The foregoing table includes 10,912 males 18 ye who were employed in the leather industry. Only a tion of this number earn under $5, while more thar $10 or over a week. There are also 17.2 per cent over, 10 per cent earning $15 or over, and only 1.1 as high as $20 a week. There is little difference bet tions of the nativity groups earning up to $10, whil of foreign father show a higher proportion than eithe of native father or the foreign-born earning each from $10 or over. Of the foreign-born races the Gre Polish, and Slovenian each show less than 1 per ce $5, while the proportion earning $7.50 or over a v 75.3 per cent of the Greeks to 100 per cent of the Sy Germans and Irish show a proportion as high as 25 $12.50 or over, these same races showing the highest p $15 or over and $17.50 or over a week. The Magya of more recent immigration showing a proportion es $20 a week. The table next presented shows, by general nati individual, the percentage of female employees 18 over who were earning each specified amount each y Per ce Of the 712 females studied in the above table 98.2 $5 or over, 28.9 per cent $7.50 or over, and 3.9 per ce per week. As regards the different nativity groups, over 50 per cent of each earn from $5 to $7.50 per w proportion earning as high as $10 per week does not exe The table next submitted shows, by general nativit individual, the per cent of male employees 14 and und age who were earning each specified amount each week of age or over slight proper per cent e ing $12.50 or cent earning TABLE 33.-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.] 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. The preceding table includes 441 male employees who are between the ages of 14 and 18 years. Of this number 99.5 per cent earn $2.50 or over, 87.8 per cent $5 or over, and 25.4 per cent $7.50 or over per week. While those native-born of native father show 100 per cent, as compared with 99.5 per cent of those native-born of foreign father and 99.1 per cent of the foreign-born, earning $2.50 or over per week, they show only 81.3 per cent, as compared with 90.5 per cent for each of the other nativity groups, earning $5 or over per week. The proportion earning $7.50 or over per week ranges from 18.1 per cent of the foreign-born to 29.6 per cent of the native-born of foreign father. The following table shows, by general nativity and race of individual, the percentage of female employees 14 and under 18 years of age, who were earning each specified amount each week: TABLE 34.--Per cent of female 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 females reporting. The totals, however, are for all races.] nt earn or over en that ile the er cent. race of ears of * 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. The preceding table shows that of 182 females r per cent earn $7.50 or over, while 11 per cent e per week. A comparison between the nativity g while the foreign-born report the largest proporti over per week, they report none earning as high as $ with 12 per cent and 14.3 per cent of the native-bor and native-born of foreign father, respectively. RELATION BETWEEN PERIOD OF RESIDENCE AND The progress of male employees of foreign birth ciency or earning ability after designated periods of United States is considered in the next series of tal first table presented the proportions in each perio arranged under the several races, thus enabling a stu the male employees of each race. TABLE 35.-Per cent of foreign-born male employees 18 years of ag specified amount per week, by race and length of residence in th [By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United St only races with 200 or more males reporting.] Per cent earning each specifi *This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year. With the exception of the proportions shown by th Italian, Polish, and Slovenian, each race studied in reports its entire number as earning $5 or over per week. The proportion of each race with a period of residence under five years earning $10 or over per week ranges from 59.9 per cent as shown by the Slovenians to 21.6 per cent as shown by the South Italians, With the exception of the Greek, Irish, South Italian, and Slovenian, each race shows that the proportion earning $10 or over per week increases with the period of residence. The German, Irish, Magyar, and Swedish race groups show slight proportions earning $20 or over per week. The North and South Italians are the only races not showing a proportion earning as high as $17.50 per week. In the following table the same data are presented as in the table. preceding, but in a different form. This table shows, by race of individual and length of residence in the United States, the comparative earnings each week of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over. TABLE 36.-Comparative earnings per week of foreign-born male employees 18 years of age or over, by race and length of residence in the United States. (STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.) * [By years in the United States is meant years since first arrival in the United States. This table includes only races with 200 or more males reporting.] IN UNITED STATES LESS THAN 5 YEARS. $17.50 ir over 241 7.3 4.5 Magyar.. 100.0 93.2 21.6 2.1 2.1 .0 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. The figures in the foregoing table are the same preceding, being grouped differently with regard dence, in order that a more intensive comparis Of those with a period of residence of less than United States, the Greek, Polish, and Slovenian showing a proportion earning less than $5 per wee residence of from five to nine years, none earn les those with a residence of ten years or over, the S 1.9 per cent, is the only race showing a proportion The Greek with a period of residence under five race showing less than 75 per cent earning $7.50 while those of each race in the other two groups cent. With a few exceptions, the proportion es specified amount increases with the period of resid tions are due rather to individual than to racial c ANNUAL EARNINGS OF MALE HEADS OF FAMIL The annual earnings of heads of families studi sidered. The first table presented shows, by gen race of husband, the number and percentage of h together with their average annual earnings. TABLE 37.-Husbands at work, by general nativity and rac a For selection of families, see p. 116. Not computed, owing to small number involved. The above table shows that 99.7 per cent of the h families selected for study are at work, their average being $511. The husbands who are foreign-born and born of foreign father show 100 per cent at work, per cent of the husbands in families the heads of wh whites born of native father are at work. The hus native-born of foreign father show average yearly ea those who are native whites born of native father earnings of $658, and those who are of foreign birth yearly earnings of only $460. The average yearly ea |