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Reasons for Failure to Accept Assignments to Works Program Employment in Urban and Rural Communities of Ohio, Series II, No. 15

Reasons for Failure to Accept Assignments to Works Program Employment in Urban and Rural Communities of Ohio, Series II, No. 15

DATE: April 3, 1936

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ABSTRACT: A series of studies was undertaken by the Division of Social Research in December 1935 to ascertain the validity of reports that large numbers of relief clients certified as eligible for Works Program employment were refusing to accept jobs to which they had been assigned. The series of studies was divided into two parts; the first included inquiries in Cincinnati, Toledo, and the rural and town portions of Stark and Athens Counties, Ohio. The second part, to be discussed in a subsequent research bulletin, consisted of studies in 13 cities.

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United States. Works Progress Administration. Reasons for Failure to Accept Assignments to Works Program Employment in Urban and Rural Communities of Ohio, Series II, No. 15. Washington, DC: Works Progress Administration, Division of Social Research, April 3, 1936, https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/6731, accessed on June 25, 2024.

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NOTE: From title page: Prepared under the supervision of A. Ross Eckler, Chief, Special Inquiries Section

Cover title: 8703

PUBLISHER: Works Progress Administration, Division of Social Research

PLACE: Washington, DC

DIGITAL COPY SOURCE: HathiTrust Digital Library

SUBJECTS: RELATED ITEM: CLASSIFICATION:
  • sudocs: Y 3.W 89/2:13/2-15
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  • oclc: 33634083

RIGHTS: No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)

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