Show Veteran Activity In Employment Office When comparing o occupational group group- groupIngs groupings Ings of veterans placed In active job Joh openIngs In Utah with United States totals our local U U. S. S Employment Ser Ser- Service Service vice offices placed approximately 15 per percent percent cent less In unskilled Jobs than did the theother theother other combined local offices Other groupings were more nearly comparable with the national average with larger proportion In Utah of those from the laboring class being upgraded to clerical service and skilled semi Jobs Within the state more than three three- fourths or of the veterans ac accepted place place- pared favorably with the placement of other male malo applicants However only meats ments In n a trade occupation which corn com per cent or of the veterans were hired for unskilled Jobs compared with per cent for other male hires A large portion of the difference went Into semi semi- semiskilled skIlled Jobs Since the local U. U S. S Employment offices In Utah nave have been de- de designated designated as the Veterans Veterans' Contact Center activity has Increased considerably During the tho first five o of 1945 veteran contacts and those routed for additional service almost doubled when compared d with thelast the last five months of 1944 Referrals and placements Increased but not proportionately because many of the contacts were limited to persons Inquiring about their rights and bene- bene benefits benefits fits under the G 0 I. I I Bill BUl of Rights and required only redirection For the same five month comparison veterans directed to other agencies for servIce almost tripled I. I e. e Veterans Administration Sel Selective Service Training Agencies State Vocational Rehabilitation etc These Increases occurred even though total local office contacts were In a seasonal decline Although unrestricted by manpower controls It is 15 significant cant that World War II veterans have ac accepted high priority war Jobs as readily as have civilians who were available during the same period EIg Eight t and tenths four per cent of the discharged veterans contacting employment centers returned to or ad- ad accepted employment In the ferrous non metal mines or coat mines ot of the tho state c compared with per cent for other male malo placements Likewise per cent of the available World War II veterans accepted ed em employment In transportation communication and utility firms whiCh Includes most of the major military while per cent of the tho other male civilians accepted simi simi- similar lar employment Essential war manu manu- manufacturing manufacturing received 57 per cent less vet vet- veteran eran than civilian placements Job QC- QC acceptances In contract construction wholesale retail trade service and other Industrial activities were approximately equal within the tho two groups More than 90 per pcr cent or of the total veteran contacts and 87 per cent of the total veteran placements were of per per- persons persons sons having served in World War II Three out or of every 20 were veterans handicapped In such a manner that considerable counseling and selective placement effort had to be employed by local office personnel before they were placed In gainful employment It Is noteworthy that during the period January May 1945 only 17 veter- veter veterans veterans ans out of those who made the 1150 contacts at l local l offices filed an Initial claim for a a. readjUstment allowance un- un unemployment unemployment employment compensation It can then be considered that most of the other cases were handled to the veterans veterans' sat sat- Quite often more than one local office contact was necessary be- be before before fore a referral was made accounting for fer some or of the tho disparity between those routed for additional service and those referred to Job openings Approximately one third of the veterans going beyond the tho desk were eventually placed In a gainful Job Twelve per cent were seeking the services ot of another agency In summarization It can be stated that local USES offices In Utah may maywell maywell well be pr proud ud of their achievements and gains to date dat In handling problems con con- connected connected with the returning veterans veterans' economic status and Is justified In Its hopes for even greater strides towards a more adequate service for tor veterans In Inthe inthe the future |