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The Butler County Press
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
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Pennsylvania factory employment stable from March to April 1942 at over 1.2 million workers, but weekly payrolls rose 1% to over $49 million, per Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Wage earners up 5% and payments 25% from year ago; working time up slightly from March and 12% from April 1941.
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Philadelphia (ILNS). - Employment in Pennsylvania factories showed no material change from March to April, continuing to exceed 1,200,000 workers for the fifth consecutive month, but payrolls rose 1 percent to a new high of over $49 million a week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reports. The number of wage earners was 5 percent larger than a year ago, and the volume of wage payments one-fourth greater. Total working time was slightly up from March and 12 percent above April, 1942.
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Pennsylvania
Event Date
March To April 1942
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payrolls rose 1% to over $49 million weekly; wage earners 5% larger than year ago; wage payments one-fourth greater; working time slightly up from march and 12% above april 1942.
Event Details
Employment in Pennsylvania factories showed no material change from March to April, continuing to exceed 1,200,000 workers for the fifth consecutive month.