Show U- U 1 0 I W g f fG Go Cel Census us Bureau Gives How H. H O-N O Many M any What Wh au They Th ey Do D 0 Statistics Statistics of I The The in the th executive civil civi service arc are the subjects of a statistical cal inquiry which has haA Just been completed completed com corn b by the bureau of the tho census The TIe results of this lila Inquiry are arc published publish ed cd In C Census Bulletin 94 which was war prepared by Lewis Lowia jam Meriam chief chIc of or the tho division of oC revision l ro and I results On July Juh 1 1007 according to this thir bulletin the total number of employer in he tile executive c service er exclusive of persons in tho the consular and diplomatic diplo diplo- matic service ser was and of at this thi number tenth one-tenth were were employed at the tho national cap cap- l ital 1 In the detailed statistical tables It was considered I Impractical to Include all al these es The m most s important Important import Import- ant classes omitted d for tor this latter omit later reason reason season rea sea son Include 63 postmasters mechanics and laborers I In ui the tho navy nav yards ards tind ond naval stations 1 clerks in not having freo free delivery and anti 1031 occasional of the weather bureau As A the net result resul of oh ofal all al omissions the total number of persons perSons per per- sons treated b by the lie bureau of the censuS census cen con sun sus suS as In the he executive civil cl 1 service is 1587 Women i In 11 U Ice ko I tO t. t O Of those there i persons persons arc are employed ec In I the District of Colum Columbia la while are employed ed elsewhere Although the total number number of at employ employ- cs es In the District Is thus less lesa les than one- one sixth of tho the total number elsewhere the number of or women in the thc District exceeds the number by Of Ot the In the tho District are arc women or almost almos 3 In 10 10 while of oC the elsewhere bu but are women or 1 In 25 This difference difference differ differ- ence Is mainly to be attributed to the tile fact tact that in the tho District a far larg larger r rI I proportion of at the tho positions are suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able for women than Hull Is the case else else- else where Of or tho the total number of government lGOn or 83 9 per per cent are n native tle whites or 10 per por percent percent cent foreign born whites and 11 1 or 61 per cent colored Of or the colored 83 are negroes 1725 Indians Indians Indians In In- 1047 Filipinos 12 1 12 Chinese Chines and 6 62 Japanese e In the District of Columbia 2785 of or tho are arc negroes That Is to soy say Sy at the national national na na- na- na tonal capital one government In nine nIno is a negro nefro 0 Over Ocr ct I arc are fl 05 Years of ARC Age A c Ono One of o the tile most Interesting question questions ques ques- tion tons considered ed in the bulletin is that of the age ae of or the One half One One-haI 1 of ot them are arc under G. G years ors of ot age In the District tho median age is slightly higher being years while elsewhere it I Is but The advanced age periods arc are however however how how- I ever e moro more Interesting than the medians medi ans ans Tho figures show that lint the tue government government gov gov- employs In the civil oh-il civi ser Ic service persons sons from 65 66 to 6 69 years year of ofa a age e 1557 from rota 70 to 7 74 years ears from rom 75 to 79 years and 17 at least g SO 50 years of ot age Those These figures give a total o of In tho the executive executive tive Uc civil service who are G 65 years rear of oC age or over Of or this number 1852 are employed In th the District of or Columbia Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia bia and elsewhere Although less numerous in the tho District than elsewhere of ot a advanced age ge form a much larger proportion of at the lie th force In the dl district than luau they c do of r the force elsewhere elsewhere In tho practically on one government e eIn In In 14 1 Is s Q at least st 65 years of otage age while Ul 0 r r ff elsewhere the corresponding figure are but hut about one in ln 3 34 Civil Service Rules H Prevail Of Or Or the es considered In this bulletin or about nine out o 0 or 10 10 arc are In the tho classified service anc most of the about two two- thirds of ot the total number secured their present positions through h oper open competitive examination This I Is ir In fact practically the only way in which a a. a person seeking government nt employment employment employ employ- ment can cOn now enter tho the classified ser ser- vice The two exceptions to the tho fundamental fundamental fundamental fun fun- rule requiring requiring- a competitive examination are both unimportant aa as only 2573 or 11 11 per par cent of the total number of were reported as securing their present status by noncompetitive noncompetitive non competitive examination or r by preference clence Persons who secured positions positions tons In the classified service through classification and extension that extension that Is is survivors from a former system of ap- ap appointment ap ap- form form loss than a fifth of the Ule total number of Thus the tho figures indicate that the tho greater g part of or tho the government ho hold d office by m- virtue of tho new system Instituted in instituted In- In 13 b by the civil civi service act of i 1 Relatively ly more of or orthe the tile colored than of tho white oc occupy up unclassified lons Of tho the colored colore IS 3 por pOl cent I arc In tho the unclassified service as a contrasted contrasted con con- tasted with wih 9 91 I 1 per cent of or the white It Is interesting to note however that c colored ored persons 38 per pOr cent of the total number In the lie service secured c ed the their It present status Hiatus through h open competitive examination Of ot this number number num num- ber are negroes 87 Indians 32 Filipinos nine nino Japanese and eight Chinese vo T rm Do Do Clerical Work ork In n respect to the character of their work the bulletin divides the employ employ- es Into six main cI as ns follows follows- Clerical 12 and mannal manual manual man man- ual nal labor professional technical cal and scientific c executive 2157 miscellaneous Gf 3 Practically Practically cal cally two thirds of ot the government are arc thus thu engaged engage In work The next largest larg class Is 1 formed by those whose work Js Is sub- sub and amI These classes clerical manual two two classes I together Include Include 86 per cent celt of or all ni t the le None Non Non r of OC the remaining classes I Is large larte the the- they of constitute tho the total varying from 1 12 12 2 for or the executive c. c tho the smallest lass to 52 2 for the professional lonal tech tech- and scientific The figures for or length of or service show that almost one half 4 8 per percent perI percent I cent of ot the employee os have work d for Cor the go ern government ent less les than than live five years yeats years In each ench successive year live t e ear period of or service the number of or em cm- 00 There grows smaller are 1 10 I employeE emploY E. E or si six six out of or every 1000 who have ha been In government government employ I moro more than than tO 10 0 years years years' A constant const nt de do- deI decrease I crease of or numbers as a tho tile period o oI of service Increases is the inevitable Ine result result re re- re- re I sult suit of or resignations removals and deaths death At tho the same time the growth of o I government go work also tends fo to In Increase increase In- In r crease the proportions In tile the shorter horler I periods perIod since the creation creaton of or new positions positions po po- po necessary as the tho te wor work of or the lons government expands generally results I directly or Indirectly in the appoint appointment J ment mont of ot persons persona who have never be beI fore tore been In the service sen I I Length of or service lc Is 18 of or cour course In Intimately III In- In II- II connected with v.-Ith wih age age No o I young oung man ln can have served sered a loris long pet pe pe- pe- pe t r nod An old oid man mon however howe may have hav served a short period and t it t Is L this thi fact which makes particularly Interesting Inter Inter- esting tho the table table In the census census' census bulletin bulletin which clas classifies Ues the employs by age ago and length of service This TIlts table shows that at nt least Icat 9 1129 employer es esmust must have been heen appointed after reaching reach rench- ing fag the ago age of 60 antI ond that the the actual number appointed a after er rc reach reach- reaching h. h Ing that age Is probably considerably larger Although the proportion proportIon formed by persons of advanced ago is greater in the District than it I is e eHe- eHe e- e where this does not nol appear to indi cate a greater tendency In the DIstrIct District District Dis DIs- toward the the- appointment of el elderly 1 i derI deny derly people f fIn In the te District of or Columbia thin tho approximate approximate ap ap- p proximate average compensation ton Jo formen coymen for coy men is 1178 and for women elsewhere it i is for men ten and S for tor women That the women are p paid ld at a n lower rate than the men does not indicate that women receive less les than men for the same class o of work but bur reflects the tho fact that a I far nr larger percentage percentage per per- of ot women than of or otmen men are ae en engaged ed ag-ed In work of manual manual manual man man- ual labor ClI Compensation C Increases JCl US With Wl Age e. Among the en engaged In each cla class of or work a general tendency Is apparent toward an al Increase In av a- average 3 crage compensation as a ago nd advances aces though this increase not is-not always s 's un uninterrupted t- t tn- tn interrupted and similarly there Is al alI almost almost al- al I most uniformly a consistent Increase sc 1 In Iii compensation as tho the length of ot service serIce seI ser ice Increases Tho The clerical class cass is a particularly good gooc Illustration of at the latter lator tendency since the tile average rate 1 of or compensation for that cla class s beginning beginning begin begin- ning at for those thos who have bC beCh In tho the service less les than one ole year car In Increases Increases increases In- In creases In each successive period perlO without without with wIth- j out out a a. single interruption until for C Coer those who o ha served 40 iO years andover and nud over o It I Is 1450 40 an Increase of 6 An unusual classification ton presented in the bulletin Is one by sex sox age marital condition and compensation The general conclusion slon reached from the figures for men Is that ago ase plays plas plasa a far Car greater part In determining mans man's marital marHal condition than do o earn earn- ings In ev every y ry COmpOl class clas without exception the proportion of single le men decreases as us age ago Increases n Among men of or the tho same ago age on the theother theother ther other hand no consistent tendency Is apparent for the proportion formed ormed by single men to decrease as compensation ion tion ton Increases The Tho figures figures- In tact fact fall fail fal to establish an any close relation be between between hc- hc tween marital conditions and anti sat ion ston In answer to the Inquiry concerning concerning- war service Ice l 07 82 per percent percent percent cent of the total number reported that lint they were war veterans Of Ot those veterans had served In tho the Girl Civil war and in the war with wIh Spain The total number of ot a nt at least 60 CO years of at age Is and o of oC this number or 81 per cent are ire war veterans nou Roughly speaking therefore among 10 at least leas leat 50 lO years of or age six are war var etor ins an w In addition to th tire the figures for the eA above e considered the tire bullo- bullo ln Un also als shows separately bule- bule for tho the postmasters classifying them hem by so age period of ot service caSt a and anU It also Iso ev ral ml diagrams 11 the u the lOn ion of or the U by sex ex age marIal mar mar- Ial tal ml condition character of at appointment appoint appoint- cent nent and other her details 1 j jf f r r |