Washington, Jan. 1.
a New Year's. message upon American industry, Labour Minister Frances Perkins emphasized today that industrial and. mining production this year is actually 30 per cent. higher than that of one year ago.
She stated that this increase caused a decline in unemployment figures anda rise in the sum total of salaries paid out to workers in the US.
She aflrmed that during the past months, the "number of employees in private non-agricultural Concerns had increased by 1,000,000.
The construction industry was. particularly affected by the im-Provement in the general labour situation and the programme of [cheap houses construction is expected {o bring about the employ-Rent of a further 800,000 workers during the coming year.
At the same time, "more than 1,000,000 people. will "and emplaypeat in tke management of mate rats this programme of con-
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