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United States Employment Service

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. the division of the Department of Labor that supervises and coordinates the activities of state employment agencies. USES, U.S.E.S.


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In a push to create new jobs, Roosevelt signed the Wagner- Peyser Act, creating the United States Employment Service, which promised states matching funds if they created local employment opportunities.

From Textbooks Dec. 30, 2014

The bitter pill in Harry Truman's drink was a rider which ordered the return of United States Employment Service to state control within 30 days.

From Time Magazine Archive

Publicity preceding the show's debut said that the ex-servicemen had been sifted through the United States Employment Service, Veterans Administration, and Army & Navy public relations offices.

From Time Magazine Archive

This offer should be made through the United States Employment Service, local offices of which are familiar with farm labor needs.

From Time Magazine Archive

The American situation with regard to labor was made much simpler by the organization of the United States Employment Service.

From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by March, Francis Andrew

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