Full text of Press Releases of the Works Progress Administration : 400,000 WPA Workers Engaged on Defense Projects : January 9, 1941, 4-2195

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FEJJEP.AL WORKS AGENCY
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION

For I mmediate Release
Thursday , January 9 , 1941 .
400 , 000 WPA i'!ORY.:ERS EYGAGED 01'J DEFENSE PROJEC':'S

Howard

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Hunter, Acting Com'.Ilissioner of Work Projects ,

sc1,id. toda~r th""lt more than 400 , 000 WP.A employees are working on
national defense ~rojects .
This civilian army , as great as the Regular Arm;r of the
United Stat es , compris es appr oximately 370 , 400 on construction J rojects
and 36 , 600 on other t ypes

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,rejects .

Buildin,:;s, ai:r:i,orts and other co ns truction , including work
on Army and Navy reservations , account for about 190 , 000 project
employees .

Road projects a long the strategic routes des i gnated by the

War Department as of military i mportance eh!~')loy J.80 , 000 .
There ,!),re 28 , ;_;co on occupational training projects , which
to de, te h""ve enrolled. a total of ne!'.rl~r 50 , 000 'WPA workers :pr eparing
for emplo~rment in defense industries, o.nd 8 , 300 on other non-construction
projects s~1ch as surveys .:,,nd mapping for military agencies .

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