Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-12 | Page 6 | Number of Jobless Falls for First Time

NuMBER OF JOBLESS FAllS FOR fR FIRST FIRST TIME Washington March 1 11 c Improve Improvement ment silent In iii employment ment con conditions during the current week was reported toda today td b by the th United d States employment ment serIce ser sen leo Ice The decrease In un unemployment although although pU slight ht was 1 tho the first to be ro 10 ro- ro ported since the time signing of tho the armis- armis tico tco and caused officials to take a more mor hopeful view of or time the progress being J prO CRR made marlo toward labor readjustment Time Tho percentage of or cile cities reporting heavy surpluses es of ot labor over O deman domand demand decreased during the tho week from six to sixty three while cities in which supply and ant deman demand was on an aim equality Increased from Irons 21 1 to CS 25 8 per pr cent Th rho ho total number of unemployed was fR estimated estl esti- j I mated b by the the- employment lt service a at a a decrease decrEase of oC from last last I week weck The Time numerical reduction rell In iii 11 un on- on I employment ment It was explained v.-a v. was waR un-I un I I I largely due lue however hOc to a of ofIn off offin ot In unemployment in Cleveland Clo of or about abou I l I Labor conditions condition wore were sho shown n to b be beT I I T returning to normal mo most t rapidly In iii th the ilso I middle west where tho time reduction in iii unemployment in un- un employment during tho the week weel was ivas suf Suc-I Suc clent to counteract the increasing surplus of or labor In the eastern states state The Tho situation on tho the Pacific coast wn was Wi shown to bo be practically stationary I Ithe Tim In the tho south conditions changed but buL little during tho time week eek a R number of ot cities cites re reporting reporting re- re porting a shortage e of ot labor A