Show Sanpete an ete County Sample For Survey In January 1940 1990 the Division of Research of the Work Projects Administration Administration Administration Ad Ad- ministration put into operation a regular monthly survey of unemployment ment to provide accurate measurements measurements measurements measure measure- ments of or unemployment employment employment employment employ employ- ment and the size of the labor force forca ron on ii systematic b basis sis This wa wit the first attempt by any public or private agency to provide through actual field counts the needed much-needed answer to to the question How many workers are out of work or working today The guiding principles of oC this national survey are accuracy and speed at small cost The national sample of September Septem Septem- ber her 1941 was as taken from 64 coun- coun lies Ues in 45 states Sanpete County I was one o of these counties James R. R Holt Is the tie local research I sor SOl Under him are arc five local numer numer- numer-I numer numerations are taken from towns and 45 from rural districts dis dis- Samples are taken from front every ory part of the thc county Within each of the 64 counties a 1 sample of households is selected for Interview by hj p method which Insures Insures insures In In- that every part of the count county population rural population rural village and city is Is covered The total number of households to tJ be interviewed within a county Is apportioned among city village an and open country in accordance accordance accor accor- dance danco with the the- population figures for that t county The Tile same households are Interviewed for fOI four to five live months in succession and ind thou then the fie I sample households are chan changed ed so as JS not to arouse irritation through too prolonged 1 Inquiry Unemployment stood a af at In September a drop of or from Crom August it was reported today by ily commissioner Howard O. O Hunter on the basis of the regular Monthly Report of or Unemployment The September drop was below sea sea- lentil expectations however being less than half tho decline Recline registered re for the same period a year ear ago I At the same simo time lime a seasonal de- de dt of or l was reported In lu the Q nations nation's total labor force attributed buted In large measure to the tho re reopening re- re opening of schools This largo large ro- ro in tho labor force force- would have resulted In a much sharper I drop in unemployment in September h had it not been beon for the fact that tha there was also h a red reduction of In the number of persons actually actual actual- ly Iy employed The decrease In employment elf oin was vas contrary to seasonal expectations total employment hay has havIng hayIng Ing lug increased by hy luring during the game me period a year ago |