The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-12
Unemployment
OFFICE FINDS
JOBS FOR MANY
J. c. MCMAHON, MANAGER Or
LOCAL BRANCH, WILL BE
GLAD TO FURNISH ALL IN
FORMATION NECESSARY

According to j. C. Mcmahon,
manager of the local National Re-
employment Office. the National
Unemployment Service in the
state of Florida has placed a total
of 48,771 men and women in jobs
since the inception of the Service
in the state.
During the months of January
and February of this year. a total
of 22,738 men and women were
placed in jobs, showing a crafty
ing increase over the total number
of placements made per month
during any previous month. While
a large number of these replace
ments were made on Civil Works
and Public Works projects, it is
still gratifying to note that dur
ing the months of January and
February, 5.732 individuals were
placed in regular jobs with private
employers. This is indicative of
the increased interest being shown
by local industries in the value of
a well operated and efficient
state wide employment service.
Effective Method
Florida has never had a COM
prehensive employment service,
prior to the organization of the
National Unemployment Service,
and employers are fast finding out
that the quick, efficient, and most
satisfactory way to hire new en-
ployees is to call on the National
Unemployment Service. This is
indicated by the greatly increased
number of private placements be-
ing made by the Service from
week to week, as private employ
ers find that it is much more salts
factory to call their local Re-
employment Office, and have
three or four hand picked ap-
plicants referred to them.
The National Unemployment
Service operates under the super
vision of the U. S. Employment
Service, a division of the U. S.
Department of Labor. and was or
ganized to fill the void existing in
many states that had no free,
State operated, Service, to serve
the needs of the employer and the
man and woman seeking employ
ment. 1t is intended not only to
service as medium through
which labor on Public Works pro-
jects may be secured from among
the unemployed of the locality in
which the Public Works are being
prosecuted, but to assure that
properly qualified men may be as
signed to available jobs. How
ever, the primary and even more
important function of the Ma
tional Unemployment Service is
to serve the private employer,
making unnecessary the unsatis-
factory methods heretofore used
by applying to private employment
agencies, whose main and only
interest seems to be the collecting
of registration fee from those
seeking work.
Facilitates Matters
The various Unemployment Of
fees in this state have registered
men and women, capable of filling
any position. in practically any
type of organization. including all
trades and occupations, and even
the professions. Referrals are
made solely on the basis of quail
fication and ability. This Service
is free both to employer and en-
ployee. and the employing public
is urged to make use of the facili-
ties which these offices are ready
and anxious to place at the dis
posal of the public.
J. c. Mcmahon. the manager Of
the local office, states that all in
quiries from private employers
will receive prompt and efficient
attention at his office, SIT White
head street.