Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Illinois Free Employment Offices: For the Year Ended October 1, 1902
This represents or 80 per cent of the total applications for employment, and or 92 per cent of those applying for help. Of the total number of the applications for employment here shown, were males und females. These represent 97 per cent of the total males, and 98 per cent of the females, as shown in table one. Observing the column of applications for help it will be seen that were for males and for females. For the males this is 89 per cent of the total applying for help, and 98 per cent of the females.
Therefore, taking notice of these large percentages, it is apparent that this condensed presentation is a fair exhibition of the business transacted by the offices for the year. The reading of the columns of percentages will give a very clear comprehension of the relation between the desire to obtain employment and the desire to obtain help.
Of the males 86 per cent of the farm hands applying were furnished work, while 81 per cent in need of this class of help were supplied; 96 per cent of laborers wanting work were provided with places, sup plying 83 per cent of the demand; 88 per cent of the teamsters were given employment, serving 88 per cent of those asking this kind of help.
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