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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 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

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 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

"Teamwork between the county agricultural agents and farm-help specialists of the Department of Agriculture and the harvest emergency force of the United States Employment Service is considered largely responsible for the excellent results."

From Community Civics and Rural Life by Dunn, Arthur William

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