Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-12-03
EXECUTIVE UNITS
EMPLOY 577,17O;
71,054 IN DISTRICT
Increase in Past Month Is
1884, Declares Civil
Service Commission.
INCREASE IN CAPITAL ~
REPORTED TO BE 1914
$685. of Total Working Here Are
Classed as Temporary in
Boards Statement.

The executive branch Of the Gov
eminent on October 81 had 71,o54 en-
plOyeS on the pay roll here and SOC
in the field, for total Of 577,l7o. or
an increase of 1914 in the month, ac-
cording to the regular report of the
Civil Service Commission, made public
yesterday.
The increase locally was 1914 and
elsewhere $500 and brought the total
growth in Washington since the ad-
ministration changed to 1882 and in
the field to 9.43l.
For the first time, the commission
split its report to show both temporary
and permanent employment, the re-
spective figures here being $685. and
64,668, while in the field it was $4,000
and 454,056. In this connection, it was
shown that 1854 employees heretofore
carried as tempoAries in the Public
Works Administration here have been
placed on a permanent basis.
Increase in Public Works.
An indicated increase of 526 was
shown in Public Works here. and other
advances in permanent employment in
cluded the following: Navy. 48s: In
terror, 225: N. r. A, 147: Treasury,
1879; Agriculture. Ill: Farm Credits
Ill, and some scattered others, around
SO or less.
Under separations the Veterans Ad-
ministration showed 244 dropped; Com
merce, 227; Treasury. 223; War and
Farm Credits, 81 each; Navy. "a;
Agriculture, IS; Public Works. So; Post
Office, So; Interior, 40; N. r. A, 81, and
some scattering figures that were lower.
III many instances these additions and
separations are only paper transactions,
representing reorganization shifts.
In temporary employment the largest
by Farm Credits. Agriculture had 176;
War, 144; Government Printing ONCE,
l3l. There were some other small in
creaSes.
Outside of Washington permanent
employment in the Post Office showed
the greatest jump. 6.040; Tennessee
Valley was next with BIT, and Agricul-
ture third with sol. Public Works
picked up about $50
War showed the highest net tempo
rary employment, the total being 6,963.
This is usual. engineering projects
monthly being responsible for large per-
sonnet shifts. The same applies to In
terror, where the net advance was 1.761
Agriculture showed Jump of $50 No
other figures even nearly approached
these.
Fund Allotment Urged.
In connection with the employment
situation here. Luther C. Steward.
president of the National Federation of
Federal Employees, in a statement yes
terday urged the allotment of funds by
the Civil Works Administration for
employment of personnel Gin order to
afford some relief to those agencies of
the Federal Government which at the
present time are unable to keep cur
rent with their work because of in
sufficient personnel"
Mr.. Steward declared "the situation
should be surveyed by a properly con-
stituted Federal agency in order that
an accurate determination may be
made as to the services most in need of
additional personnel SO that funds
may be allotted to meet the needs thus
developed
He pointed out that there Is a sub
stantial number of experienced and
efficient employees who have been re-
leased from the Federal service within
the past few months due either to
shortage of funds or consolidation of
activities. This group, in view of their
experience, of course, should be given
the preference in appointment"