Number of employees of each general nativity for whom information was secured, by sex. = MALE = FEMALE The following table shows, by locality and sex, the proportion of employees of each race for whom information was secured: TABLE 7.-Race of employees for whom information was secured, by locality and by sex; per cent distribution. TABLE 7.-Race of employees for whom information was secured, by locality and by sex; per cent distribution-Continued. TABLE 7. Race of employees for whom information was secured, by locality and by sex; per cent distribution-Continued. The foregoing table shows that 72.2 per cent of the total number of employees from whom information was secured are of foreignbirth, 22.4 per cent are native-born of foreign father, 5.3 per cent are native-born whites of native father, and 0.1 per cent are negroes who are native-born of native father. Of the 3 localities studied, the highest per cent of foreign-born are employed in New York City, 87.3 per cent of persons employed in this locality being of foreignbirth as compared with 68.8 per cent in Baltimore and 65.2 per cent in Chicago. The greatest proportion of native-born of foreign father, which is 31.8 per cent, are employed in Chicago as compared with 20.9 per cent in Baltimore and 10.2 per cent in New York City. Whites, native-born of native father, show their largest proportions in Baltimore, where 10.1 per cent are employed as contrasted with 3 per cent in Chicago and 2.5 per cent in New York City. Very few negroes are employed in this industry, considerably less than 1 per cent being engaged in the manufacturing of clothing in Baltimore and New York City. The totals show that Russian Hebrews and South Italians have a greater proportion of persons engaged in clothing manufacturing than any of the other races shown in the table. Russian Hebrews show 30.2 per cent in Baltimore, 25.5 per cent in New York City, and 12.8 per cent in Chicago in the clothing industry. South Italians show a high percentage in New York City and smaller proportions in Baltimore and Chicago. Of the males for whom information was secured, 82.5 per cent were foreign-born, 13.7 per cent were native-born of foreign father, 3.7 per cent were native-born whites of native father, and 0.1 per cent were negroes. South Italians and Russian Hebrews show the highest per cent of males in the clothing industry, Russian Hebrews showing their greatest proportion in Baltimore, and South Italians their highest in New York City. Of the females from whom information was secured, 59.9 per cent were foreign-born, 32.9 per cent were native-born of foreign father, and 7.1 per cent were native-born whites of native father. Of the 3 localities, New York City shows the highest per cent of foreign-born females employed in the clothing industry, followed by Baltimore and Chicago in much smaller proportions. THE PREPARATION OF THE REPORT. In preparing the data for publication the statistical data secured from the household study and for individual employees in all localities has been combined into tabulations which are representative of the industry as a whole without any territorial division. In addition to this exhibit, a general survey of the industry, based on the employees for whom information was obtained in Chicago, New York City, and Baltimore, has been prepared in order to show whatever difference in conditions which may exist in the East as compared with the Middle West. The divisions of the report are therefore as follows: Part I. General survey of the industry. Part II. The industry in New York City. |