The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
Survey of Connecticut
 Indicates Shortage Of Men, ,WomenL Laborers
U s. Employment Director Declares Every Bit of In genuity and ResOurcefulness' Necessary to
 Keep Pace With Demand for Labor

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 14.-With normal labor supply virtually ex- hausted in Connecticut the U. s. Employment Service of the War Manpower Commission is having to resort to every recruiting device .n order to supply current needs, Will liam c. Ennis, director of the U. s. Employment Service said today, in reviewing the labor and industrial situation in the state during the past month.
 Reports received from the 18 field offices of the Employment Service, said Mir. Ennis, indicate that it Is no longer necessary to persuade em- ployers to use women; ir many areas there is now "a shortage of women. Use of White collar workers on a part-time basis, started in Hartford last month, is also being tried in New Haven, Waterbury and other areas where the shortage. is acute, and arrangements are being made on a statewide basis to organize a Victory Corps of high school stu dents for after school work. In Wa terbury, block by block canvassing is being tried to encourage house. wives and others not normally in the labor market to register for work.
 The point has now been reached" MT. Ennis said, "when every bit of ingenuity and resourcefulness will be necessary to keep pace with the demand for labor"
 Danbury, until now, virtually un- affected by the war boom, reports a rapid acceleration during the past month and Willimantic, due to the opening of large factory there, is now beginning to feel the pinch.
 According to MT. Ennis, future needs VIII be met adequately only if there is willingness on the part of manufacturers to adapt them- selves still further to the use of part time workers and women but, more important, if housewives and others not normally employed, or those employed in non-essential indus tries, will register for war work.
 Housing problems continued to be acute in many parts of the state, particularly in the Bridgeport area, with virtually no rents available, and dwindling supply of furnished rooms.
 Migration has practically stopped, and such-out- -of-state applicants as are HOW seen are not placeable in induStry, and are almost all with out training of any kind.
 Confirming MT. Ennis statement is the report of James J. Graham, executive director of the Employ ment Secruity Division, to the effect that Unemployment benefit claims during November reached the low est point in the history of the state Approximately $500 claimants re- ceived benefits, 1t was said, and rep- resents normal turnover in changing jobs plus some construction workers on temporary layoffs.
 Waterbury
 Industrial activity in the Water bury area continued at a high pace during the month of November. While there were no material short ages that radically upset production schedules, manpower was and is a decided problem. The available supply of men and women is very low and each month shows a smaller number in the active file At the present time, there are or ders in the Waterbury Employment Office for over 2100 full-time workers. Many of those registered in the office are students and per- sons available only for part-time work. The problem of labor supply is further complicated by workers holding themselves available only for certain shifts and work in cer- tain plants adjacent to their homes.
 One of the plants is endeavoring