, 1935-02-24
Free Service To
.IobLess Outlined
By Its Director

Use OF the Employment Service to
labor is explained in the following
article by Frank w. Persons. d.
rector.
A German american machinist
came to one Of the offices OF the
United States Employment Service
recently and said: Maybe you can't
get me q job right away, but the
government would like to know !
was out Of work. I thought. II men
out Of jobs don't register, the gov
eminent don't know how many OF
us have got no work. and how can
they do something about it?"
In Germany, England. and in
other European countries where
systems OF unemployment insur-
ance are in operation, a man or
woman automatically registers at a
public employment office as soon
as they are out Of work. They have
TO do so in order 10 claim their I'M
Observation-Disclosures benefits.
Between July !, 1888. and Sep
TENDER 30. 1884. 1883 900 men and
women in this country came. as
did the German machinist. to file
their applications for employment
at offices Of the United States EN-
ployment Service. These applicants
were men and women from all oc-
cupations-skilied and unskilled,
commercial and professional, doneS-
tic servants. farm lahorers. Organ
lied and unorgsniged workers have
made use Of the Employment Ser
vice. During these Is months, T.
835. 900 jobs were secured for un-
employed workers by the Employ
ment Service.
The fact. however. that thirteen
and one-half million men and wo-
men applied to public employment
offices during this period does not
mean that there Is. IN the United
States. an incentive for all unem-
ployed 20 register al the Employ
ment Service comparable 70 that
prevailing under the Unemployment
insurance schemes OF European
countries. Only during the period
Of registration for G. W. "A. Jobs
last winter was there an approach
to universal registration in this
country. But We do now have O
more complete register Of the un-
employed than has ever been avail
able before.
After registration. one more thing
Is required in order that a worker
may obtain the advantages Of this
free employment service. He must
keep his application active. That
is. he must let the employment Of
flee know at periodic intervals shat
he still wants assistance in finding
work. He can do this by calling al
the office each month. II is neces-
Sary that employment applications
be kept active in order that en-
ployment offices may fill request:
for workers promptly. III an en-
ployer calls for a carpenter, he
wants one today. not next week
The employment office hes 10 know
which OF the reqis'ere1 r7rr--
are available. who are still actually
looking for Jobs.
The business Of the United States
Employment Service Is 70 help
workers find jobs. In order 10 per-
form these functions effectively, we
deem it highly important 10 get
the best qualified worker for every
opening which an employer calls
upon the Service 10 fill. This is
the sole basis on which We offer
our service to employers. In Filling
their vacant jobs through the
United States Employment Service,
the employers are not only per-
forming a useful public function
they are also certain to get men and
women workers who are best quail
fled for the jobs offered.
But many a workman has said.
Why put in my application at the
employment office? They haven
enough jobs to 90 around That !:
true at the present time. There are
not enough jobs to 90 around. anC
the Employment Service cannot
make jobs. II can, however. help
to speed up the process OF find
ing Jobs. In recommending COM
petent men for positions. the En-
ployment Service can and does
curtail the time spent in job seek
ing.
We have about 300 employment
offices located throughout the coun-
try. or these. 1853 are permanent Of