The motion picture industry (Nov 1935)

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-14 TABLE XII Number of Placements and Wages of "Extras" Registered with the Central Casting Corporation 1926-1934 Placements Wages iear Total Number Average Daily Total Annual Average Wage Number a/ (000 ! s) per Placement 259,259 710 $2,195 $8.46 1927 330,397 905 2,838 8.59 1928 276,155 758 2,470 8.94 262,958 840 2,401 9.13 1930 252,446 807 2,460 9.74 1931 b/ 177,523 621 1,658 9.34 1932 cj 176,785 677 1,545 8.74 1933 251,914 805 2,049 8.14 219,857 705 1,985 9.03 Source: Motion Picture Almanac, "Animal Report of the Central Casting Corporation. " To tad number of placements divided by total number of days, exclusive of Sundays. Data for 1931 are for the first eleven months of the year. 0/ Data for 1932 are for the first ten months of the year. Seasonal Variation in Employment Data, on seasonal variation of employment in the production division of the Industry, which are presented for the years 1929 and 1933 in Table XIII, show relatively low employment in the first four months of each yea.r. Production for the summer selling season begins around May, and producers usually attempt to start work on special features at that time in order to further their sales efforts. In 1929 and 1933 employment was higher in the last six months of the year, with maximum employment occurring in September. Table XIII also shows that during the last four months of 1933, enployment was generally about 15 per cent higher than in 1929. This increase may be partially attributed to a decrease in hours and subsequent increase in the number of wage earners under the "President's Re-employment Agreement. 8976