146 WOMEN’S MUSLIN-UNDERWEAR INDUSTRY. 
TABLE 45.—NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, AVERAGE WEEKS WORKED DURING YEAR, 
AVERAGE Actual WEEKLY EARNINGS DURING WEEKS WORKED, AVERAGE RATE 
PER Hour, AND NumBer Working SpEcrienp WEEKS, BY OccuPrATIONS, IN Two 
EstaBLisuMENTS IN NEW York Crry, Aprir, 1913, 10 MARCH, 1914, INCLUSIVE. 
Average earn- Number of em: 
Dee : be ployees working 
Aver- Le ki, specified weeks year. 
ke 
ab- [ber of weeks o Bs = = oo 
Occupations. lish- | em- worked TBs Bg Ry S| 
ment ploy- during Per Por BL g54 gn £% 54 2g 
No. | ‘ees. © year. woek. | hear. = 3 © 2 = > 2% |g 3 $e 
AP 8g | 8g | 8g Ez B 
Po = < 3 2 2 
1 41 12.32 $6.23 [80.136 25 re 3 
LaYorsaill «a zu peentnnzier ol ‘3108 es 6 1 El . 
A v1 17) 82.12 18.46 | .385 3 5 i 
Cutters..............-------lilkgio | 15 Wo sslie.00 | (350 gil CTR. on. ! 
Cutters, scallop............. 1 4039. 7500 7.34 { .157 Ll cr lle = Twn es 1 i 
IDOE. a dln ar nninn 2 M51. 330 8.20 | 1769.1 ee inns ie > 
Operators, chemises. ....... 1! 10 38.10" 9.09] .219 LA L lok i 6 
Operators, corset covers and 
COMbINALIONS «+n vnneneey 1 3 36.79 0.310.225 2) wl al gg 
Operators, drawers. ....... | i 9 a7 0s % z 1 2 3 3 12 
: 7 3, oad : 2 
Operators, nightgowns. .... { 2a By. sal 0.151). Feo I, wl i 
Operators, princess ips. } | 2 it 2 19 2 on 1 : 10 7 
he ; -s1 | C50 5 50 1 
Operators, skirts............n 0 50 50 57781 10.54 oo 18 i 2! : 
Operators, HgIag. eenenenne| i 2 2 2.74 21 1 5 2 7 
Operators, tuckers.......... 2 21 29.38 12.06 al 1 I wy 2 
Operators, lace renters... SEIS SOR 880 2004 BL... 2 fo 108 
Operators, embroidery......, 1 220029. 74W 9.730 . 226 5 4 2 1 31 
OD Se) 1 4RN40. 25010. 12 . 236... ....]. ..... 1 1.5. 
Operators, ruffle setters. .... 1 OINN41. SOB 11. 5400. 2738. ..... Be losenas 3 2 
Operators, hemstitchers. . .. 1 3 33.C0 10.76  .260 Loerie finn en]snninas Zils das 
 cratocs. BoTninpts 1 2027. 50M 7.750 17s)... Caf 
as Bere 2 GLI 18. 720.708... XM 8 | 14 PRN T 10 
Sos storie AE IRS RL] 1 Iolo 
Operators, button sewers. .. 1 8 36.330 6.11 [1] .132 Li Jvee rele comenfereenn 1 1 
Operators, special machines i | G51 250. 8508 2088... LL a 
; WELW 46. 3a00. sol ami il-. of Tritt, 1 
Operators, lancy Work... ... SHEE = 7 lo. 00l cE eA 
Operators, high class....... 2 DE 44 SONNYS G20... alee na 1l..ae. 1 2 5 
Operators, samples. ....... | SHEET. CORE 9.99% .213 |. .....  Lemedeceera]one. 4 
Operators, not classified. . - 14 14.16 8.03 | .188 23 9 6 1 3 2 
Markers... 13.47 4.67] .103 9 4 1 Bi fate 
Embroiderers. ......... 2 21.00 8.16 | .181 negroes: 1 reaps Sa 
i 5 22.980 "8.27 | .185 | 2 8 9 
Bibboners............. ponnenl ol Bl oT ls] 1] 4] w 
ot 16 32.04 8.04 .170|...... 7 3 2 3 
Trimmers. ............. 82 3m sa) lie) Slt Lot If 
; 3 20.65 7.27 | .159 Sia 1 4 8 i 
Exominers. ........... 50 m2.04 soll 17a] ul al i = Bs | 
i; st 24.61 894.206 21! 10 2 J 
Pressers............... 40.2401 520.7. TW © 1 2 5 7 
Folders............... 9 "6.05" 5.18 ff, 197 16 | 2 eh. 
Total 614 | 28.80 | £77] .202| 158 | 190 a8| 42] 120] 146 
Sizr-ciris 536 | 25.80 | 9.66 | 1.193 i89| ‘66| 51] 30| 63| 137 
Aggregate... 1,150 | 27.41 | 0.18 ].......| 347 | 166| 99| 72 | 1s3 | 288 
! For employees only in the following occupations, all of whom were time workers: Layers-up, cutters, 
slopers, buttonhole workers, trimmers, and examiners. 
In both establishments the regular working time was 50 hours a 
week. During the 12 months there were 614 employees on direct 
labor in establishment No. 1 and 536 in establishment No. 2, but 
many of them worked for only a short period, in some cases for a week 
only or less. 
In both establishments the total number of wecks that the em- 
plogees in each direct labor occupation worked was recorded, and, 
y dividing the total number of weeks by the number of nplogees; 
the average number of weeks worked during the year was found.