expected to show another increase.
One chart showed the proportion
Of the Nations workers In classes and
the proportion Of these classes on
relief rolls as follows: 80 per cent who
are unskilled make up 40 per cent
of the relief rolls; per cent semi
skilled make up rs per cent of the
relief rolls; Is per cent professional
and proprietary workers make up 10
per cent of relief rolls; Is per cent
clerical make up 10 per cent Of relief
rolls, and is per cent skilled make
up Is per cent Of relief rolls.
An explanatory note to another
chart said that ''the ages of employ
able workers of each sex on relief
are apparently the same as for the
employed workers Of the country"
1t added that only 80 per cent of
the employable males on relief above
IS years of age face serious employ
ment handicaps, while the 371a per
cent Of employable females above IS
years Of age are almost as badly
handicapped"
Six In Fourth of Families.
One-fourth Of the families on the
dole included six or more persons,
another chart reported, while only
one-sixth of the families In the Ma
ton had that many members.
The chart showed that in IL average
families. six would have one child or
none; four, two or three, and two
would have four or more children.
Out Of IL families on the dole, five
would have one child or none, four
would have two or three and three
would have four or more.
The charts showed that the per-
centage Of the population on relies
last May was smallest in the South
east-where dole payments also were
lower than elsewhere.
Although 221z per cent Of the Ma
tion's population was in the Southeast,
its residents make up only Is per cent
Of the total on the dole. The average
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