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The Employment Service: Problems and Opportunities for
Improvemeut. HRT-76-169; B-133182. iebruary 22, 1977. 44 pp. +
appendices (!- pp.).
Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General.
Issue Acoa: Education, Training, and Employment Programs (1100);
Education, Training, and Employment Programs: Programs for
Matching Unemployed or Underemployed Workers with Unfilled
Jobs (1109).
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Budget Function: Education, Manpower, and Sccial Services:
Training and Employment (504).
organization Concerned: Department of Labor.
Congressional Relevance: Congress.
Authority: Comprehensive Emplcyment and Training Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 801 (Supp. V)). Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26
U.S.C. 3301). Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C 49). Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 501).
Since establishment of the Employment Service in 1933,
it hes served as a labor exchange for persons seeking work and
for employers with jobs to fill. Meanwhile, many cthpr placement
sources have developed and the Service now handles a relatively
small and specialized part of the labor market--jobs and persons
characterized by low pay. Findings/Conclusicns: In fiscal year
1975 the Service helped employers find qualified applicants for
73% of the job openings listed. However, the Service reportedly
placed only 17% of its 18.5 million job applicants. Over half of
the applicants did not receive any help, and mo t placements
were in low paying jobs. Recommendations: The Secratary cf
Labor should determine the Service's role in tcday's job market
and establish goals that would encourage the Service to seek the
types of jobs that meet the applicants' needs. These goals
should be reviewed periodically to determine if they are
consistent with the changing needs of prospective employers and
applicants, considering the adequacy of existirg alternative
placement sources to meet those needs. The Secretary of Labor
should encourage State employment security agencies to refer
selective claimants to the Service, emphasize determining the
claimant's work search efforts during eligitility interviews
when service registration is unnecessary, and establish
guidelines for suitable work criteria. (Authcr/SC)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaabye0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)