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THE
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P R 0 GR A M
JUN b
·1 ~36
--Works Progress Administration--
For Release in Morning Newspapers
Thursday, June 4, 1936
All States Share in Decline of WPA Employment.
The poiicy of the Works Progress Administration to transfer work-relief
employes as rapidly as possible from its projects to those of other Federal agencies and to private industry, has resulted in all states sharing in an employment
decline of 34,999 persons from the WPA rolls between May 9 and May 16.
On May 16, a total of 2,417,581 workers were on the Works Progress Administration rolls, as compared with 2,452,580 for the week ending May 9.
On March 3, Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins ordered a
gradual retrenchment of WPA rolls from the February high of 3,037,440 to a minimum
of 2,310,100 by June 30.
Mr. Hopkins explained that increased employment opportuni-
ties afforded by the Public Works Administration, Federal and local road building
programs, and in agriculture and other seasonal occupations, would be depended upon
to absorb a lare;e number of Works Progress Administration workers.
(Employment by States of WPA workers and employment by States of workers
under the Works Pro gram are shown in the attached tables.)
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Employment Unde r the Works Progra.m by States
Exclusive of Administrative Employee s
Weck Ending May 16, 1936
(Pa rtly Estima t ed - Subj 0ct to Revision)
Toto..1
Numb er o f Persons Employed
· Works
Emergency
Pro gross
Conservo..tion
Administro..tion
Work
9137
Othor
Agenci e s
59,012
20,403
52,427
180,251
40,961
36,990
5, 48 7
13,985
50,249
60,437
3-1 ,483
10,064
30,8 05
124,552
31,417
27,414
2,550
8,415
26,223
36,546
7,809
4,426
9,923
15,691
3, 86 7
4 ,115
658
2,503
8,050
12,201
16,720
5,913
11,699
40,008
Ko.nso.s
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mo.inc
Maryland
Mo.sso.chusotts
17 ,H6
21 6 ,328
90,711
37,820
56,032
71,770
52,090
18 ,392
28 , 408
111,600
8,823
170,812
72,132
22,670
37,436
·1 8, 702
36,229
7,554
15,375
117, 424
3,464
19,814
7,287
6,165
6,777
14 ,482
7,560
2,724
3,772
11,137
4,859
25,702
11,292
8 ,985
11, 819
8,586
8,301
8,114
9,261
13,039
Michigan
Minne sota
1!.ississi ppi
Missouri
Monto.na
Nc,bro.sko.
Novo.do.
Now Hampshire
Now J e rs ey
Now Mexico
111,2·10
72, 817
·±7, 96 9
10-1, 752
25,013
29,684
5,560
12,7 98
105,911
21,398
8·1,516
50 , 820
27,3 94
72,032
11, 72 ,1
16,829
2, 437
7,9l39
86 ,736
8, 1,13
12,808
9,429
11,260
15,959
3,365
1 ,213
1,079
l,5GO
9,173
4, ·112
13,916
12,568
9,315
16,761
9,924
8,612
2 ,0,11
3,249
9,702
8,813
r-k:w York City
Now York State (Exel. ~C)
No rth Co..rolina.
No rth D9-kot a.
Ohi o
Okla.homo.
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Ca rolina.
236,568
140,370
60 ,193
18 ,259
191,097
7°1,064
30,365
281, 503
18 , 155
46 , 821
21 6 ,928
109, 428
34,160
9,199
156,910
48,819
16,852
239,688
12,730
25,579
8 ,631
10,533
10 ,225
4,259
17,290
13,127
5,192
21,228
2,380
8 ,954
11,009
20,409
15, 808
4 , 801
16, 897
12,088
8 ,321
20,687
3,345
12,288
South Do.koto.
Tonnos s oo
Tcxo. s
Uto.h
Vurmont
Virginia.
Wo.shington
Wo st Virginia.
Wisconsin
Wyoming
20,769
59,838
143,056
17,872
9,774
58,375
50,872
59,882
77 ,6,1 5
8,172
10 ,533
3,471
10,614
21,06 4
3,550
2,014
11,179
7,450
7,879
11,224
1,273
6,765
13,000
37, 838
3, 41 2
3,196
19,343
13,764
5,170
11,471
3,866
107,550
313
1,554
566,860
325
2,359
448
34,772
391
14,010
.' l c b[wno.
~-riz on:1.
/ rko.nso. s
':c. lifornio..
Colo r o.do
Connecticut
Dolnwo.ro
District of Columbia
Florido..
Goorgin
Ido..ho
Illinois
Indiana.
Iowa
Toto.l Distributed
by Sto.tcs
Alo.ska.
H::i.wo.ii
Po..nruna Canal Zono
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islo..nds
v~, rious Stctes
3,391,991
668
3,913
GRAND TOTAL
I
36 , 22 ·1
84, 15·'.1:
10,910
1 , 66 °1
27,853
29,658
46 ,833
54 ,950
3,333
2,417,581
36.,988
1,128
14,0iO
2,216
237
3,4 19, 146
411,900
1
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5 ,67'1
5,461
2,279
3,067
15,976
11,690
619,665
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9104
F OR:\S P}WGR~SS ,~DYHiI STPJ TIOH
Employment on '. ~ork Proj ects Operc- t e d by the <orks Pro gr e ss J.c"tn ini s trc.ti on
~fo e ks ~nd ing Eay S c..n d I':ay 16, 1936
( Po.rtly Est imut ed - Subj ect t o Re vi s i on )
lJ
u
St at e
:· B E R 0 F
".Ieek En ding
F S R S 0 H S
}Oay 9
1'.~o.y 16
Al o.bo.ma.
Ariz ona.
L.r ko.nsc. s
Cc.lifornio.
Col or e.do
Connecticut
De l o.we.r e
District of Columbia
Fl ori dc..
Geo r gia
35,789
10 ,14 8
29 , 855
127, 373
31, 944
27, 992
2 , 609
8 , 052
24 , 63 1
37,110
34 , 483
10 , 064
30 , 805
124 , 552
31, 417
27,414
2 , 550
8 , 415
26 , 22 3
36 , 546
Id::1h o
Illinois
Indi o.no.
I owa.
Ko.ns o. s
Kentuc ky
Louisio.nc.
l{o. ine
Eo.r y l c.nd
1:0.ss o.chu sotts
9,77 8
174 , 029
75, 643
2Z,,37 3
3G , 940
50 , 141
36 , 442
8 , 063
15 ,7 08
118 , 687
8 , 82 3
170 , 812
72 ,1 32
22 , 670
37, 436
48 ,7 02
36, 229
7, 554
15, 375
117, 424
r ichi gc.n
; innosoto.
Fi s sissipp i
i is s ouri
~~ont a.no.
Ne bro. sko.
11ovo.dc.
lfov,r Hmnpshiro
New J e rs ey
l;'ow IiEex ic o
84 , 997
52 , 2,13
27, 439
72 , 208
12, 245
17,360
2 , 547
8 , 020
BE: , 388
8 , '±08
York City
Yo r k St o.t e (Exel. FYC)
Forth Co. r olino.
li:orth Da.kot o.
Ohi o
Okl c..homa.
Or e gon
Fenns ylva.nia.
Rhode Isl:::..nd
South Cc.r olina.
Kew
New
South Da.kota.
Tcnno ss oe
Tc x o. s
Ut r.h
Ve r mont
Vir ginia.
'?o. shington
l!!c st Virginia.
Wisc onsin
Wyoming
Totn.1
':::J
a./
216 , 928
109 , 428
34 ,1 60
9 ,1 99
15 6 , 910
48 , 849
16 , 85 2
239 , 688
12,730
25,57 9
10 , 846
37, 854
86 ,1 87
10, 93 2
4 , 94 3
28 , 797
27 , 4 97
47, 977
56 , 035
3 , 7t18
10 ,5 33
36 , 224
84 ,154
10, ~110
4 , 564
27, 853
29 , 658
,16 , 833
54 , 950
3 , 333
2 , .:'..5 2 ,5 80
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84 , 516
50 , 820
27 , 394
72 , 03 2
11, 724
16 , 829
2 , 43 7
7 , 989
86 ,7 36
8 , 143
217,108
113 , 994
34 , 4 29
9 ,7 70
15 S, 266
48 , 406
17,5 03
241, 880
12 , 779
26 ,137
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1, 392
564
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3,217
3,511
703
496
1, 439
213
509
333
1, 26 3
481
1, 423
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521
531
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31
348
345
180
4 ,56 6
269
571
2, 356
443
651
2 ,1 92
49
55 8
313
1,630
2 , 03 3
22
3 79
944
2,1 61
1,144
1,085
465
(-) 34 ,999
2 , 417,581
Divisi on of
Rc s c~rch, Stutis t ic s ~nd Re cords
Revis e d
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