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Burlington Self-Survey on Human Relations: Final report, 1950
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66 the range of employment of Negroes seems to be about the same as it was in 1943, at a period of high war production. The concentration of Negro workers is in those types of business activity which predominate in the city - transportation and communication, wholesale and retail trade and service enterprises. Two significant exceptions occur, however. These are (1) manufacturing, where only 3 per cent of the Negro workers are located, and which contained 11 per cent of the firms reporting and 29 per cent of all employed workers in 1940; and (2) service enterprises which has a disproportionally high number of Negro workers. Thirty-two per cent of the Negro workers were engaged in this field, as compared with 21 per cent of all employed workers of Burlington in 1940. It should be pointed out, in addition to these types of industrial use of Negro labor, that the actual experiences of local firms with Negro workers, though covering more than twenty-five years in some instances, is relatively recent. Thirteen percent of the firms with experience have used Negroes for only five years or less; 11.2 per cent have employed them from 6 to 16 years; 8.7 per cent between 15 and 25 years; and 4.4 per cent have a history extending beyond twenty five years. As has been indicated, 62.7 per cent of the firms have never used Negroes. (Additional Employment Possibilities) In view of the restricted use of Negro workers, it is useful to inquire into potential employment opportunities which may be afforded by firms not presently engaging them. Even though 30 per cent of the firms covered had some Negro employees. 78 per cent indicated a willingness to
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66 the range of employment of Negroes seems to be about the same as it was in 1943, at a period of high war production. The concentration of Negro workers is in those types of business activity which predominate in the city - transportation and communication, wholesale and retail trade and service enterprises. Two significant exceptions occur, however. These are (1) manufacturing, where only 3 per cent of the Negro workers are located, and which contained 11 per cent of the firms reporting and 29 per cent of all employed workers in 1940; and (2) service enterprises which has a disproportionally high number of Negro workers. Thirty-two per cent of the Negro workers were engaged in this field, as compared with 21 per cent of all employed workers of Burlington in 1940. It should be pointed out, in addition to these types of industrial use of Negro labor, that the actual experiences of local firms with Negro workers, though covering more than twenty-five years in some instances, is relatively recent. Thirteen percent of the firms with experience have used Negroes for only five years or less; 11.2 per cent have employed them from 6 to 16 years; 8.7 per cent between 15 and 25 years; and 4.4 per cent have a history extending beyond twenty five years. As has been indicated, 62.7 per cent of the firms have never used Negroes. (Additional Employment Possibilities) In view of the restricted use of Negro workers, it is useful to inquire into potential employment opportunities which may be afforded by firms not presently engaging them. Even though 30 per cent of the firms covered had some Negro employees. 78 per cent indicated a willingness to
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