Arizona sun., 1948-06-04
Labor Market
Information Report
For Phoenix Area
BY Hans G. JOhansn, Manager.
Employment Trend

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Total area employment regis
ter another Slight gain during
April continuing the upward trend
noted during the previous month.
Peak packing and shipping activi-
ties caused employment increases
in agriculture. Further increases
in manufacturing and construc-
tion employment were estimated,
and despite decreases in service,
wholesale and retail, and finance,
insurance and real estate employ
ment overall increases were regis
tered within the area.
Unemployment
A decrease in the number of
active applications contained in the
local office files from 6,476 at the
end of March to 6,226 on April
3Oth indicates declining unemploy-
ment. Reduction in the number of
total office contracts from 16,148
to 1889 further indicates decreas-
ing unemployment. The proportion
of unemployed women and vet
erans remained at approximately
the same level as the previous
period at 26 and AZ per cent of
the total active file. New work
applications taken during the
month totaled 1880. A sizeable de-
cline from the 2,471 registered dur
ing March.
Migration
Decreased immigration into the
area is indicated as the 658 total
of new Immigrant applicants
registered during April is COM
pared to the March total of 796.
Further decline is anticipated as
lot summer weathe:: increases, and
indications are that out-migration
will offset worker immigrants dur
ng the ensuing surn.ner months.
Approximately IL percent of
t,taI Of $50 new veteran applico-
tiors were from. vacc" job seek
ecs coming into the state for the
frs time. Immigrant female job
seekers tota ed 205. Approximately
50 PEI cent of total new work ap-
pliCa tions of 62e taken from
females.
Job Openings
Fourteen hundred thirty-two
new job openings were received
by the local office during April
as compared to 1,1O4 received dur
ing the previous month. Of the
April total, 187 openings remained
untitled as of May 1st. Openings
currently listed are for male book
keepers, engineersing craftsmen,
landscape craftsmen, surveyors,
commission statesmen, sheet metal
workers, evaporative cooler in
stallers, carpenters and railroad
boilermakers and machinistS.
Openings exist for female cashiers,
general office clerks, stenograph-
ers, comptometer operators and
soda dispensers.
Veterans Activities
Veteran service calls for April
averaged 1871 weekly, a decline
from the March average of 1,454.
New veteran job applications de-
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from an 899 total during March to
68O. Veteran placements for the
month totaled 382. Approximately
35 per cent of all placements made.
Forty-nine of the veterans placed
were physically handicapped.
Housing
Increasing daily rental listings
appearing in local newspapers in
dicate that the area housing situa-
ton is easing somewhat.
Future Employment Trends And
Needs
Continued employment gains
within the manufacturing industry
are expected to offset slight losses
anticipated in other industries
and to place slight overall in
crease. Further slight employment
adjustments are indicated in
wholesale and retail, service and
finance, insurance and real estate
employment as merchants and
other business men continue to
reduce staffs for the summer