employees thrown out of work. In Illinois were 141 lockouts, 4,555 establishments involved, 188,849 employees locked out, and 218,285 A large proportion of the lockouts occurred in the North Atlantic and North Central divisions; in those divisions the average number of establishments per lockout, the average number of employees locked out, and the average number of employees thrown out of work were all greater than in the Southern and Western divisions. The two text tables here given show the number of strikes, estab- ments involved, strikers, and employees thrown out of work, grouped by industries, and by States and geographical divisions for the twenty-five years from 1881 to 1905, inclusive. In addition to showing the actual numbers for each industry and each State and geographical division, the tables show also the per cent of the total in each industry and the per cent in each State and geographical By far a larger per cent of strikes occurred in the building trades of the establishments involved; but there were more than twice as many strikers and employees thrown out of work as in strikes in the building trades, the percentage of strikers being 29.82 per cent and of employees thrown out of work 28.27 per cent of the total number. So far as the number of strikes is concerned the next industry in importance is the manufacture of cigars and cigarettes, while so far as establishments involved, strikers, and employees thrown out of work are concerned, the manufacture of men's clothing occupies third place. The table which follows presents similar data by States and geographical divisions: PER CENT OF STRIKES, ESTABLISHMENTS INVOLVED, STRIKERS, AND EMPLOYEES THROWN OUT OF WORK, BY STATES AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS, 1881 TO 1905.[See Table V, pages 480 to 485, for notes relating to general strikes extending into two or more States.] a Not including 12 establishments not reported. b Less than 0.01 per cent. PER CENT OF STRIKES, ESTABLISHMENTS INVOLVED, STRIKERS, AND EMPLOYEES THROWN OUT OF WORK, BY STATES AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS, 1881 TO 1805-Concluded. An examination of the above table shows that during the twentyfive years a large part of the strikes occurred in a few of the principal manufacturing States of the largest population. In New York were 27.75 per cent of the strikes, 28.44 per cent of the establishments involved, 21.15 per cent of the strikers, and 19.24 per cent of the employees thrown out of work. In Pennsylvania were 11.31 per cent of the strikes, 13.77 per cent of the establishments involved, 25.12 per cent of the strikers, and 25.77 per cent of the employees thrown out of work. In Illinois were 9.86 per cent of the strikes, 16.08 per cent of the establishments involved, 13.31 per cent of the strikers, and 13.87 per cent of the employees thrown out of work. Next in importance were Massachusetts and Ohio. In the presentation by geographical divisions it is seen that in the North Atlantic division were 55.59 per cent of the strikes, 54.02 per cent of the establishments involved, 56.38 per cent of the strikers, and 56.79 per cent of the employees thrown out of work. In the South Atlantic division were but 4.98 per cent of the strikes, in the South Central 4.92 per cent, and in the Western 4.39 per cent. PER CENT OF LOCKOUTS, ESTABLISHMENTS INVOLVED, EMPLOYEES LOCKED OUT, AND EMPLOYEES THROWN OUT OF WORK, BY INDUSTRIES AND BY STATES. Tables relating to lockouts, similar to those immediately preceding relating to strikes, follow. The first table presents the data by industries. PER CENT OF LOCKOUTS, ESTABLISHMENTS INVOLVED, EMPLOYEES LOCKED OUT, AND EMPLOYEES THROWN OUT OF WORK, BY INDUSTRIES, 1881 TO 1905. |