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United States Employment Service

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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 1918, at the beginning of World War I, the United States Employment Service published lists of jobs that were suitable for women in order to encourage men in those occupations to switch to jobs that supported the war effort.

From Time

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

In 1933 the United States Employment Service was created� a co-operative state and Federal enterprise . . . for registering the occupations and the skills of workers and for actually finding jobs for these registered workers in private industry.

From Time Magazine Archive