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WORK OF STATE AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT BUREAUSSource: Monthly Review of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Vol. 2, No. 4 (APRIL, 1916), pp.8-11Published by: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41822950 .

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8 MONTHLY REVIEW OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

WORK OF STATE AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS.

The publication of data relative to the operations of free public employment offices begun in the January, 1916, issue of the Review is continued in this number. In the table following, information is given for State employment bureaus in 13 States, municipal employ- ment bureaus in 9 States, State-city employment bureaus in 1 State, and a Federal-municipal employment bureau in 1 State. Data are given for January, 1915, and January, 1916, from bureaus not included in the preceding publication but which have reported those data since the publication of the March issue of the Review, and for February, 1916, from all bureaus rendering reports for that month. Figures for February, 1915, from such bureaus as have furnished that information are also presented for comparative purposes. OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 1915 AND 1916.

Number _ -appli- persons persons of State and city. _ cations asked persons for v referred persons positions from em- by em- Re- to filled, ployers. ployers. newals. positions.

I California (municipal). ;

Berkeley: ¡ January, 1915 100 112 174 747 112 112 January, 1916 118 131 , 182 617 131 131 February, 1915 103 120 184 653 117 117 February, 1916 142 150 189 533 146 146

Sacramento: January, 1915 113 171 173 0) 171 171 January, 1916 133 267 70 (Ó 267 267 February, 1915 100 0) 96 0) 147 147 February, 1916 175 0) 55 (0 234 234

Colorado (State). Colorado Springs: February, 1915 0) 211 0) (») (») 207

February, 1916 0) 348 590 0) 337 (i) Denver No. 1: February, 1915 0) 50 (») 0) (») 54 February, 1916 0) 145 186 0) 95 0) Denver No. 2: February, 1915 0) 107 (») 0) 0) 107 February, 1916 0) 159 277 0) 159 (») Pueblo: February, 1915 0) 566 0) (i) 0) 56 February, 1916 0) 156 187 0) 149 0)

Connecticut (State). Bridgeport: Janu íry, 1915 168 0) 0) 0) (0 145

January, 1916 652 0) (i) 0) (i) 570 Hartford: January, 1915 170 0) (0 0) <*) 146 January, 1916 48Q (0 (») (i) fc) 380 New Haven: January, 1915 129 0) 0) 0) 0) 103 January, 1916 444 (i) (*) (i) (i) 312

Norwich: January, 1915 31 0) 0) 0) 0) 25 January, 1916 190 (l) 0) 0) (*) 178

Waterbury: January, 1915 139 0) 0) (») 0) 103 January, 1916 174 (») 0) (i) (i) 111

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MONTHLY REVIEW OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. 9

OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 1915 AND 1916- Continued.

Number Number Number of persons Number of of applying for work. of Number Mate çtai« and ana city. pit V appli- persons persons of Mate çtai« and ana city. pit V cations asked for - , referred positions from em- by em- Re- to filled,

ployers. ployers. ne wals. positions.

Illinois (municipal). C hicago: February, 1916 i 31 725 600 (*) 725 486

Indiana (State). Evansville: February, 1915 (*) 107 3 245 (*) 107 115 February, 1916 (*) 123 »212 («) 125 118 Fort Wayne: February, 1915 (a) 127 « 288 («) 134 122 February, 1916 (t) 138 »197 (») 134 119

Indianapolis: February, 1915 (») 87 »450 (») 92 78 February, 1916 (*) 162 » 300 (») 155 145 South Bend: February, 1915 («) 168 »651 (*) 151 174 February, 1916 h) 311 »413 (*) 248 228 Terre Haute: February, 1915 ft) 234 »328 (*) 230 214 February, 1916 (t) (*) (*) (*) (2) (»)

Kansas (State). Topeka: February, 1915 6 10 53 4 8 5 February, 1916 18 26 108 30 17

Kentucky (municipal). Louisville: February, 1916 ( t ) 112 317 802 114 62

Massachusetts ( State ) . Boston: • February, 1915 785 953 « 612 (*) * 1,759 836 February, 1916 1,462 1,782 < 1,008 (*) *2,914 1>366 Fall River: February, 1915 93 93 4 g (2) & 79 75 February, 1916 126 148 <33 (») »134 117

Springfield: February, 1915 302 318 <105 (*) 6 374 243 February, 1916 578 765 < 270 (») * 958 637 Worcester: February, 1915 265 408 < 458 (*) »584 306 February, 1916 734 943 < 526 (*) & 1,182 563

Michigan (State). Detroit: February, 1915 (J) (t) (t) (2) (2) 981 February, 1916 1 562 3,984 »3,615 (*) (*) 3,596 Flint: February, 1916 («) 564 (*) («) 564 (2) Saginaw: February, 1916 601 601 »577 (*) 577 577

Minnesota (State). Duluth: February, 1915 (J) (t) (J) (2) («) 389 February, 1916 <>) (») («) («) («) 485

Minneapolis: February, 1915 («) («) («) (i) («) 876 February, 1916 («) («) (») (J) («) 1,266 St. Paul: February, 1915 (») («) (i) (2) (t) 409 February, 1916 ... (») (2) (2) '(2) (2) 715

Missouri (State). Kansas City: January, 1915 (2) 179 3568 («) (») 173

January, 1916 (2) 112 »173 (») ■ (s) 102 February, 1916 (») 135 »192 (») (») 132 St. Joseph: January, 1915 (*) 361 3 387 (*) (») 361 January, 1916 («) 535 »570 (») (») 463 February, 1916 (») 432 »361 (*) (») 3.59 St. Louis: January, 1915 (*) 283 3 289 (2) (») 267 January, 1916 (2) 239 »730 («) (») 192 February, 1916 (2) 364 »451 (*) (*) 2S3 1 Number of requisitions. 3 Number applying for work. a Number of offers of position. » Not reported. < Number who were registered.

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10 MONTHLY BEVIEW OF THE BUREAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.

OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 1915 AND 1916- Continued.

Number Number "umber ^ State 0, , and „ , appli- persons ¡ persons of State 0, , and „ , city. cations asked persons for ¡ referred persons positions from em- by em- Re- to filled,

ployers. ployers. newals. positions.

Montana ( municipal ). Butte: January, 1915 124 124 0) (i) (i) 120 January, 1916 407 407 0) (») 380 350 February, 1915 156 (») 315 0) 280 154 February, 1916 367 (») 626 (i) 530 338

New York (municipal.) New York City: February, 1915 300 648 3,059 (») 1,214 2,139 February, 1916 1,467 1,639 1,805 (») 536 1,356

New York (State). Albany: February, 1916 260 311 394 265 446 208 Buffalo: February, 1916 540 779 646 357 855 520 New York City (Brooklyn): February, 1916. 940 1,559 1,447 428 1,659 902 Rochester: February, 1916 644 959 619 381 1,005 439 Syracuse: February, 1916 477 624 493 123 621 460

Ohio (State-city). Akron: February, 1916 0) 1,309 619 1,662 1,149 880 Cincinnati:

February, 1915 0 ) 2,724 2,070 8,449 2,818 2,433 February, 1916 (») 1,288 1,614 4,488 1,274 776

Cleveland: February, 1915 (») 4,398 3,241 13,179 4,428 4,090 February, 1916 (») • 6,267 2,006 8,166 4,485 3,484 Columbus: February, 1915 (*) 1,703 993 4,604 1,724 1,425 February, 1916 (») 1,474 777 2,506 1,465 1,129

Dayton: February, 1915 0) 414 399 1,678 395 311 February, 1916 (») 959 684 1,209 769 719

Toledo: February, 1915 (») 619 1,507 2,150 591 549 February, 1916 (») 2,559 1,029 2,291' 2,076 1,544

Youngstown: February, 1916 (!) 973 720 960 972 765 Oklahoma (State). Enid:

February, 1915 93 0) «117 Q) 0) 57 February, 1916 73 0) *165 0) (») 64

Muscogee: February, 1915 64 0) « 100 (l) 0) 64 February. 1916 191 0) *199 (i) (») 167

Oklahoma City: February, 1915 57 (*) «287 (*) (») C6 February, 1916 206 p) «301 P) P) 166

Tulsa: February, 1915 P) P) P) P) P) P) February, 1916 P) 230 »216 P) (*) 211

Oregon (municipal). Portland: January, 1916 1,274 3,223 2,496 0) 3,052 3,052 February, 1916 8,930 P) 569 2,000 8,717 8,717

Pennsylvania (State). Harrirburg: February, 1916 38 131 176 11 304 228 Johnstown: February, 1916 (i) 53 59 44 31 Philadelphia: February, 1916 0) 777 442 314 446 311

Rhode Island (State). Providence:

February, 1915 180 870 1,080 130 (») 878 February, 1916 210 249 129 124 (») 249

1 Not reported. « Number applying for work.

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MONTHLY REVIEW OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. 11

OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, JANUARY AND FEBRUAY OF 1915 AND 1916- Concluded.

Number Number Number State and city. rations a^edfor N referred positions from em- by em- Re- to filled,

ployers. ployers. Orations aewals. positions.

Texas ( municipal ). DütlläS • February, 1915 48 65 85 8 106 65 February, 1916 157 180 72 12 184 180 Fort Worth: February, 1915 55 71 1 752 («) 79 68 February, 1916 100 152 211 106 158 149

Virginia ( municipal ). Richmond:

February, 1915 89 392 (*) («) 325 179 February, 1916 227 306 519 (») 343 120

Washington (municipal). February, 1915 (2) («) (») (') (*) 54 February, 1916 («) (») (2) (2) (*) 498

Seattle: January, 1916 680 1,348 339 («) 1,348 680 February, 1916 1,251 3,253 370 (2) 3,246 1,244

Spokane: February, 1915 (2) (*) (») (») 745 570 February, 1916 750 1,165 160 75 1,131 1,131 Tacoma (Federal-municipal):» January, 1915 232 308 (2) (2) 318 308 January, 1916 193 275 120 70 275 273 February, 1915 234 283 (2) (2) 289 283 February, 1916 275 463 238 300 475 463

Wisconsin (State). La Crosse: February, 1915 91 155 <256 (2) 124 46 February, 1916 112 236 <285 (2) 210 8(3

Milwàuk66* February, 1915 851 1,869 <3,120 (2) 1,938 1,345 February, 1916 1,293 3,053 < 2,880 (2) 2,747 1,987 Oshkosh: February, 1915 72 84 < 374 (2) 67 56 February, 1916 104 119 < 224 (2) 119 79

Superior: February, 1915 193 333 < 474 (2) 424 ¡ 301 February, 1916 241 704 < 718 (2) 744 I 535

* Number applying for work. 2 Not reported. 8 Since February, 1916. < Registrations.

LAND SETTLEMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN ENGLAND.

Land settlement for the relief of unemployment contemplates two purposes: Relief from the congestion of industrial workers in urban centers and an increase in the agricultural production of the country by the addition of new supplies of labor upon the land. Such a policy of land settlement was outlined in general terms in the annual report of the Secretary of Labor for the fiscal year 1914-15. It was pointed out there that the mere securing of jobs for men was not a sufficient relief for involuntary unemployment, and there was held to be necessary such a " development of the national resources of this country as will tend to make opportunities for workers greater than the demands for work, and to keep them so" (p. 44). This was to be done by an extension of the homestead legislation in such ways as

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