and accompanying chart show, by general nativity and race, for 220,390 male industrial workers who were 18 years of age or over the average amount of weekly earnings:

TABLE 29.-Average rate of weekly earnings for male employees 18 years of age or over, by

general nativity and race.*

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$11.82

14.32

12.04

13.27

12.92

14.37

12.64

8.57

8.10

*This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is taken of voluntary lost

tare, or lost

earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year.

Not computed, owing to small number involved.

In referring to the totals of the table, it is seen that the average weekly earnings for the native-born white employees of native father were $14.37, as contrasted with $13.91 for those of native birth, but of foreign father, and $11.92 for the total number of employees of foreign birth.

In the table and chart next presented, the average amount of weekly earnings for 57,712 female wage-earners who were 18 years of age or over is shown according to general nativity and race.

TABLE 30.-Average rate of weekly earnings for female employees 18 years of age or over, by general nativity and race."

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Foreign-born, by race:

*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. Not computed, owing to small number involved.

As in the case of the average daily earnings, it is seen that the weekly earnings of the women industrial workers are much lower than those for the men. The average amount earned each week by the native-born white women of native father was $7.91, as against $8.11 for native-born female wage-earners of foreign father, and $7.90 for women of foreign birth.

In addition to the earnings of the adult wage-earners, information was also secured relative to the average earnings of male and female industrial workers 14 and under 18 years of age. In the table which is submitted below the average amount of weekly earnings of male employees 14 and under 18 years of age is shown according to general nativity and race. Upon referring to the table it is seen that the earnings exhibited by the different nativity groups are about the same. Of the several races of foreign-born employees, the Croatians have the highest and the Slovenians the lowest average weekly earnings.

TABLE 31.—Average rate of weekly earnings of male employees 14 and under 18 years of age, by general nativity and race.*

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Native-born of foreign father,

Foreign-born, by race:

time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this report showing annual This table shows wages or earnings for the period indicated, but no account is taken of voluntary lost

earnings allowance is made for time lost during the year.

Not computed, owing to small number involved.