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Page 4 - Meat packing, wholesale' — without disclosing the data reported by individual establishments; and those industries for which it would be possible to publish separate figures without disclosing data for individual establishments reported less than 50 per cent of the total number of wage earners employed in all industries.
Page 226 - Christmas (provided that when any of the above holidays fall on Sunday, the day observed by the State, Nation or by Proclamation shall be considered a holiday), and on any other holidays established by State or Nation, 26.
Page 19 - Similarly use 75 per cent, 10 per cent, 20 per cent, 30 per cent, 40 per cent, 60 per cent, 70 per cent.
Page 226 - New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day...
Page 226 - There may be one apprentice for the shop, and in addition not more than one apprentice to every five machinists. It is understood that in shops where the ratio is more than the above, that no change shall take place until the ratio has reduced itself to the proper number, by lapse or by the expiration of existing contracts.
Page 26 - ... per cent. of the men, and 2.9 per cent. of the women are in the two groups whose earnings are from $15 to under $25 per week, Classification of Weekly Earnings.
Page 87 - Men, 16 years and over .... Women, 16 years and over . Children under 16 years...
Page 124 - Number of Days in Operation, Number of Hours Worked per Day, Number of Hours Worked per Week and Overtime, 1915.
Page 27 - ... operation for each of the eighty-nine general industries and the general average for all industries. The average number of hours worked per day and per week, and the number of establishments in each industry that found it necessary to resort to overtime in order to meet the demand for their products, are also shown on this table. The aggregate average number of days in operation for all industries is, as shown by the table, 283.98. In 1912 the average was 287.67. The year 1913 has therefore witnessed...
Page 95 - ESTABLISHMENTS. Number of Persons Receiving Specified Total Classification of Weekly Earnings. Under $3 $3 but under $4.

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