Show MR YAGER WRITES I Editors Editor's note The following letter letter letter let let- ter on which vie we have commented in our editorial column was writt written written writ writ- t ten n over a month ago but escaped ed our attention until now Dear Mr In looking through the Record for September 7 71 I noticed the plan of rehabilitation propos proposed d for Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne County and also also read your editorial on this subject In this connection I wish to direct your to the small number of Duchesne residents who are actively registered with the National Reemployment Service If unemployment in Duchesne County is is- isas as great as the editorial editor editor- ial and article suggest surely the state and federal governments should know about it One of the principle functions of the National Reemployment Service is to keep available at all aU times accurate data on the nature and extent of unemployment We Ve act as the finding fact-finding agency for forthe forthe forthe the U U. U S S. S Bureau of Labor Sta Sta- The data on unemployment unemployment ment that is gathered by us is used in public planning to determine determine determine deter deter- mine when and where public works to relieve unemployment are necessary necessary necessary essary and to determine the nature nature nature na na- na- na ture of the work projects to be beset beset beset set up so that the greatest use may be made of the occupational skills of the unemployed in the region concerned Of course the National Reemployment Reemployment Reemployment Service cannot directly create jobs for the unemployed Its task is to supply workers for jobs that are created by other means and this is understood understood understood under under- stood when jobs are scarce and the number of unemployed is large many applicants for work with the Reemployment Service are disappointed Perhaps this is the reason why so few Duchesne I 1 residents arc are on our active files filesI at present I But whatever the reason our statistics on unemployment do not indicate any unusual distress in Duchesne County today If conditions conditions con con- are as bad as the last is issue issue issue is- is sue of the Record indicates I suggest that you encourage e all unemployed unemployed unemployed un un- un- un employed to register with the Reemployment Reemployment Reemployment Re- Re employment Service if for no other other other oth oth- er reason than to provide the state and national governments with an accurate and complete picture picture pic plc- ture of the unemployment situation situation situation situa situa- tion there Yours very truly Signed Geo A. A Yager National Reemployment Service I |