Sir: The twenty-fourth annual report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the year ended September 30, 1906, is herewith transmitted to the Legislature as part of the sixth report of the Department of Labor.

Respectfully yours,

P. TECUMSEH SHERMAN,

Commissioner.

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.

II. 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, 1894-1906...

O. Trade and labor unions in each city, 1897-1906..

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APPENDIX B-DETAILED TABLES.

I. Number and membership of labor organizations, March and Septem-

ber: By industries, trades and localities. .

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II. Union membership and causes of idleness at the end of March:

(a) By localities....

*92

(b) By industries in the twelve principal cities...

*98

III. Union membership and causes of idleness at the end of September:

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

localities:

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

*232

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

*330

VI. Duration of employment and amount of earnings of each member of

labor organizations:

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

*428

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

*506

VII. Rates of wages and hours of labor reported by each labor organization

(September). . . . . .

*580

VIII. Changes in rates of wages reported by labor unions, October 1, 1905-

September 30, 1906...

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