CHAPTER V. Economic Phases of Domestic Service

ECONOMIC PHASES OF DOMESTIC SERVICE

Domestic service amenable to economic law 74 Many domestic employees of foreign birth 74 Geographical distribution of foreign born employees 75 Concentration of foreign born women in remunerative occupations on domestic service 77 The foreign born seek the large cities 77 Foreign countries having the largest representation in large cities 78 Foreign countries having the largest representation in domestic service 78 Conclusion in regard to foreign born domestic employees 80 General distribution of domestic employees 80 Domestic employees few in agricultural states 80 The number large in states with large urban population 80 The number not affected by aggregate wealth 82 The number somewhat affected by per capita wealth 82 Domestic employees found in largest numbers in large cities 83 Proportion of domestic employees varies with geographical location and prevailing industry 84 Neither aggregate nor per capita wealth determines number of domestic employees in cities 86 Prevailing industry of city determines number of domestic servants 87 Competition for domestics between wealth and manufacturing industries 88 Wages in domestic service 88 Conformity of wages to general economic conditions 89 Skilled labor commands higher wages than unskilled labor 89 The skilled laborer a better workman than the unskilled 90 The foreign born receive higher wages than the native born 91 Men receive higher wages in domestic service than women 92 Tendency towards increase in wages 93 Comparison of wages in domestic service with wages of women in other occupations 93 High wages in domestic service do not counterbalance advantages in other occupations 103 Domestic service offers few opportunities for promotion 103 Time unemployed in domestic service 104 High wages maintained without strikes 105 Conclusions in regard to wages in domestic service 106 Conclusions in regard to general economic conditions 106