HM) 
UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 
Unemployment by trades * 
Month 
fapuery. el. 
February_._____.____ TTT 
March ..________________ 0 hmmm 
April _________ [RR 
May... TT 
FOU. cocoon RR EE im terme me es 
JOY cps a orn mn gm 
August _______.. CC IIITTITTTTITTTTT 
September... _____________ LTT 
October. _____.__._.__ AR 
November... Sn AL 
December. __.. EES em 
1998 
FBR «evisu ee 
Ls 
Maorgh.. nconcunesn es 
April... sm RA 
May. ool TTT 
June________.____._____.___ Sumo 
July___.._. en 
August oT 
September. __._______._____.__ JE 
October. __._._.._. meme 
November... mma 
December. JE, i 
1929 
JADUALY «oe ea 
February. ee. mel 
March... _. ae J 
April_.______. Homi pum 
Mav? _______ 
Building 
All trades! tee 
Per cent 
14 
1% 
1¥ 
Tet 
Per eon’ 
3¢ 
os 
~~ 
10 
12 
21 
299 
30 
?3 
n 
3 
2 
12 
H 
25 
29 
20 
2 
| 
1 
Dn 
Printing 
trades 
Dopp par 
* 
Metal 
trades 
All other 
trades 
Per cr” 
3: 
Per cent 
TTT 
15, 12 
18 13 
18 13 
19 12 
20 13 
! For an explanation of the collection and computation of the figures, see Mar., 1928, American Federa- 
-ionist. 
? Preliminary, 
3 Revised 
Unemployment in cities—Per cent of union members unemployed in identical 
UNION 
Atlanta, Ga__.___..___________ ib 
Baltimore, Md.__.._._____. Ss 
Birmingham, Ala._._____ RL 
Boston, Mass... oo... o_o... ll. 
Suffalo, N.Y... _____ ——— 
Chicago, I... o_o. TT 
Cincinnati, Ohio. _.____.___.____ CTT 
Cleveland, Ohio. __ ws wa J, 
Denver, Colo. _.. me 
Detroit, Mich_.__.. maa 
Jersey Gity, Wi Joist mmm mm mm mmm smn remorn 
Los Angeles, Calif.___.______. re tm—— 
Milwaukee, Wis__..... .._.____... T7777 
Minneapolis, Minn_____._._._._______________ 
New York, N. Y___. et 5 SR RAI 
Omaha, Nebr. __ E—— 
Paterson, N. J _ ra 
Philadelphia, . a... VE 
Pittsburgh, Pa__._.__ ______ - OR 
San Antonio, Tex... ...__._ 7 
San Francisco, Calif ______________ TTT 
St. Louis, Mo... NO — 
Seattle, Wash. ____... J. CTT 
Washington, D. C________________ _TTmmmmmmmemmeos 
AN trades 
Building trades | All other trades 
April, | May, | April, 
1030” | "1030 | 1930 
May, | April, | May, 
1930 1930 1930 
15 
18 
13 
2 
10 
8 
i5 
V7 
49 
29 
53 | 
39 
34 
28 
34 
46 
32 
8 
0 
3 
2 
5 
7 
8 
10 
19 
10 
4 
5 
8 
11 
15 
10 
10 
12 
20 
13 
18 
try 
I» 
“1 
15 
pat 
16 
5 
9 
15 
i 
15 
22 
8 
1 4 
% , 13 
31 7 
27 7 
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7 
6 
2 
15 
& 
18 
A 
+ 
4 
10 
8 
f 
2, 4 
: | 22 i 
o 13 35 | 
i3 | 13 28 
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