Show DECREASE OF WORK WORKLESS I ILESS LESS THAN IN w 1923 WASHINGTON Feb It general decrease of 0 9 per pr cent In ment during Januar Januari W woe JI accompanied led by a a 4 9 5 per pr cent cant do- do de decline cline In roll pay-roll totals total and a reduction tion In per pr earnings of ot 4 1 r er r c t according to repot from establishments In 2 62 m manufacturing manu manu- Industries complied compiled by bythe bythe b the bureau of ot labor statistics statistic of ot the department of ot labor Compared with January 1923 Ini l establishments In i 43 Ind Industries showed Increases of ot 1 3 per cent In employment t S 8 t percent percent per 11 cent In tola tots total wares wages and 6 5 5 per cent in In per pr capitol capita earnings I DespIte the seasonal lessening ot of production for tor Inventory and other I I purposes the th I tate ate of ot decrease In employment was faa not as great In January as In December hn It n I 1 IS 5 per pr cent The Th decline In production bow however ver was as t as reflected In Lu payroll totals showed a drop of ot 17 per cent In In one on week of ot December tb the establishments reported 2 l who nho received a total compensation of ot o as a compared with 2 I t 7 em plo Cs e In January Januar with total waged emI I ot of 7 ar |