MONTHLY RETURNS OF REPRESENTATIVE UNIONS REGARDING THE STATE

OF EMPLOYMENT.

C. Number and membership of unions reporting.

D. Number of members idle....

E. Percentage of members idle.

F. Causes of idleness (March and June).

G. Causes of idleness (September and December).

QUARTERLY RETURNS FROM ALL UNIONS RESPECTING EMPLOYMENT AND

EARNINGS.

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6

10

12

H. Employment and earnings of male members in the first quarter

(January, February and March)..............

I. Employment and earnings of female members in first quarter.

J. Causes of idleness at the end of the first quarter..

K. Employment and earnings of male members in the third quarter

(July, August and September). . .

L. Employment and earnings of female members in third quarter...

M. Causes of idleness at the end of the third quarter.

COMPARATIVE TABLES.

N. Trade and labor unions, by industries, 1894–1905.

O. Trade and labor unions in each city, 1898-1905.

P. Average quarterly earnings in July, August and September, 1897--

1905..

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3

APPENDIX B-DETAILED TABLES.

I. Number and membership of labor organizations, March and

September: By industries, trades and localities..

II. Number and membership of labor organizations in each city

and village (September).

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94

III. Number and membership of labor organizations in each county

and town (March)...

98

IV. Rates of wages and hours of labor reported by each labor organi-

zation (September).

104

V. Employment and earnings of organized wage workers, by trades

and localities:

(a) First quarter-January, February and March

(b) Third quarter-July, August and September.

VI. Duration of employment and amount of earnings of each mem-

ber of labor organizations:

(a) First quarter-January, February and March....

(b) Third quarter-July, August and September..

VII. Causes of idleness, by industries and trades:

(a) At the end of March....

(b) At the end of September..

VIII. Idleness during and at the end of the first quarter in the twelve

leading cities (Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Elmira, New-

burgh, New York, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Schenectady,

Syracuse, Troy and Utica)..

238

342

446

523

596

614

632

IX. Number and membership of labor unions and causes of idleness

at the end of September: By localities and trades...

648

X. Changes in rates of wages reported by labor unions, October 1,

1904 September 30, 1905....

748

XI. Changes in the hours of labor reported by trade unions,

October 1, 1904-September 30, 1905..

780

APPENDIX C.-BLANK FORMS USED IN THE COLLECTION OF STATISTICS.

PART I.

Protection of Labor Employed on Public Work.