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The following table shows by general nativity and race of individual the per cent of female employees 18 years of age or over who were earning each specified amount per week:

TABLE 26.-Per cent of female employees 18 years of age or over earning each specified amount per week, by general nativity and race.*

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only races with 80 or more females reporting. The totals, however, are for all races.]

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*This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is taken of voluntary lost time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this report showing annual earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year.

Of the female employees 18 years of age or over for whom information was secured, 92.4 per cent earn $5 per week or over, 54.6 per cent $7.50 or over, 23.5 per cent $10 or over, 5.9 per cent $12.50 or over, and only 3 per cent $15 or over. The proportion of employees earning each specified amount is largest for the native-born of foreign father, second largest for the foreign-born, and smallest for the native-born of native father. Among the foreign-born, the Bohemians and Moravians have the largest and the Lithuanians the smallest proportion of individuals earning $7.50 or over, $10 or over, and $12.50 or over per week, respectively.

The following tables make a comparison of the earning ability exhibited by employees in the various localities studied. The first table shows by locality and general nativity and race of individual the per cent of male employees who were 18 years of age or over and who were earning $7.50 or over per week:

TABLE 27.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning $7.50 or over per week, by locality and by general nativity and race.

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(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only races with 80 or more males reporting in each of two or more localities. The totals, however, are for all races.]

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*This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is taken of voluntary lost time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this report showing annual earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year.

a Not computed, owing to small number involved.

This table shows that 90.6 per cent of the males employed in the manufacture of clothing are earning $7.50 or over per week. In Chicago 92.8 per cent, in New York 90.2 per cent, and in Baltimore 86.6 per cent of the employees are so reported. Of the native-born of foreign father and the native-born of native father, the largest proportions earning this amount are reported in New York City, the per cent being considerably higher than in either Baltimore or Chicago. On the other hand, the greatest proportion of the foreign-born earning $7.50 or over per week is reported in Chicago.

Among the foreign-born, 96 per cent of the Germans engaged in this industry and 90 per cent or over of each other race excepting the South Italian, whose figure is 80.3 per cent, are earning $7.50 or over per week. The Germans report the highest per cent, with the Hebrews other than Russian ranking second. The figure reported for the American whites, 90.4 per cent, is exceeded by the majority of the foreign races. A greater proportion of the Hebrews and South Italians in Chicago than elsewhere are earning the amount specified, while the Germans, Lithuanians, Poles, and Russians report a higher proportion in New York City than in either Chicago or Baltimore.

Wide differences in the figures reported by one race are noted in the native-born Germans and the foreign-born South Italians in Chicago and New York; the Lithuanians in Baltimore and New York, and the Russian Hebrews in Baltimore and Chicago.

In the next table presented the per cent of female employees 18 years of age or over earning $7.50 or over per week is shown according to locality and by general nativity and race of individual.

TABLE 28.-Per cent of female employees 18 years of age or over earning $7.50 or over per week, by locality and by general nativity and race. *

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only races with 80 or more females reporting in each of two or more localities. The totals, however, are for all races.]

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*This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is taken of voluntary lost time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this report showing annual earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year.

a Not computed, owing to small number involved.

The proportion of females 18 years of age or over who earn $7.50 or over per week is greater in Chicago than in either Baltimore or New York City. In each of the three localities studied the proportion of foreign-born females who earn the specified amount is smaller than is the proportion for the native-born of foreign father. The Russian Hebrew is the only one of the foreign-born races reported in Baltimore that shows a proportion sufficiently large for computation in percentages. It reports 27.3 per cent. In Chicago more than 60 per cent of the North Italians, 57 per cent of the Russian Hebrews, and 44 per cent of the South Italians earn the specified amount. In New York City the proportion of Russian Hebrews who earn $7.50 or over per week is greatly in excess of the proportions shown by either the North or the South Italians.

The table next submitted shows by locality and by general nativity and race of individual the per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning $12.50 or over per week.

TABLE 29.-Per cent of male employees 18 years of age or over earning $12.50 or over per week, by locality and by general nativity and race.

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only races with 80 or more males reporting in each of two or more localities. The totals, however, are for all races.]

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*This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is taken of voluntary lost time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this report showing annual earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year.

Not computed, owing to small number involved.

Greater proportions of white employees, native-born of native father, are shown to be earning $12.50 or over per week in New York City than in Chicago; the same is true as to the native-born of German father. Among the foreign-born races the Germans show the highest proportion employed in the manufacturing of clothing who are earning $12.50 or over per week. They are followed by the Hebrews, while the South Italians show the smallest proportion who are earning this specified amount or over per week. The Russian Hebrews, South Italians, Poles, and Russians show a greater proportion earning $12.50 or over per week in Chicago than in New York City or Baltimore. As to the other races in this table, greater proportions of each are shown to be earning $12.50 or over per week in New York City than in Chicago or Baltimore.

The following table shows, by locality and by general nativity and race of individual, the per cent of female employees 18 years of age or over earning $12.50 or over per week:

TABLE 30.-Per cent of female employees 18 years of age or over earning $12.50 or over per week, by locality and by general nativity and race.**

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only races with 80 or more females reporting in each of two or more localities. The totals, however, are for all races.]

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*This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is taken of voluntary lost time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this report showing annual earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year.

a Not computed, owing to small number involved.

In the foregoing table the proportion of females who earn $12.50 or over per week is greater in Chicago than in either Baltimore or New York City, although for no locality is the proportion as large as 10 per cent, and for Baltimore it is less than 1 per cent. In Chicago and New York City the foreign-born show the smallest proportion of any of the general nativity groups. In Baltimore the proportion of foreign-born who earn the specified amount is 0.3 per cent, as compared with zero for the native-born of foreign father. The North Italians in Chicago show nearly 10 per cent who earn $12.50 or over per week, as compared with 4.2 per cent for the Russian Hebrews. In New York City the Russian Hebrews show the largest proportion, 7.4 per cent, who earn the specified amount, while the proportion for the South Italians, 2.2 per cent, is the smallest. The nativeborn of fathers who were born in Germany show in Chicago over 10 per cent who earn $12.50 or over per week, while for the total industry the proportion is 7.8 per cent.

The earnings of male children between the ages of 14 and 18 years are presented in the following table, which shows, by general nativity

and race of individual, the per cent of male employees who were 14 but under 18 years of age and who were earning each specified amount per week:

TABLE 31.-Per cent of male employees 14 and under 18 years of age earning each specified amount per week, by general nativity and race.*

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

[This table includes only races with 40 or more males reporting. The totals, however, are for all races.]

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*This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is taken of voluntary lost time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this report showing annual earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year.

Almost all of the male employees 14 and under 18 years of age for whom information was secured earn $2.50 per week or over, 74.7 per cent earn $5 or over, 26.6 per cent earn $7.50 or over, and only 8.3 per cent earn $10 or over. The foreign-born have a considerably larger proportion of individuals earning $5 per week or over and $7.50 per week or over, respectively, than have the native-born of foreign father. In the case of the foreign-born, the proportion of individuals earning $5 per week or over is larger for the Russian Hebrews than for the South Italians, but the proportion of individuals earning $7.50 or over is larger for the South Italians than for the Russian Hebrews.

The table next submitted sets forth by general nativity and race of individual the per cent of female employees who were 14 and under 18 years of age and who were earning each specified amount each week.

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