building trades was also downward. Fishermen were much better employed and the situation both in Nova Scotia and Alberta coal fields was slightly more favourable. Transportation workers reported a somewhat lower level of employment.

During September a better situation than in August was shown in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba and Alberta, the largest gain being that of 3 per cent in Alberta mostly due to greater activity in the coal mining areas. Of the reductions, that of 3.9 per cent in Quebec due to idleness in railway car shops, was the most noteworthy. Unions in the manufacturing industries registered more unemployment than in August owing to the inactivity in the metal trades. The situation in the coal mines in Nova Scotia and Alberta improved. The level of employment in the building trades was slightly lower than in August and among transportation workers there was but a nominal change.

Table I on this page summarizes the returns by provinces for each month from July 1922 and Table II on page 1131 shows the percentages of unemployment reported in different groups of industries, also by months from July, 1922.

In July lumber and logging workers reported no unemployment as compared with much idleness in the same month last year. The manufacturing industries registered considerable improvement, mainly due to the strike situation in the Montreal garment trades and their consequent exclusion from the tabulations for July of this year, although there were gains in the printing trades and among textile, iron and steel and glass workers. Activity in the building trades and the mining industry was also greater. Transportation workers were slightly busier than last year. Fishermen reported much slackness whereas last year they were fully employed.

In August the movement in the manufacturing industries was toward greater employment as compared with August last year, the garment trades, iron and steel, glass, textile and printing trades all contributing to this upward trend. Building and construction workers were slightly busier and a nominal increase was indicated in the transportation industry. Fishermen showed a slight drop in the volume of business afforded.

When comparing September with the corresponding month last year a considerably better situation was shown in the manufacturing industries attributable, for the most part, to the exclusion of the garment trades in Quebec due to a strike in these trades in September this year, and also in a lesser degree to greater employment among textile

workers. Glass workers, on the other hand, were much slacker and lessened activity was also reported among iron and steel workers. In the building trades there was an increase in employment of 5 per cent. Transportation workers reported practically no change in the situation. Lumber workers were much busier and a higher level of employment was also maintained among coal miners.

The accompanying tabulation (table III) shows the percentages of unemployment for the months of July, August and September for all Canada and also by provinces for the month of September. For this month reports were received from 1,540 locals with a combined membership of 146,202 persons of whom 4,837, or a percentage of 3.3 were unemployed.

TABLE I-PERCENTAGES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN TRADE UNIONS BY PROVINCES

Month

July 1922. Aug. 1922. Sept 1922. Oct. 1922. Nov. 1922. Dec. 1922.. Jan. 1923. Feb. 1923. March 1923. April 1923. May 1923 June 1923. July 1923. Aug. 1923. Sept. 1923. Oct. 1923. Nov. 1923. Dec. 1923. Jan. 1924. Feb. 1924. March 1924. April 1924. May 1924.

June 1924.. July 1924. Aug. 1924.. Sept. 1924. Oct. 1924. Nov. 1924. Dec. 1924. Jan. 1925. Feb. 1925. March 1925. April 1925 May 1925 June 1925. July 1925 Aug. 1925. Sept. 1925 Oct. 1925. Nov. 1925 Dec. 1925. Jan. 1926. Feb. 1926. Mar. 1926. April 1926. May 1926. June 1926. July 1926. Aug. 1926. Sept. 1926.

2.0 3.3 5.5 2.8 5.5 3.1 5.0 5-9 4-1 2.4 2.8 5.4 2.5 1-6 2-8 3-6 6-1 3-6 1-5 2-1 5-1 1-9 .7 -5 1.4 4-8 2-8 1-3 2-4 5-9 1-9 5-2 1-4 2-510-6 2-9 3-0 3-4 11.9 2.2 5.7 2-5 2-911-4 6-2 3-2 6-1 7-8 4-7 7-8 4-1 5-113-3 6-4 3.4 5.0 6.0 6-712-8 5-7 8-516-6 7-8 5-7 1-7 6-4 7-0 9-5 5-2 4-8 6-4 6-4 3-0 1-4 7-3 5-5 8-5 5-0 7-614-0 6-8 2.2 -5 4-9 2-8 8-3 3-711-9 5-4 4-6 1.3 1.0 9-1 1-5 5.4 2.0 7-6 2-4 4-5 2.2 1.0 5.7 1-6 5-6 1-3 4-5 4-0 3-4 2.5 1-0 4-41-7 3-1 1-3 5-8 2-3 2-9 -5 4 2-2 2-2 3-4 1-0 3-6 2-0 2-2 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.1 .8 1-1 1-9 2-4 2-0 4-3 3-2 9-5 2-8 2-2 1-8 3-1 3-1 4-8 2-4 3-9 12.0 4.2 3.2 3.2 6.5 3-7 6-2 7-3 3-6 9-7 6-4 6-5 4-2 6-07-17-2 9.5 3.0 9.0 7-5 7-3 5-35-3 6-4 7-5 3-1 2-7 7-9 9-1 8.0 4.8 7-6 8-1 7-8 3-6 3-6 8-7 7-0 7-4 6-5 5-3 3-2 6-7 2.2 4.5 6.3 5.4 7.2 5.2 4.1 2.25-1 1-6 3-213-7 5-8 6-1 1-6 4-7 3-6 7-3 6-4 5-2 9-4 4-9 4-9 2-3 3-7 2-2 5-8 2.6 3-6 7-8 4-6 5.7 5.5 3.8 3-8 5-4 9-2 3-1 8.9 5.8 4.4 4.4 5-7 4-7 6-5 9.3 2.9 7-6 5-1 7-2 4-0 4-7 4-3 5-9 2-5 4-310-5 4-5 6-1 3-2 8.1 8-9 6-8 7-3 4-5 18-1 5-4 5-2 4-2 7-111-7 9-7 4-7 6-9 22-4 8-1 8.9 4-2 5-0 10-211-6 9.2 5-4 14-1 9-212-8 4-5 8-17-010-2 8-8 4-2 11.4) 9-2 9-0 5-3 9-7 9-4 9.5 3.7 2.411-6 7-28-2 6-611-2 7-8 8-5 2-0 4-5 13-6 6-2 6-5 4-115-6 6-6 8-7 3.9 3-2 11-7 3-5 5-8 4-616-4 3-4 7-0 3-4 3-4 10.2 3.8 4.3 2-410-8 4-1 6-1 2-2 2-5 6-4 4-5 3-4 3-3 9-6 4-6 5-2 7-2 4-2 6-0 3-8 2-8 1-3 3-0 3-5 4-4 6-6 3-010-9 3-7 1-7 0-8 2-6 5-2 5-7 3.9 2-1 10-6 3-1 1-8 1-0 3-7 4-4 5-1 4-4 4-7 9.8 4.4 2-0 2-5 3-5 6-15-7 4.3 3.014-2 6-4 3-8 3.5 4.4 6.9 7.9 17-8 2-8 8-6 8-4 7-6 5-6 4-2 6-9 8-1 22.2 2-2 6-6 7-9 8-7 8-7 6-8 6-7 8-1 19-0 2-7 6-5 8.4 7.0 6.8 4.6 3-0 7.2 17-2 1-811-0 4-3 4-9 4-7 4-6 7-9 7-3 4-1 2-6 10.0 2.8 1-8 2-3 7-2 3-0 4-9 3.8 1-6 8-9 1-9 2-6 -84-9 2-6 4-1 2.6 2.0 2.1 1.6 1.6 -65-3 4-0 2-3 1-9 2-5 3-2 1-5 1.8 1.0 5.0 3.9 2.5 1-1 1-6 7-1 1-8 51-1 2-0 5.4 3.3