Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-17 | Page 6 | An Economic Problem

V An Economic Problem V i FIGURES just made available in Washington I give a factual picture V of the W VT P A turn- turn 1 over the over the record including Au August latest statistics statistics statistics sta sta- sta- sta compiled Federal officials officialS' 1 express gratification and Deputy Administrator Aubrey i Williams remarked as the tabulations were laid V before f him iI This is is ian isan an economic ic problem Were We're ere t f. f i it i. I i rI t 1 A ri l-ri t not just churning around with the same people It has every semblance of being just that V The figures shop sho that private privat industry is hiring W P A workers in considerable numbers but there is no indication in them that the work relief army is simply dwindling down to an ir irreducible irreducible irreducible ir- ir reducible mass of workers who dont don't want other work or whom employers do po not want to hire In August persons left W P A rolls and an estimated took private industry jobs About actually said they were taking taking taking tak tak- ing other jobs and more quit without saying saying saying say say- ing why Officials cant can't see why those in the latter group quit unless it was to get better employment Another were discharged for inefficiency or laid off Although W P A has ha a present peale of workers only 15 per cent have been on the rolls roIls steadily since the first peak in February 1936 More than persons have worked on W P A at one time or another About 53 per cent of those added to the rolls in August were going on W P A for the first time approximately the percentage in previous months mO The separation rate also has r remained relatively steady around 6 per cent V