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Foreword .. 
Introduction ..- 
Scope and Method ......... 
Proportion of industry represented . 
Type of hosiery plants studied 
Geographical distribution ... 
Size of establishment .. .. 
Payroll period selected ... 
Method of collecting data 
The employes ...- 
Hours of work ... 
Scheduled hours ... 
Scheduled hours of plants . 
Weekly hours ... 
Saturday hours ... 
Lunch period .. 
Scheduled weekly hours of employes .. 
Actual hours ......... 
Weekly hours of employes ............ 
Weekly hours by geographical district .... 
Weekly hours by individual plant .... 
Variation from scheduled weekly hours ....... Ces 
variation from scheduled weekly hours by occupational classification 
Variation from scheduled weekly hours by geographical district .... 
Earnings ..... 
Weekly earnings ..... 
Weekly earnings of all workers ....... . 
Median weekly earnings by occupational classification .. 
Median weekly earnings by geographical district . 
Median weekly earnings by variation from scheduled hours ........ 
Median weekly earnings of full-time workers by length of scheduled 
hours ... .. 
Median weekly earnings by individual plant 
Annual earnings ....- 
Annual earnings of all workers .........occa0iier- 
Median annual earnings by occupational classification 
Median annual earnings by geographieal district .. 
Median annual earnings by individual plant 
Conclusion .. 
Appendix I General tables 
Appendix II Schedule form 
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