The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-18
ob-Shopping' Halted By New Legislation
 Statistics Indicate
Manufacturers Now Committed to Seective Service for Release of Employees for Military Duty;
 Statewide Survey Conducted

The United States Employment Service in its monthly survey of employment conditions in Connecti- ut makes the following observations n its current report:
 Executive Order 9328 stabiliZing employment became effective during he past month and, considering ts scope, resulted in relatively nt- ;le confusion. Most immediate ef- feet observed as a marked lessening of "job shopping, and a consider able shrinking of Ion the spot" job applicants. This latter feature will undoubtedly emphasize the general scarcity of manpoyer as previously job shoppers going from plant to plant have given a superficially consoling appearance of labor supply.
 Some slight inconveniences and personal hardships occurred in the application of this executive order, particularly in those areas where a wage stabilization agreement had not been reached. A definite slack ening of in migration was also ob- served.
 In general, the picture in the State indicates a growing resourcefulness of employers in adapting job func- tions to the available labor, with an increasing use of women in virtually every capacity, and with marked use of the physically handicapped and older workers. Estimates Of labor needs for the immediate flu ture have, in many instances, been revised downward as top manage ment, through manning tables and thorough planning, have 8 clearer view of their immediate needs.
 Recruiting campaigns to induce womenu not ordinarily employed to enter the labor market have been organized, or are being organized in virtually every section of the State, and are achieving varying degrees of success. The utilization of part-time workers continues to expand, and all signs indicate that this source of labor will be more fully tapped as employers are able to adapte plant hours to those dur ing which most white -collor work CTS gre available
 Transition to the 43 hour work week has not swollen the labor pool to any appreciable extent, although it has probably contributed to over all production. This change-ove has been gradual, notably in the Hartford area in which one of the largest groups of non-war workers has advanced the work week to 42 hours, under time extension agree ment with the Area Manpower Di- rector
 Waterbury
 The month of April was charac- terized by the establishment of the minimum wartime work-Week of 48 hours in this labor market area and by the initiation on the Fist of the month of the Employment Stabiliza- ton Plan for the Waterbury area. Compliance with the 48-hour work week is generally good but only a negligible number of workers are being released as employers con- plete their new working schedules.
 The file of people actively seek ink employment dropped to 567 at the month end which figure is again a drop from the previous month. Employers demands for workers during the month increased over March. With definite commitments to Selective Service for the release of workers through the Manning Table Plan, employers are turning more and more to the nUited States Employment Service for aid in re- cruiting replacements for those workers lost to the armed forces.
 A variety of reasons including the drop in available applicants and the