EXHIBIT C.-PROPORTION OF UNEMPLOYED MEN IN CHICAGO, Detroit, and FLINT Percent of total male labor force as reported in the census of 1940

1 Refers to men and women together because published data do not distinguish. Computed by dividing total "compensable claims" (weeks for which total or partial compensation was paid) by 4, and then stating as a percent of "labor force" reported to Census. Compensable claims are as of November 1940, from the Michigan and Illinois Unemployment Commissions. All other data are from the census of 1940.

EXHIBIT D.-CONDENSED LIST OF 83 DEFENSE ITEMS MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

(Most of the items shown here subdivide themselves into many similar items for various applications)

EXHIBIT E.-DEFENSE DELIVERIES BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1

1 This exhibit was submitted in form of a chart, 1eproduction of which was not feasible.
was therefore tabulated as above. Figures given are for the United States only.
* Estimated.

107, 800, 000 The information

EXHIBIT F.-GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCTION AND DEFENSE CONTRACTS IN RELATION TO ALL UNITED STATES INDUSTRY AND ALL DEFENSE CONTRACTS General Motors production relative to all United States industry, 1936–40, at retail

General Motors proportion:

All durable goods manufacture 1.
All durable metal products 2.

1 From Federal Reserve studies of George Terborgh.

Percent

8

13

* Estimated as a percent of each classification, e. g., consumers housing, 25 percent; mining and manufacturing, 90 percent.

Value of General Motors defense contracts as percent of total in United States 1

1 General Motors defense includes contracts, orders, negotiations, and estimates of future defense business direct with governments and as subcontractor.

? United States defense obligations includes orders in negotiation.

From Business Week, Sept. 27, 1941.

Based on testimony of William Knudsen before a congressional committee.
Not available.

EXHIBIT G.-Value of supply contracts per dollar's worth of Government-financed

1 The analysis of all United States contracts shown above was prepared by the Office of Production Man agement Research and Planning Division and does not agree with most published totals because it (1) refers to reported signed contracts as distinct from letters of intent and other firm commitments, (2) excludes pay and subsistence, (3) excludes contracts for less than $50.000.

General Motors contracts shown above include letters of intent and other firm commitments directly with all governments.

STATEMENT BY L. CLAYTON HILL, GENERAL MANAGER, MURRAY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Summary

RESIDENTIAL PERIOD IN MICHIGAN, INDICATED IN APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN MURRAY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

HOME STATE, applicatiONS FOR EMPLOYMENT, MURRAY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

2,100 2,745 2,862 2,858 2, 571

Employment of Murray Corporation of America, Sept. 1, 1940, to Aug. 31, 1941

Plant

1 Civilian.. Defense.

Total.

2 Defense..

Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. 1940 1940 1940 1940 1941

2,100 2, 745 2,862 2,858 2, 571 2, 544 2, 591 2, 560 2,715 2,350 2,061
4 7 14

2, 544 2, 591 2,565 2,722 2,364 2,079

1941 1941 1941 1941 1941 1941 1941

1,962

18

24

1,987 1, 185

STATEMENT BY C. E. WEISS, PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO.

SEPTEMBER 20, 1941.

Employment opportunities in the automobile industry have always been attractive to applicants for employment from outside of metropolitan Detroit and Michigan. Even in the depths of the last depression there were people who applied for work at our plant from up-State and also from localities far removed from this area. Due to the publicity connected with the allotment of defense contracts, applications naturally increased. We have discouraged out-of-town applicants because of a policy closely followed for years, to employ people from metropolitan Detroit before taking those from out of town. There are variations, of course, to this policy at certain times because of heavy requirements for certain skills which may not be available on the Detroit labor market.

Our employment records do not indicate the geographic origin of our employees. We record information regarding their former employers, but this may have no connection with their original residence.

In order to provide you with some facts regarding this situation we have obtained from all applicants during the period of September 8 to September 19, inclusive, information regarding their original residence with the following results:

NOTE.-No record was made of those who repeated their calls at the employment department. It must be assumed that quite a number made return calls and increased the number listed as applicants.

For the 2 years previous to the acceptance of any defense contracts the Packard Motor Car Co. employed on automobile work an average of 10,390 employees. On April 12, 1939, we began the manufacturing of marine engines for the United States Navy. This project started with 125 people and now involves 929. These were practically all transferred from the car division and replaced with employees who had been laid off.

In September 1940 the company accepted contracts from the British Purchasing Commission and the United States Air Corps for 9,000 Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engines. On December 31, 1940, there were 1,237 employees engaged in the preparatory work necessary for the production of aircraft engines.

The tabulation given below indicates the employment on defense and nondefense work from December 31, 1940, to date and a projection of what we expect it to be from this date to the end of June 1942 by 3-month periods.

We have had considerable experience with the transferring of employees from automobile work to defense work. Our experience has indicated that in the skilled groups, or journeymen, there is practically no problem involved. In the transferring of semiskilled employees even on similar types of work some retraining is necessary. There is a considerable variation, however, in the amount of time required. This variation in time ranges from 3 days or a week to as high as 3 or 4 months.

In addition to becoming familiar with the operation there is a considerable loss in efficiency until the operator has become proficient in the cycle of work required to complete his operation and can perform in accordance with accepted standards. The above statement is based on the transfer from automobile work to engine work only, as we have had no experience with other types of defense production.

STATEMENT BY ROBERT WALDRON, PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, HUDSON MOTOR CAR CO.

SEPTEMBER 19, 1941.

Employment by month for the past year, segregated as to whether on defense or nondefense production: