The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-18

tlne Lanergan, COnneCtlcut's sen-
 tor representative In congress, has
 prepared for publication Q series
 OR articles touching upon out-
 standing measures and the high
 lights Of the past session. In Che
 first of Che series Senator LOner-
 gan shows how improvement In
 the employment situation has very
 definitely affected Connecticut.
 Senator LOnergan's article reads
 as follows;
 Employment
 It Is common knowledge to all that employment conditions have been improved throughout the nation, especially here in Connecticut, under the present administration,
 It is true that we still have long way to 90 to find employment for all deserving persons. It is an eco- nomlc problem which time, and cooperative effort on the part of government and employers, will ul" tlmately solve. ' do not mean to say that the time will come when there will be no unemployed, There has been no such period in the his- tory of the nation. The present census being taken of the unem- ployea will likely show that some- where between 3 million and mile lion are constantly unemployed, even In normal time. The census fig ureS should prove helpful In at- tacklng this problem in the future. I have constantly urged the taking of on employment census as Q means of providing basic information with which to proceed to adequate renee dies. It is true that the present censu will not Do as complete as ] had hoped, but, If 1t iso efficiently conducted, 1t Is certain that we will get our first general Idea of the ex- tent of unemployment in the coun- try, and the localities which are now affected. Statistics available from other sources have indicated that unemployment in 1929 reached Q peak of more than Il million per. sons. Since then we know that employment has increased, and there Is fRrlly reliable information indicating that there are now only 6 or 8 million unemployed persons in the United States, depending upon how the term unemployed" iS defined.
 e2 Per Cent Increase
 Here In Connecticut, manufactur. ing establishments reporting to the Bureau of Labor Statistics In WaSh- ington showed an increase in eIn" ploym0nt of more than 02 per cent from the second quarter of 1883 to the second quarter of 1887. PayrollS were lbO per cent higher in 1887 than in the same period of 1883 in Connecticut. This suggests that the average weekly earnings of wage earners in the manufacturing in. dustries of Connecticut has inc creased by approximately GO per cent since 1883.
 To assist those who have as yet failed to obtain employment in the upward trend of business and in- dustry, in Connecticut, the Federal and State governments, both, have worked effectively to obtain private, public or relief employment Of . temporary nature until opportuni- ties do arrive for regular employ nent.
 The Works Progress Administra- ton had done c splendid job Of it here in Connecticut More than l8,000 men and women were ct work on Connecticut W,P.A. projects this past summer. Approximately 4e,- 100000 man-hours of work were provided in Connecticut under the Works Progress Administration alone, through June, 1887. Of ap- proximately 46,000 persons actively registered with the U. s. Employ ment servce in Connecticut, more than le000 had been given employ ment in the W.P.A. in the spring and summer of this year. This indi- cates that there iS something in the noighborhood of 26,000 registered job-seekers in Connecticut who have neither security wage nor private employment.
 Benefit to State
 Every accomplishment of the Ad- ministration at Washington which tends to reduce unemployment throughout the nation, Is, of course, of benefit to the State of Connccti- cut. our state, however, Is par- ticularly fortunate in obtaining employment benefits above the aver- age for oil the states. This is be- cause of the benefits derived from reciprocal trade treaties inaugur- ated by this administration; by aid to agriculture which reflected Itself in new purchases Of agricultural equipment and supplies manufac- tured in Connecticut; and by in. creasing the purchasing power of