The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06

sidelines of unemployment into &C., tual war industry, and not alone to protet unemployment funds.
 Prove Good Faith
 "On the basis of reports made to me concerning those now receiving unemployment compensation" MT. Danaher said, q am convinced that a sizeable proportion of those re- ceiving unemployment compensa- ton are not actually in the labor market because they have so re- stricted their availability that they cannot be placed. It is our opinion that many of these people do not :, actually want work, and we are therefore stopping unemployment payments to them until they can prove their good faith"
 One immediate effect of the sur vey, MT. Danaher said, will be a saving to the state of more than $6000 a week. Another result, he said, would be that people who are now receiving unemployment com pensation because. they are unable to find work at their regular occu- patton or trade, will be made to adapt themselves to war conditions. Included in this latter group" MT. Danaher said, "are some men who have been automobile salesmen or who have performed other functions which are not now performable. 1t seems naive for these men now to expect to receive unemployment compensation with the idea that something will turn up in their own line, but we believe they should make personal adjustments and ac- cept work related to the war eff fort. Anyone who can work in war industry should do so."
 Details of the survey, submitted to MT. Danaher by James J. Gra- ham, executive director of the Em- ployment Security division, revealed that, of the 2750 cases studied, 796 definitely stated they would accept work on one shift only. Comprising the bulk of those who would work on only one shift were married women-591 of them stating spe- officially they would work only from l .UU d. III. GO O.OO p. Ill.,
 A large number of those receiving unemployment compensation are making no effort whatever to find employment, the report indicates, and A per cent, or 1l64 of the claimants, had made no independent effort to find employment, being content to rely on some job place ment agency to find work for them. Of this group nearly two-thirds are married women.
 Want Former Employers
 More than 10 per cent of the to- tai are unemployed, the report showed, because applicants are hold ing themselves available for former employers and are refusing to con- sider other work. Here again mar ried women constitute the large ma jority of those restricting their ern- ployment, with 246 of the group be- ing married. Tt seems obvious, MT. Graham pointed out In his re- port, that when you find such a large proportion of married women among those who will work for only one employer. and on only one shift, that this group is not greatly con- cerned about finding a job. This department will act on the theory that unless a person is available for at least two working shifts, they are not available for employment and consequently not entitled to unem" ployment benefits"
 Applicants for benefits were asked to give the reason for their unem- ployment and among the principal reasons given, Graham said, are the following:
 Unable to find suitable work. 437; unable to work at regular occupa- ton, 90; shortage of materials, 34; restrictions because of race, 166i poor health, advanced years, 18o holding self available for former employer only, 33S: military status 96; no birth certificate or citizenship papers, Al.
 Of the total of 2750 applicants 37O had been unemployed less thar one month, 2.Q34 between one montt and six months (nearly half of thi group married women), 276 had no worked in more than months ant 70 had been unemployed for nor than one year. The average periot of unemployment was in excess o 3 months.