Evening star., 1940-05-01
Private Employment
Rises Is Per Cent,
McNutt Reports
Congress Leaders,
However. Weigh Added
Funds for W. P. A.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt reported today that private
employers had hired 1S per cent
more persons during March than
tAey did in the same month last
year.
Authoritative reports ." he
said, indicate that there is an in
creasing demand for workers in in
dustry and commerce. Slowly but
surely the level of the country s
great reservoir of idle workers is
falling ="
Despite the optimism voiced in
McNutt's report it was disclosed
that congressional leaders were
weighing a suggestion that addi-
tional funds be allocated to the
w. P. A., should need arise before
the fiscal year closes June 30. Ap-
proximately $500. 100000 already
has been appropriated for relief up
to that date. .
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
said more w. P. A. money could be
obtained by dipping into the $685.
100000 relief appropriation which
President Roosevelt has requested
for the first eight months of the
194l fiscal year beginning July /.
He said, however. that no decision
had been reached.
2,1OO, 900 on Rolls.
w. P. A. rolls on April / listed
about 100000 persons. and officials
were reported to have estimated
that enough money remained to
keep all but $50 900 employed through
May and June. Taking a different
view, some members of Congress
have predicted elimination of 600 900
relief clients from the rosters unless
extra funds are provided for the two
months.
The figures on the March employ
ment increase were made public by
Mr.. McNutt in statement coinci-
dent with President Roosevelt s
proclamation designating this as
National Employment Week"
In connection with the proclama-
ton, Mr.. McNutt instructed State
directors of 1,6OO Federal employ
ment bureaus and officers of the
c. c. c., the National Youth Admin
lstration and the Office of Educa-
f1on to cooperate with civic organ
lzatlons and private employers to
find jobs for the unemployed.
Il suggest he said, that during
this National Employment Week
there be set up 5000 permanent local
committees of representative citizens
to go over the whole Federal
ana local government employment
program and to keep constantly at
work stimulating Job placements"
Record in Placements.
Mr.. McNutt said State public en-
ployment services had made more
placements in March than in the
same month of any preceding wear.
AT the same time" he said.
job insurance payments
under the Federal-State unemploy-
ment compensation system amount
ed to sl32,50O0OO during the first
three months of l94O or an increase
OF per cent ever 1899.
approximately 1.250OOO persons
received at least one weekly benefit
payment in March. March benefit
payments came to 1000 900, bring
ing the total paid since the system
got under way to about S957 500 900.
The March total was about 6.3
per cent higher than payments in
February"
Placements by States.
Mr.. McNutt reported job place
ments in March. 1910. by States as
follows, with the percentage of
change from March. 1899:
Those with increases included:
District of Columbia, 29l7 and 8.3:
Maryland, 2.668 and 2O.1; Virginia,
1896 and 9.5.
Mr.. McNutt reported these unem-
ployment benefit payments by States
for March, 1910. with percentages of
change from the previous month:
Those with increases included:
District of Columbia. $244,0O6. an
increase of 32S per cent; Virginia,
$529.517 and 35.
Those with decreases included.
Maryland, s535 POI and 28.