Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 6 | Jobless Increase Reported by Green

JOBLESS INCREASE REPORTED BY GREEN WASHINGTON March Jarc 2 UP UP- UP More than a million mIlion and a quarter persons lost their jobs in January the tho American Federation of Labor said today in a report of at unemployment ment An increase of ot in unemployed unemployed unemployed in the first month of or this year was tho the largest for any January January January Janu Janu- ary since 1931 when the increase was the report said William Green federation president president president dent said It seems probable that longer hours have havo been an Important important important tant factor in Increase of unemployment July to December 1935 records showed the tho work week In Industry generally had been boon lengthened lengthened lengthened length length- ened by three hours he said re resulting resulting re- re suiting in a loss of more than a million possible jobs joes