Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
DROP REFLECTED
IN EMPLOYMENT
FIGURES ORD.C.
Compensation Board Shows
140,422 Held Jobs
During June.
$15,733,831 IN WAGES
PAID DURING MONTH
Largest Total Of Workers Was
Under Eating and Drinking
Classification.

A slight falling OF in employment
and wages earned in Washington dur
ing the second quarter of this year
was reflected in a statistical report
issued today by the District of Column
bia Unemployment Compensation
Board. The board itself did not
attempt to interpret the figures, which
covered April, May and June.
All business establishments in the
District employing two or more per-
sons are required by law to supply
the board with detailed reports on
personnel. wages, ETC., in connection
with contributions for unemployment
compensation. The board, with sup
Elemental Federal funds, is authorized
to pay SIS per week for limited pc
RODS to workers who lose their Jobs
at establishments contributing to the
fund.
During April, in 10,35l such estab-
lishments, 1886 workers earned a
total OF $16,287 ,920, the report dis
closed. Contributions to the COM
pensation fund totaled s4SS,8I6, an
average of $4722 per unit establish
ment and 3.29 per worker. There was
an average. of IA employees per unit.
1853 Employed in May.
In May, 1922 establishments en-
ployed l44533 persons, who earned
wages totaling sl60sO,6 500 Contribu-
tons to the fund totaled .719-an
average of s4865 per establishment
and Of 3.34 per worker The average
pay roll remained at IA persons.
Figures for June showed that 9,499
establishments employed 140,422 work.
ers, who earned total of Sl5,733,831
in wages. Contributions totaled 472,-
224, which was an average of $49.7i
per establishment and SO 81 per worker
The average number of employees per
unit increased to IS.
The industry with the largest num-
Der of establishments reporting to the
board in April was that classified as
real estate-combination group" of
which there were 1,67l units employing
an average of persons. The total
wages earned in that industry in April
were S717,540.
More workers were employed in the
retail general merchandise field, how
ever. The total Of these employees in
April was IL ,439, and they earned a
total Of $685., 305-more than for any
other industry
Index of Wage Levels.
An index by which to compare wage
levels in various industries was the
amount Of contributions per worker.
The highest relative contributions per
capita in April were to cover employees
Of administrative Offices and holding
companies. The per capita contribu-
lions for this group was s709 Next
was a group classified as membership
organizations - trade associations
with a per capita contribution for its
employees of $5.76. Third was the cleo
trical machinery industry with $500.
The industry with the most report
ing units In May again was the COM
bination real estate group, with 1900
establishments, with an average OF six
employees per unit. The total wages
earned by workers in this group were
$701 .O19.
The industry with largest total Of
employees was that under the eating
and drinking" classification. There
were 9,723 employees in these places,
earning total Of s655,286.
Printing and Publishing.
The printing and publishing bust
ness provided employees with the largest
wage total of any group during MAY.
Employees Of this category earned a
total Of $1,015,82l.
Indicative of wage levels for various
industries in May were these figures
on contributions per capita: 500 for
employees Of administrative Offices and
holding companies; 1923 for employees
Of machinery trades other than cleo
trical, and $3.50 for employees Of trade
organizations and unions.
In June the real estate business
again led in number Of establishments,
with a total of l 1872 reporting units
employing $500 persons who earned a
total of $666,20 There were six EN-
ployes per unit.
The retail general merchandise in
dustry employed the largest number Of
persons-9,962-a the total they
earned, $929,571, was larger than for
any other group Of employees that
month. Relative wage levels in the
best-paid groups were indicated by
per capita contributions as follows:
Water transportation employees. $40 08;
administrative offices and holding COM
panies. 500, and electrical machinery,