accurate detail as to one thousand; and, in fact, 1,032 were
interviewed. Directly after the work in this direction had ended, and
before the report was ready for publication, a general reduction of ten
per cent in wages took place, and this must be kept in mind in dealing
with the returns recorded. In this, recapitulation is given in full,
and, as will be seen, includes all occupations open to women.

RECAPITULATION.
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| BOSTON. |OTHER PARTS OF MASS.| OTHER STATES.
|----------------+--------------------+----------------
| Number|Average | Number | Average | Number| Average
| | Weekly | | Weekly | | Weekly
| |Earnings| | Earnings | |Earnings
|-------+--------+---------+----------+-------+--------
Government and | | | | | |
professional | 7 | $5 57 | 5 | $6 40 | 10 | $6 28
Domestic and | | | | | |
personal office | 178 | 5 94 | 27 | 5 33 | 21 | 4 69
Trade and | | | | | |
transportation | 221 | 5 00 | 4 | 9 25 | 4 | 7 25
Manufactures and | | | | | |
mechanical | | | | | |
industries | 1,293 | 6 22 | 72 | 7 06 | 49 | 7 58
|-------+--------+---------+----------+-------+--------
All occupations | 1,699 | $6 03 | 108 | $6 68 | 84 | $6 69
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The commissioners of the New York State Bureau of Labor followed a
slightly different method. The returns are no less minute, but are given