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There were 667,118 child workers 10 to 15 years of age, inclusive, in the United States in 1930, according to census figures. During the depression the total amount of child labor decreased, but the number of children working in certain undesirable occupations, or under sweatshop conditions, increased. Effectiveness of Code Regulation.In 1933, under the N. R. A. codes, 16 years was set as the minimum age for industrial employment; in certain dangerous occupations the age limit was 18. As a result, child workers under 16 virtually disappeared from industry and commerce. In States and cities reporting regularly to the Children's Bureau, where nearly 125,000 children of 14 and 15 years left school for work in 1929 (last predepression year), work permits obtained in 1934 (first full code year) showed a reduction of 90 percent.