The table next presented shows, by general nativity and race, the average amount of daily earnings of 14,416 female wage-earners for whom information was received who were 18 years of age or over:

TABLE 22.-Average rate of daily earnings for female employees 18 years of age or over, by general nativity and 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 annua learnings allowance is made for time lost during the year. a Not computed, owing to small number involved.

The average amount of daily earnings of the female industrial workers, as can be readily seen from the table, were considerably below those shown by the males. For the native-born white women the average amount earned each week was $1.25, for those nativeborn of foreign father $1.29, and for the total foreign-born $1.20. The two tabulations next presented set forth the average daily earnings of industrial workers who were 14 and under 18 years of age. The first table submitted, which immediately follows, shows, by gen

eral nativity and race, the average daily earnings of 7,363 male wageearners who were 14 but under 18 years of age. The average earnings shown by the grand total are $1.38 per diem, the average for the total foreign-born $1.63, for the total native-born male industrial workers of foreign father $1.48, and for those of native birth and native father $1.31 each day.

TABLE 23.-Average rate of daily earnings of male employees 14 and under 18 years of age, by general nativity and 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.

The average daily earnings of females 14 and under 18 years of age is shown in the table next submitted, by general nativity and race. The earnings of the females, it will be noted, in the case of each nativity group is lower than those shown by the males in the same classification.

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TABLE 24.-Average rate of daily earnings of female employees 14 and under 18 years of age, by general nativity and 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.

a Not computed, owing to small number involved.

The following table shows, by general nativity and race, the average rate of hourly earnings of 930 male employees who were 18 years of age or over:

TABLE 25.—Average rate of hourly earnings of male employees 18 years of age or over, by general nativity and race.*

(a)

Native-born of foreign father,

etc.-Continued.

Netherlands..

Scotland..

Spain.
Russia.

Wales.

Africa (country not speci-
fied)..

Total...

Total native-born.....

1

(a)

69

$0.235

398

.219

*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. a Not computed, owing to small number involved.

TABLE 25.-Average rate of hourly earnings of male employees 18 years of age or over, by general nativity and race-Continued.

a Not computed, owing to small number involved.

In the table next presented the average rate of hourly earnings of 87 female employees who were 18 years of age or over is shown according to general nativity and race:

TABLE 26.--Average rate of hourly earnings of female employees 18 years of age or over, by general nativity and race.*

(STUDY OF EMPLOYEES.)

Native-born of foreign father, by country of birth of father:

.138

$0.212

time or lost time from shutdowns or other causes. In the various tables in this report showing annual *This table shows wages or earning 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.

The following table shows, by general nativity and race, the average rate of hourly earnings of 30 male employees who were 14 and under 18 years of age:

TABLE 27.-Average rate of hourly earnings of male employees 14 and under 18 years of age, by general nativity and 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.

a Not computed, owing to small number involved."

The table next presented shows, by general nativity and race, the average rate of hourly earnings of 16 female employees who were 14 and under 18 years of age:

TABLE 28.—Average rate of hourly earnings of female employees 14 and under 18 years of age, by general nativity and 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.

a Not computed, owing to small number involved."

In some industries where the employees were paid upon a piecerate basis, it was found more satisfactory to tabulate the returns according to the amount earned each week. The following table