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REPORT ON
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18 1943
REC~IV.ED
PROGRESS OF
THE WPA PROGR A
JUNE· 30, 1942
FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
~WJQQI FREE LGI-~~
IUN .US 1943
RECEIVED
FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY
MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP 8. FLEMING, Administrato r
REPORT ON
PROGRESS OF
THE WPA PROGRAM
JUNE 30, 1942
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP 8. FLEMING, Acting Commissioner
GEORGE H. FIELD, Deputy Commissioner
SAMUEL L. HABER , Director, Division of Research and Statistics
PREFACE
The Work Proj ects Adminis Lra tion , a uni t of th e F ederal Works
Agency ince July 1, 1939 , was establi h eel in 1935 with the prim ary
purpose of providin g work for the unemployed on u eful public proj-·
ec t . The activitie of th e W P A in achievin g tbi obj ective during
th e fi cal year endin g Jun e 30, 1942 , are reviewed in t his report. A
fin al repor t covering the e ntire eigh t-year period of operation of the
WP A p rogram is to be pu bli b ed at a la ter date. F or t his rea on,
Lh e r eport for th e fi scal year 1942 i consid erably shorter th an previous
annual reports.
The r ep or t con tains special sec tions on the war activities and th e
vocational trainin g ac ti viti es carried on by th e WPA. Th e r emainder
of the r eport i devo ted to three edions th at brin g up to date previous
tatem ent on em p loym enl , expendi t ure , an l accom pli::d1 me n l .
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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R rv ic" · of th r \YP _\. Prog rnm ____ - - - --·\\,.PA W ar ActiYit1 es _______________ ____ _
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Training \\,.PA \Yor kers f r Jobs
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Employm en t :mcl Earnings
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LIST OF TEXT TABLES
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1. Average
umber of P e rson s Employed on WPA War Proj ect~ Subject to Leg isla ti,·e
Exemptions and on Other Proj ects D esignated as of I mportance to the War .EITort,
Month ly, Ju ly 1941- J un e 1942 ________ ------ - -------------------------2. Number of P erson s Employed on WPA War P roject. Subject to LC'gislative Exemptions and on Othe r Proj C'cts D esignated as of Imp orta nce t o th e War Effo r t , by
Ma jor Typ of Proj rt a nd b_v Exemption Status, J un e 16, 1942 ___________ ____ ___
3. elected Items of Phy ~ical Accomp lis hm e nt o n Wa r Con struction Projects Oper ated
by WPA , C um ul ati,·e throu g h J un e 30, 1942 ________________________________
4. Amount of W P A and Sponsors' Funds Expended on \Va r P rojects Subject to LPgi ~lative Exemption. and on Other Projects D es ig nated as of I mpo r tance to th War
Effort Operated by WPA, by Major Type of Proj ect, Year Ending June 30, 1942 __ _
5. · umber of WPA vVorkers Receivin g Training Through th e l\ational D efense Voca_________ ____ _
t ional Training Project, by Type of Cour.. e , J un 16, 19-12 _
6. Average N umber of P ersons Employed on WPA Projects, by P rogram, M onth ly,
Aug ust 1935- Ju ne 1942_________ __________________________________________
7. P ercentage Dist ri bution of Perso ns Employed on P roj ec t s Operated by WPA , by Size
of Comm u n ity, Quarter ly, March 193 J un e 1942 _____________________ __ ____
8. Xu m be r of As ignme nts t and Separations from Emp loyment on WPA P roj ec ts ,
Monthly, J u ly 1938- Jun e 1942 _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _
9. A,·erage umber of P e rso ns Employed on WPA P rojects, by Age ncy , Selected M onths,
J une 1939- J une 1942 ______________ _________________
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10. Perce n tage Distribution of Persons Employed on P rojects Ope rated by WPA, by
M ajo r T ype of P roj ec t, Selected Per iods, Ma rc h 1936- J u ne 1942 __ __ ____ _____
11 . l\'"u m be r of P erson s Employed on Projects Operated by WPA, by Type of P roject,
Jun e 16, 1942 __ ___________ ---------------------- - ------- -- ------------- _
12. chcclu le of M onthly Earn ings of W P A Project Wage Employ es, Yea r Ending June
30, 1942 _____________ ----- - -- -- --------------------------------- - -----13 . l\'"umbe r of H ou r. \Vor kecl on P rojects Operated by W P A, by Majo r Type of Project,
Cu m ulative through and Yea r End ing J un e 30, 1942 __________________________ _
14. P ercentage Di t ri b 11 t ion of P erso ns Emp loyed on Projects Ope rated by WPA, by
Wage C lass, Selected P er iod s, June 1936- June 1942 _____________ _____ __ ________
15. P ercentage D ist ri bution of P er. on s Employed on P rojects Ope rated by W P A, by
T ype of Project and by Wage C lass, .Jun e 16, 1942____________ ____ _____________
16. Xumbe r of Women Employed on Projec ts Operated by W P A, Qua r te rly, December
1935- J un e 1942 ____ ________________ ________________________ ________ ____
17. Pe rce ntage Dist r il.,ution of W P A Worker, by Age Gr o u p and by Sex, F el ruary 1939,
A1 r il 1941, and Februa ry 19-12 ___ ________
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18. Am o u nt of F u nd s Ava ilab l to WP A Du ri ng th e Year Ending J une 30, 1942, by So urce _
19. Amo un t of W P A Fund s A ll ocated to Ot her Fed eral Agencie fo r W PA P rojects u nde r
t he ERA Act, F iscal Y e:1 r 1942, b:v Age ncy, through J une 30, 19-12_
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20. Amount of WP A Funds Expended for P rog ram s perated by WPA and by Othe r
F ed era l Agencies, by Fisc-al Yea r, through Jun 30, 19-12 __ ___ _________ __ _____ _
21. Amount of \V P A Fund s Expend cl for Progra ms Operated by WPA and by Other
F edera l Agencies , Mo nthl y , J uly 1935- .June 1942 _ _______________ ___________ _
22 . Amount of W P A Funds Expended for Progra ms Operated by WPA and by Othe r
F ed eral Agencies, Monthl y , Ju ly 194 1- Jun e 19•.!2 _____
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23 . Amount of WP A Fund . Obligated fo r Adrninistrati n of WPA, by Obj ec t of Expenditure, Yea r Ending June 30, 1942 __________________________________ ____ ____
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24 . Amount o f \\7 PA a nd Rpon so rs' Fund s Expended on Projects OpNatccl h.v vVPA , by
Fiscal Yea r and by Sou rce or Funds, th ro ugh Jun e 30, 19--12 _
25 . Amount of \\' PA :1nd S po nsors' Fund s 1•:x pend ed o n Projects Op rated by WFA , by
O liject of Exp nditure and by ,'o ur<'e of Fund s, Yea r Ending .Jiin e 30, 1942 __ __
26 . Alli unt f WPA and , ponso rs' F11nd s Expe nd ed o n Project Opera ted b y \VPA , by
l\laj or T ype o f Projec t and by So urce o f Funds , Yea r~ Endi11 g .lu11 e 30, 19--ll and
10--12 ______________
27. H ig h\\·ays, Road s, and S treets Co ns tru ct ed o r Improve d o n P ro jec ts Opera t ed by
'\' PA , C unrnl at i,·e thro ug h .Jun e 30, 1942_
2 . lfrid~es , C ulve rts, a nrl 0th r R oad Ap111rte na nces Con s t rn c t ed o r Improved o n Proj ec ts pe ratecl I y \\' PA , C urnul at iv t hro ug h Jun e 30 , 19--12
29 . R c reational Faci liti es Constru ·tee! o r Improved on Projcct8 Operatrcl by WPA,
' umulati,·e through Jun e 30, 1942 _
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30 . Public H ealth Facilities Con,;t ru c ted or Impro ved o n Project s Ope rate d by WPA ,
Cu mulati ve through Ju ne 30, 1942_
--------- - ---- - ----------------- - ------ 31 . Acco mpli s hm ents o n Selected T ypes o f W e lfa re Proj ec t Ope rated by WPA, Cumu la ti,· through Ju11 e 30, 19--1.2 ___
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32 . Co nserv atio n anrl Fl ood Con trol Acti,·ities on Proj cts Operated by WPA, C mnul ati,·e
through Ju ne 30, 1942 _______ _____ ____________ ______________________ ______ __
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1. P e rcrntagr of \YPA Wo rk0{·s l·:mpl oyrd 0 11 \Yar P ro je ·ls, .Jul.1· 19-!l- .Jun e 1042 ____ ___ _
2. I·: mpl oy m c nt 01 1 \\'PA Projctt s, through .Jun e 1942 ____ ____
3 . As8ignments a11d Sr paration s i11 Ernp\oym c11t 011 \\' PA Proj ects , July 193 - .J11n e 1942__
4 . P rce ntage Dis tri lH1ti on of \\' PA \Yorkers, by Age Groups, F e bruary L942 and A1 ril
1941 _ __ ___ ___ ----- ------------------------ - ----- - - - --- - ----- - - -- - -- - ---5. \V PA Ex pe nclit. 11 rrs, Jul y l 935- .Jun e 19-42 _____________________ __ _______ __ ______ _
6. Dis tributi on f WPA Expe nditures, by Objec t of Expenditure, Y ear Ending Jun e 30,
1942 __ ______ --- --------- - -------------------------- - - - -- -- - --- - ------ -7. \\' PA and 'po nso r. ' E x pe ndittll'es o n Projects Ope rated I y \VPA, by Fi cal Y ea r an d
J,_1· Sou rce of Fund~, th roug h .Jun e 30, 194 2 ___ __ __
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8. \\' PA and , 'pom,ors' E x pC'11dit1 11·c~ 11 Projects Op rated h y \\' PA , by T ype of Proj ect,
Year E ndin g Jun e 30, 19-12 _______ ______ --------------------- ----- --- -lX
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REVIEW OF THE WPA PROGRAM
fi cal year 1942 for the W ork Projects
T Administration
was a period of fur ther ad HE
ju tment to the
ation 's em ergency defense
program whi ch , after P earl Harbor, becam e Lhe
Nation 's war program . Wherever possible the
labor of worker on the WPA roll s was u tilized
for the constru tion of facili ties and the proviion of servic which would aid the war effor t .
A program ""a s set up for the trainin g of workers
in the manua l occupation s needed in war indu tries. More than a third of the WPA program was devoted to defense and war activitie
durincr the fisc al year 1942. The remainder of
the program continu ed th e co ns truction and improvement of public facilitie and the provision
of various servi ces to communi ties.
WPA War Work
The WPA ha s been doin g work for the military and n aval authorities sin ce 1935. WP A
projects at militm-y and naval reservations in
prewar years helped greatly in th e rehabilitation of uli litic and other physical equipm enL of
our armed forc es. ·w hen the national emergency wa declared in the summer of 1940, it
wa recognized th at m any of th e "\YPA proj ccL
uncl r ta ken fo r civilian use were now of mi litary
value. A large number of roads, brid ges, a nd
airports cons tru cted in peacetime now became
an integral part of th e Nat ion 's defen se .
WPA work for the arm ed fore s was incre11se<l
and pceded up in th e fiscal year 1942 . Proj ecL
worker con tructecl and impr ved barrnck. ,
me ball , garages, warehou es, trainin g field s,
riO e rano-es, admini t rat ion buildings, hospi tals
and infu·maries, road , water and ewer line ,
and other stru cture and utilities at military
and naval establishm ent .
Service projects provided leadership at recreation center for the use of m embers of the
armed forces and war industry workers . Other
WPA service proj ect work included the makin g
of m aps, pos ter , and other visual educational
aid s; the tabulation of weather data; the giving
of assis tance to librarie , aid to healLb agencie'
in a program of venereal disease con trol, and
other kinds of clerical assi tance to agencies
overburdened with war activities .
O ther W PA work cfu-ectly useful to the war
program included ciYil airport constru tion and
improvemen t, co nstruction and improvement of
acces roads and u tililie , and h ealth and welfar e
se rvice in war indus try center .
Under Congressional legi lation en acted i.o
June 1940 and continu ed in ubsequen t years,
proj ects of t he types desc rib ed abov were eli gible for cer tification by t he Secr etary of "\Var or
the Secretary of th e Navy as of impor tance to
th e war effor t. S uch cer tifica tion was n cc:ssary
in ord er to ec ure th e ben efi t of priority in
obtaining m aterial , a nd wa s th e basi of exemption from r es lric(i ons app lying gen er ally to
vYP A hom· and w11gcs.
At the beginnin g of the fi scal yea r 1942 , 3-!
per ·en t of all WP A work <'r wer e engaged in
war \\' Ork; by lh e end of l he fi sc11I yea r lh e percent11 ge of workers on war projects had ri sen to
about -ell percent. Th e numb er f worker on
wur proj " ·ls in mi<l-Juuc 19-!2 wa s 2 7,000 , of
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whom 20.5,000 wer r employed on crrtifted \\'ar
project . Of t he 2 7,000 WPA war ,rnrk crs,
more th an 1 5,000 " ·r r c doing con strn c- tion
work , fl ncl n flrly 64 ,000 were on cr vicc pr oject ,
\\'hilc . 8 ,000 were laking ,·o :1tio nal trninin g
co ur r in prr pnralion for private employ m ent
in th e war indu s tri
Th e fisca l yenr 1942 was the s vcnth in WPA
history. O\"Cr thi wh ole seven-year J cri od ,
more th an 25,000 buildings h ad b een constru cted , enlarged , or improved for th e u c o f
th e firm ed for ·c . Durin g Lh c sa m e p eriod,
abou t 800 fli rport s and more th an 4,000 a irpor t
buildin gs h ad h ren built , enhrgcd , or improved.
A sp ec ial fea tw-e of ,YP A war \\'Ork in th e
fi scnl year 1942 \\"flS scrnp coll ect ion. ca rri ed on
at th e r cqurs t. of Lh e War Produ ct ion Board.
B etween Octob er 1941 and th e encl of Jun e
1942, 44 ,000 ton s of steel rai l h a d been r cmoYCcl
from ci ty str eets by WP A workers. In an
ao-ricultural fin d urban crap collection campaign, b etw een th e latter part of April find th e
encl of Jun e 1942, WP A worker s collc tcd more
th an 27,000 ton s of scrap m etal and abou t
2,000 tons of rubb er.
Project Activities and Accomplishments
The gen eral ran ge of proj ect activities in this
fi s al year wa nearly as broad as in form er
years, despite the gradual hif t in emplrnsis to
proj ect directly or indirec tly aidi_n o- th e " ·ar
effort. About three-fif t h of nll WPA project
exp enditures in th e fi al yea r 1942 wer e nrnd e
on work \Yhi ch , whil e often inclir ctly aiding the
Nation ' war effort, was und ertaken primarily
for the civ ilian popula tion .
I t is, of co ur c, imp ossibl e to mak e a di stin ct
·leavagc b r t" ·c n civ ilic n b en efit and ben efits
lo th e war progrnm. R oads l uil t for eiYili an
use in n on s trat egic areas may at any m om ent
h ceom e of mi li tary importan ce . The prnct ical
di l in ction is t h< t som e road s nncl n ot oth ers
re civ ed ccrti fie a tion as of importan ce to n ational d efense. Nonccrtifi cd r ads, chic0y for
th e benefit of rura l di stri cts, co ntin u e l to be
buil t by WPA worker in th e fi sc nl year 1942,
though less exten sively than befor0.
Airport ,York was placed in th e category of
certified wa r proj ects. Con lru c tion of publi c
buildings wa s largely but not entirely in mi li -
tn r y or war indu tr y areas. Th constru ction
an<l improYem en t of h o piLal h ad a p ccial
wartim e value m any ar ea.
Jone rtifiecl
bui ld ing con s tru ction , a dm1ini sbin g category,
includ cl n " . ch ool buildings cr rdc<l to r epl ace
old and unsafe tru ct urc . ·watcr treatment
and cwag clisp . al plants wer e con s tructed ,
and water main and sewer line laid . Gener al
pa rk work was car ccly carried on at all, but
playground s were constructed in m any localit ies . In general, large con truction for r ecr eational pm·po e wa s di scon t inued . ;,,Ialari a
c ntrol work wa m1d ertaken esp ecially for th e
pr ote tion of mili tary en campment . ConserYation " ·ork, s uch a tr e planting and work at
fi h ha tch eries, continued on a m all cr cale.
Employm ent on the WPA work program was
b eing r edu ced , and it was r educed m ost rapidly
in th e field of cons truction for civilian u e
and benefit.
The scrvi e p art of the WP A program was to
a considerabl e ext en t tmnccl into " ·ar work ;
and h er e aga in, th e distinction b etween work
of impor tance for "·ar pmpose and other work
is som etime mrrcly a formal dis tinc tion between certifi ed and n on ccrtified project . The
nursery sch ool proo-r am was expanded to incl ud e th e children of mothers working in war
plant and of m en in th e arm ed forces . AduJt
eel uca tional work was con centrated par t icularly
upon li teracy and na turalization cla c , and
on vo a t iona l trfl inin g. Library extens ion " ·ork
wa s in larg part for th b n cfit of t he arm ed
scn 1 cs . Publi c h ea lt h a c tivitie - clinic and
Ycn cr cal di ca c control c pccially- " ·er e expand ed in milit ary flllCl war produ c tion areas.
School lun ches wer e con tinued , " ·i th incr eased
loca l support , in nll parts of th e country.
Work on ewin g project included th e r e ondi tioning of army lo thin g and equipa ge. A
con siderabl e pnrt o f the work p er form ed on
res ar ch an l r ecords proj ects and art and music
proj ec ts wa s related to th e war em ergen cy.
\YPA ervicc proj ect,s in gen era l, ho"-ever, continued to en c ciYilian need s of communiti es.
Th e figm e sh owin g the work p erform ed by
t he \VP A in seven year s are imprc s ivc. About
664,000 miles f highway , r oad , and str eet
" ·er e constructe l and improved. A larg
portion of all airport work thrnugh out th e
Nation wa s don e by th e WPA. Wat erfro n t
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improv-em nL include mor th a n 700 lock ,
whm-Ye , and pi er . \.b ut .5 ,700 n w sc hool
buildin g h ave been constru led , and more Lhnn
33,000 oth er cnJargcd or improved. 1 1 re
than ~00 n ew hospital w r e buil L a nd abouL
~,000 improved or r econ tructcd. v\'PA workr built 140 n ew librari e and enlarged or
re onditioned 900 other . The con structi o n
and improvem ent of r ec rea ti onal fa ciliti es
,500 n ew r ccreat io nnl
includ cl more th an
buil lin g, 3, 000 n ew alhlclic fi elds, and more
than , l 00 parks . WP.\. worker bui lt n early
950 sewn ge treatm ent plant an I lnid nearly
J6,000 mil e of wat<'r main a nd di stribuLi on
lin e . ::\[ore th an 1.5 ,000 miles of drainage
ditche " ·er e du g in mdarial areas. Under the
WPA s rvi ce progra m ,,·orkcr r epaiTecl or
r enovat ed :1 bout 94,000,000 book , served more
h ool lunch e , and made
than J ,000 ,000,000
375,000,000 garment and 111 ,000,000 other
arti cles in sewing room s. Edu cnt ional and
ot her cultmal service h ave been extend ed lo
larg<' numb er of children and adults through
th e projec t on this program.
Vocational Training
Durin g th e defense and wnr period , ev ral
n ew trnining program wer e <'t up to prepare
\iVPA work ers for privat e war t im e jobs.
A n ational proj ect for th e trn inin g of worker
in the oc upational skills r equired in t be d efen e
inclu tri c wa carri ed on und er the pon sor hip
of th e '\\Tnr Production Board and t he co ponsorship of the nited Sta tcs Office of Edu cation.
The WPA selec ted th e work er to be train ed ,
and paid them WPA wage durin g a cour e of
trainin g, which in differ ent chools vari ed from
four to twelve w eeks. The in tructor and
up c1Tisor were furni shed by Lh e nited tatcs
las room in st ru ction wa
Office of Education.
supplemcn ted by sh op practice. About 32,000
traine e were em·olled in the e classes on
June 16, 1942.
Sma ll machine shops, not yet drawn into war
produ ction , wer e used as auxilinry shops in t his
trn inin g program; and more tliirn 1,400 train ees
wer e in auxiliary shops at the end of the fi cal
.V ar.
In addition, there wa an in-plant training
progrnm , in which sclc ·led vrPA workers wer e
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k ' lrninin g pC'riod in war produC'lion plnnL ;
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if lh<'ir work wa . a Li. 1'11d ry , tli <'y w re t hen
put on th<' plant pay roll . On Jun e 16, l 942 ,
more llian 1,500 vVPA workers were taki ng inplant trn ining.
" 'om en a well as m en were tra in ed for war indu try work. 1lany women formerly employed
on sewin g proj ects wer e taught to op cral m a ll
h cnc h rnachin <'s ; oth er women were train d in
work ranging from li gh t a iTcrnft ri vet in g lo
blueprint r ea din g. Abou t 4/lOO women were
rece iving ti·ainin g on vocational proj ect at th e
encl of the fi ca l y ear.
A nation-\\·ide proj t for t h e trainin g of
v\'PA workers as airpor t servicem en , as operated under the po nsorship of th e C ivil Aeron a uti cs Admini s lnition and the U nit ed Slalt's
Offic of Edu ·a Lion. Th e airports used ns trainin g tations were se lected by the CAA, th e inlru tor s wer e furni h eel by th e United Stales
Offi c of Ed uca Lion , and the trainee wNc
cl ctecl, a ss iO'n cd , and pa id ,rngcs by t he WPA
during a tr a inin g p eriod of 90 clays. U l he <' nd
of th e fiscal ycnr, more than 500 WPA wo rkers
wer e r ece ivin g s uch training . Approximately
35,000 persons were in training und er a ll t he
ab v e wartime trninin g programs in Jun e 1942 .
In addition, th \~TPA condu cted two other
tnunmg program not directly r elated to th e
war program . The WP A household workers
training program was r eorganized so as to trnin
nly \YPA work er , " ·ho wer e paid for 12 wee ks
" ·hile being tra in ed. Other ,vP \. wo rk er wcr t'
tra in ed for periods of tlu-ee to six m onth for
nonprofcssiomi l du Lic in hospitals anJ in tiLution , and wcrn paid WPA wages durin g t he
trainin g p eri od. 1[orc th an 1,600 person s wer e
in trainin g in mid-JUJ1e 1942 under these two
prog rams.
Yocn tional co urse , which includ e busin cs
En gli sh , arit hm etic, ty ping and ste nog raphy ,
arc a par t of t he \iVPA 's adu lt edu c-a lion prog ram int end ed Lo serve lh c publi (· in gcn cnil.
In January 194:. , mo n' than S.5,000 per on ,wer c enroll ed in Lb e e vocational co urse .
Employment
The a \-era ge empl y m ent on TI'PA projecls
fo r the ft ca I :·c:1 r I 9-!2 wa 97 l ,000 , th lowest
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in WPA his tor)' . Thi. was 6 percent k s. than
t he average employment of 3,0 14 ,000 in the
peak fi scal yea r of 1939. WPA employmen t for
the month of June 1942 avernged on ly 69 ,000
os compa red with 1,4 11 ,000 in Jun e 1941 , a
decline of 51 percent.
The dra Lie reduction in WPA employ men t
in recen t years h a been du e onl_v in part to
in creasin g employ men t oppor tu ni ties for WPA
workers; large redu ctions in project opera ti on
were necessary in order to keep wi thin curtailed
WP A fl ppropriations made for the years subsequent to 1939 .
Thus, whil many WP A workers left the
program volunt arily in order to take private
jobs, there were a consid erabl e number of
separation mode nece sary by the decreased
fund s available. During the fiscal yea r 1941 ,
the m on thly volume of sepor aL ions averaged
14 percent of monthly employm ent , and 45
percent of the average monthly separat ions
were volun tary. In the fi sca l yea r 1942 ,
monthly separations averaged 16 percent of
employment, and 56 percent of the eparations
were volun tary .
A signifi can t development durin g the fiscal
year 1942 was th e relatively larger impor tance
of servi ce and training projects in providing
employment on the V\PA program . Co nstru ction projects still continu ed to be the major
activity of the WPA, although this type of
project emplo)red only 58 percent of all WPA
workers in Jun e 1942 a again t 68 percent in
,June 194 1.
D efense and war projects were given in creasing emphasis on the WP A program during the
fisca l yea r 1942. The proportion of all 1YPA
workers employed on such project ro e from
34 percent in June 1941 to 41 percent in June
1942 . Sin ce m any defense and wor projects
were exemp ted from the tandard W PA regu lations concernin g maximum working hou rs and
earnings, 11, rise in employment on such projects
resulted in a more than propor tionate rise in
hours of work and earn in g . At the encl of
June 1942 , about 20 percent of the vVPA workers
were exempted from the stand ard limi tations
of hours and earnings, and practically all of
them were employed on certified war projects.
During the fi cal year 1942, WP A project
employees worked 1,494 ,000 ,000 hours and
ra nw d $72 1.100 ,000 n proj rcts oprrate<l by
the WPA. B eca use of the fewer worker employed, the tota l hour were 40 percent les
tban in th e pr viou fi ca l Y('ar, a nd Lhe total
earnings wer e 36 percen t le s.
Financing the Program
The fi cal year 1942 was marked by the
smallest total annual expendi ture of WPA
fund s in the histo17 of the program . E),_-penditure were 33 percen t below those of the previou fi cal year, and 60 perce nt below those of
the peak fiscal year of 1939. Total expenditme by the WPA for proj ect operations in the
fi scal year 1942 wer e $844 ,498,000; in addition,
$34,717 ,000 was expended for adm inistration.
WPA proj ects operated by other F ederal
agencies, but financed by n.llocating WP A
fund , brou ght total W P.\ expenditmes up to
$887 64 000.
The spons01 ' contribu tions to projects
operated by the WP A for th e fiscal year "-ere
$3 1,150,000 , or 31 percent of the total fund s
expended. In the first year of WPA operation
the ponsors' contribu tion was only 10 percent
of tota l funds ex1ended. Th e stat utory requirement is now an average of 25 percent
ponsor ' contribu tion in each state. This
req uiremen t doe not apply to certified ,rnr
projects, bu t during the fi cal year 1942 the
ponsor contribu ted nea rly 23 percent of the
total co t of these war proj ct .
Of the total WPA project expenditures for the
fi scal year 1942 , 6 perce nt was for labor co ts
(including the wages of upervisory proj ect
per onn el), and 14 percen t fo r nonlabor costs.
In 1941 , WPA non labor costs had been 10 percent of all proj ect expendi Lures; the ri e in 1942
was du e to the increased propor tion of "·ar
project , chiefly con tru ction work requiring
higher outlays for materials.
G~neral Summary
The Work Project Administration has left
lasting eviden ces of its operations in all parts of
the country. Work proj ects set up to provide
useful public work for the unemployed have
added ve17 greatly to the phy i a l assets of
local conununitie , and have establi heel a
REYIEW OF T H E WPA PROGRAM
pattern of puhli
C'rYice. thnt promi e to
endur e for beyond the term of Lhi mergency
proo-ram. The ability of n eedy un employed
workers to make va luable con tribution to
commm1 ity improvement an I welfare ha . be n
demon trated conclusiYely. A pni ct ical meLl,od
of F ederal-local cooperation ha been e tabIi bed for futme use. l\Iany mi ll ion of unemployed workers were return ed to employment in
p1irnte industry with Lh ir k ill laro- ly nrnin tain ed and ofLcn in crcas d; and in the mean time the self-re p ct of Lh se million of workers
and their furn ilie ha been preserv cl . A t he
ation en tered inlo the pre ent world truggle
it was indeb ted lo the work program of the
"\YPA not only for its ubstantial as i tance to
the war effor t, but al o for it contribu tion to
the m orale of a large portion of om population .
WPA WAR ACTIVITIES
of th e work done b:v the Work Proj ec t '
M AdminisLmtion
through th e \\-hole period
CH
s ince the star t of the proo-rn m in 19; 5 ha s
proved of gr eat valu e to the nat iona l defense
prng ram and the war effor t. A laro-e proportion
of the airport con truction work cl one in the
1.Jni ted States si nce 1935 has been accomp lished
t hrou gh WPA proj ects. Th e work on high\rnys
a nd rnad s has expedited h eavy wartim e traffic.
Th e r econditionin g of buildin gs at mili tary and
naval e tablishment bas helped to proYicle
l1ous in g and fa cilities fo r the Na tion's rapid ly
expandin g armed fo rce .
B efor e the entry of t hl' l'nitecl S tat es into the
war , WPA operat ion \\-ere alrea dy well-in tegrated with th e national defense program. The
WPA, thro ugh an experi en d adminis trative
and technica l organ ization ext ending into every
tate and most co unties a n l omrn uni ties, was
able to pu t into irnme liaLe operat ion proj ec ts
designa ted a impor tan t for def nse purposes.
By D ece mber 1941 th e WPA was prepa red to
make i ts full con tribution to th e \\·ar effort.
Althou gh the empha sis of t be vVP.A program
was bif ted to m ee t w11rtime needs, t be types of
work p erform ed remain ed in general the ame a
in peacetime. Construction proj ec t , during
the fi scal year 1942, continu ed to mak e up the
major part of t he program; but within this category cerLa in typ e of work in cr eased in r la tive
import ance. vYork on ai rports was emph as iz cl.
Highway, treet, an I road prnjecLs were devoted
to an increasin g ex ten t to th e improvem ent of
trateg ic hi gh\rn ys or to th e bu ildin g of acce s
roads to military and naval e tabli shrn ent and
to war product ion centers .
rvic proj els wer'
6
r eorgani zed so as to co ntribute m or e direc tly to
t he needs of the a rm ed forc -s, of s tat e a n I local
defense co uncils, a nd of \rnr industry area .
Provisions Facilitating WPA
Defense and War Work
Th e ERA Act for th fi cal yea r 1942, lik the
act for the prev ious year , included provisions
whi ch faci litat d th e particip at ion of t h WPA
in t he nationrtl defe nse and war programs.
1:nder these pro vision , proj ects cer ti fied by the
ecretary of W ar or the ~ecretary of the K aYy
as important for military or nava l purposes
might be exempted by the Conun iss ioncr of
,York Proj ect from cer tain statutory limi tations u ually nppli able to th e operation of
WPA proj e ·ts.
The gen eral provision from which certified
war proj ects cou ld b exempted were : the pro\-is ion that not m or e t han thre -fourths of the
tota l cost of non-Fed eral projects approved after
J a nuary 1, 1940, in a ny s tat e, migh t be paid
from F ederal fund s; t he pro vi ion pro hi bi tin oth e expenditure of WPA fund s for the constru ct ion of a ny I ui lding cos ting more than $100,000
in F cl era l fund ; th e proY ision co ncernmg
maximum hours of work an I the schedule of
monthly earnings (when such ex mpti on wa
nece ar y to exp edit e proj ect operations); a nd
th e provision limitin g 1YPA co ntribu tions to
the nonlabor costs of proj ects to 6 per month
per worker.
ertifiecl dden c a11cl war proj ects no t only
lm<l the benefit of the e exe mp t ion , but were
7
WPA WAR ACTI\'l TlES
o-iven priority in operation over a ll other pr j e t .
tatc WPA office were dir 'Ctcd by l11 ('
ommission rr of ·w ork Proj ects to star L work
on uch proj rct as soon n, po iblr a fLcr
appro al and to co m plctc opcrn lions as oo n
a avail abl n'so urces would permil.
p ecial admini s t rative ord r rs, iss u cl hy th e
Cornrni i n er to v\TP \. fi eld offices, provid ed
definite in t ru c ti o ns for s u hm i tti ng r equ es ts
for exemption s and ind ic-a tee! l he c- ircurn s ln nt('S
und er whi cl1 t h ry wou ld be o-rantecl. Onl_v
after ri gi l in spection of uch r rq ucsls W<'r c
any o f t h e us ual requirem en ts of proj ect op erntion wa ived .
Th e eer etary of War and th e , ecr rtn ry o f
the Nnvy Ji tcd th e fo ll o win o· s1wc ifi c- ca leo-ories of pr jec t as o f importnnce lo the d de ns<•
program and th war effort , and h en ce a cligi ble for cerlifica lion:
Proj ect spon sored l y the War an d Iavy
D epar t m ents or th eir duly a uthori zed o ffi cers.
Co ns tru ction nnd improvement work o n
landing field fa cili ties at r irp r ls .
Projects for th e co ns tru cLion or impro vem ent of roads, lree ts, bricl g s, and hi g hwa:r
which form a par t o f th e n a ti o nnl strateg ic
highway n etwork or whi ch pro v id e ace-cs to
rnili tary or n aval es ta bl i bmen l or indu strial plant engaged in war work.
Public h ealth project , approved by th e
United S tates Publi c H fi lt h Ser v ice, for
work in th e Yi ·ini ty o f army and n avy e. ta blishm ents r in ar a where work is bein µ.performed for th War or 1 avy D epart m en ts.
Proj e ts for naval training facili ties.
Proj . ts for t h e im provr men t of a irways.
Proj ct for t he con tru cLion or irnprovem cn t of R eserve Officer Trainin g Corps o r
Tational Guard fac iliti es (exclu sive o f buildin gs r equiring more than $100,000 in WPA
funds).
Project sp on sored by th e F ederal Communication s Commission for work in comiec tion wi th radio monitoring s tat ion s .
Th e construct ion , improvement, and operat ion of public facilitie a nd utili t ies i11
location s wh ere n eeds are s ubs tantially expanded as a resul t of d efense and war
act ivitie
Projects in tli rsc cat cgo ri r . ncrotmt r d for
mos t o f t he WPA ' ddrn ' and ,var ac livili(•~
du ri ng th e fi cal year 1942. Ce rtain individ unl
proj ect ouL idc Lhese atego ries , if t h ey w er<'
fo und Lo be of o ut. Lan d in o- importanc for
military or naval purpo es, wer e a l o ce rtified .
umero u ot her proj ecLs of imp r tan ce Lo
th e defense prog ra m and to t h e war effort
wer e uncl ertn ken wiLhout ee rt ificaLi n and wit h o u t n eccss iLy for exe mpti on s. .:.Iany of t hr
pro je ls in t hi non ce rlificd group b an~ a i tcd
Lh • war effo rts o f nonmilitary agenci ' .
Employment on War Projects
The per cen tage o f WP A mploym en t d evo ted
to war proj ect in crea d from 34 pe rcen t al
t he beginnin g of t he fis ·al year to approxi mately 41 percent by June 1942 . At th e sam e
lime the number of worker empl oyee! on th ese
proj ects d ecreased , as did employm ent on t he
WP A program a a w hole. Th e decrea e in employmen t on war proj ects was from an average
of 35 ,000 person s in .July 194 1 to an average
o f 2 5,000 p er on in Jun e 1942. The rate of
decrease in employment was mu c h slo,ver on " ·ar
proj ects th an for th e program as a whole, sincr
t h e gr eates t c urtailmen t was made in work n oL
contributing directly to th e war effort .
T ABLE 1. - AVERMa: :\'lT~IBER OF P E R S ONS E~rPLOYE ll
ON \YPA W A R PROJ ECTS H L"B J ECT TO L EG IS LATJ\"E
EXEMPT IO N::; AND ON 0TJ·rnH PROJ E CT S D E S I GN ATEI!
Mi O F [ MPOHT A NCE TO T H E V\1AR EFFORT
;\,( ONT II LY.
J l" LY 1\:)4) - J l TSE H142
I
:M o nth
Total
Projects
operated
by \\" PA
Projects
I operated
by other
Fed era l
ag-cncies '
J.91,J
July _______ __
.lu gus L. - --··· . -· - --- - - --· ..
September _____ _
Octo ber ____ .
~ovcmber
lleccmber
357,602
349, 7ii4
335,336
32 , 161
324 . 107
322. 425
35 1. 326
34.>, (I 0
332, 714
32(;. 073
322. 562
321. 2 14
6, 2;t;
3. i7 I
2,622
2.
325, 055
327, 778
3 17,790
305,579
294. 054
324. 040
327. 0~5
3 1i, 357
30:i,
1,01.,
:m.644
68:J
433
3tJ;o.,
4111
284. 667
3!Hi
os,
l , 54."1
1, 21 1
J.91. 2
Junuary _
February
March ....
Ap ril. __ ··-·····
·--- -- --- _
___
_______ _
··- - -- - ·--·
··-···-····
~ l aY -----········ --·-·-···-·
Jun e _________ ----- --------A
28.\ 0fi3
.F ioanct•tl hy all ocation of \\ 1-' ,\ funds .
181
REPORT ON PROGRES
In th <' Yllriou,
ta t<' , th <' P<'l'C'<' lltn ge of empl oynw nt on " ·nr proj cc L rnri e I (in Jun <' 1942)
from 15 Lo 95 p t'rcmt. ln th e Di tric t of Col umbia 95 p rct'nt of all WPA " ·ork r were
Pngagcd in war work ; in Arlrnn a and lowa on ly
1.5 perce nt W(' rC so employ ed . In Puerto Rico
:rnd th e Virg in I sland th e pcr ce ntn gc were
84 and 6 pNcent, re p<'c tiv ly. In Arizona ,
'onn cc ti c ut , Florida, and 11aryland more than
70 percent of ,rPA employment wa on war
projec t .
C'rtiJi d war proj ec t s provid ed employm ent
f r 205 ,000 of the war proj c t worker on
Jun e 16, 1942, and oth er war proj ec t employed
n early 2,000 . Many of th e w rkcr on Ntifi cd war proj c t were exempted from the
s tandard limitations on hours of work nncl tota l
month ly earnin g , in accordan ce with th proYision of th e 1942 ERA Ac t.
Th e war ac tivitie of th e WPA program did
not Yary grca tly from it gen eral ll c tiYi ti e in
th e period previous to th wllr, a Ithou gh greater
cmpba i wn given to ccrtni.n types of proj e t .
A of Jun e 16, 1942 con tru c tion proj ect employed more thnn 1 5,000 war proj ec t workers,
r rvi ce proj ec t n early 64 ,000, and vocational
training proj c ts 3 ,000 .
Of war proj ect workers en gaged in constru tion work , the larges t number , a bout 6 ,000,
were employ d on highwa y and road for the
use of Lhe arm cl for c . Proj c L at civil
CHART
I
PERCENTAGE OF WPA WORKERS EMPLOYED ON
WAR PROJECTS •
JULY 1941 -J UN E 1942
PCRCtNT
P[RC[NT
~
~
-30
J-
301-
I-
~
1--
.._
o._
M
-
-
194 1
~
-
-
.,.p1o,,_..., - ••,
··••ed on ....,.,. IO\onlt>t, •
,,oja,c:tt o .. 111c:ecl . ,,,. WPA h,ftd , .
~
-
(Jf'O)e(.t.e I M I ll
-
19,1 2•
I-
I-
I- 10
~-
..... o.
OF THE WPA PRO RAM
WPA
T A BL E 2 . - Nl ' MA E n OF' P E n . O N E tPLOY E D o
\\' A ll PtW Jls n ; i-il AJ ECT TO L Ef: l >; L A TI\ f~ E X E MPF'
T II ER Pn o J E TS D ES I , NATE D A
N
T IONS AND
T II E \\' A n EF FO RT, BY l\ l AJ O R TYP E
htP O R'rANCE T
'r A'l'US
O•' PnOJ ECT AND B Y E x E,\tPT JON
J ONE 16, 1942
T ) 1w of projr ct
Total
Dkision of Operations
T otal
.
.., i. 235
205. 245
1~5. 411
141, 493
.\ trport s and ai rways .
Bu,lclmgs
Conse rva tion
Eng:ineerin~ ~urvey s
Ll ij!hways. roo<ls. and stn•t• t~
Reereat ional farilitie~ (e>·
eluding bu ilrlings)
an 1tnt1on
,r ater and ~e wer systems and
Serdc·c Dh· is ion
17 ,44 1
1.990
43, 91
· -- 1.361
2, 163
I , 126
5i 0
29. 211
297
3. 14
122
145
25, 735
27,612
I , 754
Other
de fense
projects
33. 625
31,964
I , 24
1. 53,
3 . 416
6,207
24. ' 4
n1her u tilities
Othe r
Pu bli c ac ti vities
R esearcb a nd rerords
W elfa re ......
Projecls su b•
ject to le~is•
lath·e
exempt i n
10. 251
9. 97ti
5. 505
0
340
I=
.072
17,361
, ii5
11 ,936
Di vision of Training and Reem ployment
• P rojects which may be ex mpted from legisla t ive pro,1s ioos regarding cost of b uildings, hours of wor k , ea rnin gs , noola bor costs, or sp nsors'
fun ds.
military, and naY11l airport pr vidcd employment for nrarly 35 ,000 workers. Th con trueti n and rclrnbi litntion of bu il d in gs at mili tary
and naval c tnbli hments enga ged 34,000 WPA
workers. Project proYicling uti litic , uch a
w11tcr upply and ewer sy tern , proYid cl job
for l 5,000 " ·ork er . Cons rvation and anitat ion work , th e development of rccren tional faciliti e , and ot her typ es of constrnction work
r m ployed thr remaind er of worker on war projec-t in th e constru c tion field .
,YPA service to th e arm ed forces and war
inclu try area were greatly expand ed in the
fi a l year 1942. Service programs were employin g alrno t 64 ,000 workers on Jun e 16, 1942
on project dirrc tly relat ed to th e Wllr effort
a c mpared lo 33, 000 on Jun 25 , 1941. R ec rc11tional lclldcr , librarim1 , mu ician arti t ,
re c11rcb an l clcric11 l assi Lant , l1ca lth a sista n l , n ur cry chool t eacher , earn trcssc , and
tht'r type f worker wer e employed on these
project .
In addition , at the encl of June 1942, about
3 ,000 worker ". re being tra in ed for jobs in
(Sec page 14 of thi
\\"Il l' produ tion indu tri es.
report for a drtaiJ ed de ription of vocational
training acti,·iti c .)
9
WPA W AR A TIYlTIES
Project Activities and Accomplishm ents
The contribu tion lo tlw X nl ion 's ddrn c nnd
war progrn m r e ulting from \YP.A projrcl llr
f "-idcly v·11rying kind s. }\To t all of Lhe can
I expre ed in num rricll l term s. :\lu h of th e
work perfo rm ed h ll provid ed fo ciliti es for th e
Army and nvy nncl ot her Wfl r a ge ncie .
ome
of the \T PA nc complishm ent s on war construction proj ec ts nrc sumnrnri zed in To blr 3 llnd
Ill" de cribe<l in th e pm-agraphs t hll t foll ow. 1
Facilities at Military and Naval Establishments
11uch o f tb e ,rPA's con tru ction work was
done at military and nllYlll e tablisbrn ents in
various part of th e country . Barracks, hospitals, m es hnll s, armori e , and other bui lding
have b een co n truct ecl or r eco nditi on ed at som e
center . Other constru c tion projec t h ave been
devoted to training facilitie , uch ll firi..n 0
zones, target ranges, and parachu to landin g
fi elds.
During the ev en-year p eriod endin g Jun e 30,
1942, WPA work er con stru c t ed 4 ,500 bu iJdi..ngs
for the armed force nnd r econstructed or improved over 20,500 others. Among th e n ew
tructures wer e 7 50 barrncks, about 700 dinin g
balls and m e hll ll s, 600 t orage b uild ings, 375
garages, and 325 a rm o rie . :\fore than 100
ho pitals were buil t or enl arged and improvements were m ade to about 450 othe rs.
Projects co ndu c ted for th e Army in clud ed the
con tructio n and r enovat ion of a la rge number
of building at one of the chief a rm~T training
enter s in th e outh . 11or than 800 \YPA
worker were employ cl each month from
August 1941 to May 1942 to do t bi work.
Among the bu il dings compl eted mo re than a
month a head of sch edule, were a large m es hall
with a cap acity of 1,800 m en, evernl infirm ary
unit , a warehouse, and m any barrack .
E lectric power , incin ern,tor , h eati_ng, pumping, sewage treatment, and water treatment
plant wer al o con tructcd at military and
naval r es r vation . About 17 5 uch plllnt
wer e built and addition or impro,7em cn ts were
made to more than 200 oth er .
At an eas t coast naval tabli sbm en t, WP A
on t ru c ted a n e\\" fllt watt• r circulat1
Detail has be a omiLLed in order to a,·oitl disclosure
Cormalion.
or
ing y tern running fr m th e water front to th<'
central po,,·er phrnt. Conc rete pipe, fi ve a n<l a
h11lf feet in dium cter and weighing about thrrc
to n ' wa dC'cigncd e pecially for thi sy tcm.
At t he nm c basC', hundred of feet of overhead
team li ne for h ating ba rracks, several mil es
of fib er conduit for electrical fn,c ili tie , and
th o u ands of feet of water m ain a nd torm and
sani tary ewer lin es were also in talled.
In coo peration with state d epartments of
h al t h , th e WPA ha engaged in mal a ri a control work in th e n eighborhood of many camps.
S" ·urnps and ponds were drain ed, drainage
Table
3 .-SE LECTED I TE M S OF P1-1vsr AL A c OM PL JRHMEN1' ON \Y AR CoNS1'RL'CT I ON PR OJ ECTS OPERATED
Bv WPA
f'ONTINENTAL
N!TED 8T.\TES
C't"\tl' LATl\'E T HROC <: Jt J l'NE
nit or
measurement
Buildings (other than utilit ~
plants and airport hu1ldings) _______ _
Administratin! ___ _____ _
H ospitals and infirmaries
Garages ____ _
Storage _____
_____ _
Armories __ ____________ ___ _
Eq ui pment rn aintcDance
shops _____
_____ _
O01cers' residences _____ _
Barracks _____
____ _
Dining b alls, m ss balls,
.:-.'umber_ __
30,
1!)42
New
Ad-
Rccon-
con-
di-
stru~Lion
struction tion s pri~~~~~nt
4, 493
5i8
20, 437
--11- - - -
Xumber .
106
52
376
608
328
2<J
i\2
42
63
61
628
463
945
2,640
470
N umber_ __
N umber.
•18
100
751
17
52
9
369
5,3 15
3, 649
etc_________
--·····- N umber __ _
Barns and stables _____ ___ _ .:-.'u mber. _.
Other. --------····· ····· - Numbe r _
689
58
1,377
121
26
100
I, 615
310
4, 033
u mber. __
178
N u mbe r __ _
Number. __
12
26
U
U tility pla nts ... ·--· ·-···· ···
Elrctric power pla nts _.
Inci nerator plants
B eating plants
Pumping stations
rwage treatment plants
" · ater treatment plants
;-:umber
X umber __ _
'.'\fumbcr __ _
N u m ber ___ _
~ umber __ _
~umber_ __
Number __ _
Number __ _
Number __ _
__ ____
==11====
8
2
2
2
35
14
,,
202
2S
17
62
64
19
12
FAC I LITIES \T AIRPO RT
A ND I. ANDIN(, ARE A S
L anding fiti !Us ____ _
N umber_ - Area
in
acres ____
285
IOS
415
47.050 8,46~
78, 439
==I====
Length it1
feet .. . . _. 4,0<11,t)ll(l --··· Al ,024 , 000
1l1gh-tn>esurface -·-·-·- Length in
feet_ _____ 2,\/20.000 -····L ength in
feet. _____ 1,171.000 -····-
•571 ,000
Low-type surface ····-·-
•453,000
Airport huildings __ --·--· -·· ·
Number __ _
I, 139
171
2, 7i6
_\ ctministrative ________ _
~umber _ _
U angars . _____ -····--·Other. .... __ --·-·····-·
Xumher_
Number __ _
134
227
i78
29
15
12;
2, 3Q<l
eaplane ramps a nd la nding
platforms.. .
____ _
Landi ng ar as fl ood liQhtcd
Boundary lights
111ili1ary inA
I ncludes surfacing.
Number. ._
Number __ _
;-,;nm her or
light slAll·
d a rds __
2582
16,003 --
106
361
3
2()
3. I 2
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REPORT ON PROGRESS OF T H E WPA PRO ,R.UI
clitche dug a nd omctirn e riprnppecl , a nd
trearn bed s cleared to facilitate t h runoff of
water. Near one camp in t he so u th , 135,000
feet of drainage can al was built th roug h
d en ely wood ed swamp la nd .
:M a ny o t her type o f co ns truction work wer
p erfo rm ed by tlw vYPA for t h e a rm ed forc es.
WPA wor hr con stru cted pill boxes an I g un
empl ace ment s, sodd ed a111m mu t10n dump ,
clea red and laid out firing zon es, built target
range . Ba rh cd wire knCl'S, ala rm syste ms,
firebomb protect ion unit s , and anclbag barrica d es were bui lt for th e pr tec tion ot milita ry
r ese1Tations a nd vital indus tria l plant . 1'fost
of this work h as b een clon e since D ece mber 1941 .
Work on Airports
Th e war em ergency emphasized the n e cl for
ex tensive nirpor t fac ili ties. The effective fun ctioning of the air fo r ces i d epend ent to a consid erable extent on an adeq uate n et work of airport thro ugli o ut. the co untr.v. Both t h e p ea elime and wartim e work of th e WPA in constructin g and improving civi l an d mi lita ry
th er efore impor tant to the war
airport
prog ram.
In the seven year s endin g June 30, 1942, 285
airpl:1ne l,rnding fi eld s wer e buil t and nearly
twice t h:1 t number improYcd or enlarged . In
th e so m e p eriod WPA work er I uilt abo ut 77 -5
mile of new runways, and co mpleted taxi
strips, nprons, and turning circle totaling million of squnre yards in area . Nearly 1,700
mile o f drain age ditch were d ug and pipe
insta lled . Construction or rcnovn tion of nirport.
buildings by WPA worke rs b ns co n tributed
much to t be effi cien cy of military a nd civil aif
t rnn po rtation. More than 1, 100 airport buildings, including hangars, ad mini s tration and
tcrmin:il buildin g , and mnintena nce bop , h a d
been completed by t he end of Jun e l 942, a n I
ove r 2,~00 s uch buildings had be n r enova ted
or enlarged.
v\"PA work in t he d evelopment of a ir ba se
fo r tlw arnwd forC'l'S includ es a proj ect fo r
enlnrg in g and irnproYin g th e la ndin g fi eld of a
midd le Wl'Stern Arm y Air Corps trainin g cen ter .
Th e wo rk involved th e exc avating, fi ll in g, and
grn din g of th e field; tl1 e constru ction of thr ee
lnrg(' c- hec-k-dam to nid in co ntro ll ing run off
of rn in water from the r ecln im ed s ction; t he
diggin g of opl'll clrnin age a nd utili ty clitch e ;
a nd t he in st11 ll :1tion of mil e of drainage pip e.
At t he end of t lw fi ca l yea r 1942, grading wa
n e,Hl)· co mp leted on t\\·o o f t he longe t runway
in t bc co untry. In addition , \\'PA work rs
bui lt tnx i s trip , :iprons , a nd p n rking areas;
in ta il ed to rm and s:rnitary sewer ,i ncl water
main ; constru c ted rond , sid ew,i lk , curbs,
g utters, nnd a co ncrete r etainin g wa ll .
\\' PJ.. " ·:lt' proj ect includ ed wo rk on ba es
for li g hter-th an-air cra ft nnd e:iphinc for th e
Navy air scrv i e . At the end o f t he frscal year,
con tru ction o f ea p lane foci lities was w ell under
way in one of t he inle ts o f t he Pacific Ocean .
T his wo rk in vo k ed [rivin g foundn tion pilin g
for r ct:iinin g wa ll s, l uildin g a co ffer d arn and
ramp of tr cnted timb er , :incl th e con t ru c t ion of
apro ns . On th e At lnnti c Con t, nt th e encl of
June 1942, ·w p"\. "·orkcrs ha d hn lf co mpleted
prcpnralion o f t he it e for a ba e for lig ht ere,·eral ln1ndn,d acre o f la nd
than-nir craft.
wer e cleared an l ix miles of barbed wire fen ·e
er ee ted . _\.t nn o tbcr large n.1vnl nir ba se , 1VPA
\\·orkcr 11·erl' ('ng:1ged in t he co ns t ruct ion o f
apro ns nnd n 1nwn)· , ha ngn r r enovntio n, gradin g, :rncl ot her improvem ents not di rec tly conn ected wit h t l1 e hlndui o- field , uch a the in stallation o f water a nd elect ri c power l ine .
-WP.A proj ect for t he co n t ru cti n and impro,·enwnt of civi l a irport , wh icl1 had been
cn rri ccl 011 since t he I cgi nnin g of t he WPA
pr g ram, a urned gr e,iter importan ce nft r
D ece mb er 19-! l. On e o f t hese projec t , which
,;ms rnpicl ly nppron ching co mp letio n at the end
of t he f-i sc:11 :ve:i r l 942, ,,·a , t he eon s tr ue tion of
a n ew :1irport fo r a so utlwrn city. \VPA wo rker
d evelop ed tl1' 800-a cre landing ar ea; b uil t an
apro n and a l o ut a t h ird of a mi le of roadway;
in ta iled unitary and s torm ew ers, septic
tnnks, nnd w:1t cr supply lin es; and put up
30,000 feet o f -!- foot \\·ove n win.' fl' nce.
Access Road s, Strate gic H ighways, and O ther
Trans porta ti on Fac il ities
Project for th e cons truction of highways,
stree ts, a nd road s have al ways occupied a
major pin ce in th e WPA program. B y June 30,
1942 . t he \YP.\. h ad buil t n ea rl:v 6-14 ,000 mi l s
WPA W .\R A Tl \ Tl'IES
of hi gh wnys, ronds, :ind strrrt s inrludin g mnn y
that ga-ve ncce s to nirport ' , militnry nnd nnvnl
re er-vation , and wnr produ ·tion center .
An access road to n, ~Iari11 e Corp b:i e wa.
an importan t uni t of highwity work completed
during t he fiscal year 1942 . WPA worker did
th e xcavating, gr ading, and drn inn ge wo rk
nee ary fo r the rel cation of eYeral mi les
of road, and impr ved the remainder. A large
num ber o{ ulver ts were in tn ll ed, and the rnad
,ms paved with a b igh-t:n e Hsphnlti c s urfa ce.
An all-timber overpass to CfllT.V traffic 0Yer
a bea-vily traveled high,rny on the we t con t
was ompleted by WP A worker cl urin g fi scal
yea r 1942. Th e 00-footviadu cL h:1 s ,1 roadwny
nearly 25 fe et wide a.nd i of sta.ndard piletre tle con Lrnction with a cen trn l bridge sec t ion
designed to provide clearance for any type of
load. B ecause of the cont inuou s st ream of
h eavy mi li tary and ci-vilian tr:iffic , th is ection
was erected para llel to the highway :ind piYoted
into position.
Salvage Activ ities
W ith the increa eel need for sc rnp m etal for
war purposes, the V{PA exp:rnded it work of
removal of a bnndoned street-cnr ra ils, whe re
arrangement cou ld be made for h ipme nt to d i posal point designated b)· t he W ar Production
Board. T hese actiYities " ·ere cert ified by the
TI'ar D epartment a important for mil itary
purpo es.
VVPA rail remova l activit ie \\·ere furt her
expanded un der the n:i t ion-\\·icJ ,-. sc rap co ll ect ion
project spon orecl by the \ YPB . T he e acti,· it ie were limited to ins tances wh ere Lit le had
been acquired to th e rai ls find where no street
repair work was to be don e ot.her t han that incidental to the rernoYa l of t he rnils. Arran gement bad been m ade with th e l\ Ietals Reserw
Company whereby it could acquire tit le on
behalf of the \VPB , and thus speed up rn il
removal n goti:it ion . B t\\·een October 1941
and the end of June 1942 , 44,000 ton s of mi l
were recovered on this project in 34 sL:ite .
In the m onth of J une alone, ne:i rly 13,800 ton
\\'ere recove red.
The WPA took part fl lso in tl, e coll ection of
crap from agri cu ltura l and urban ource, , " ·her-
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ever Lh e \-VPB indi citLed that it a,ssistnn ce wll s
needed . i\ lo re than ~7,000 Lon of crup metal
and about 2,00 Lon. of rubber were co llected
by \VP A worker b t we n th latter part of
April and the end f Jun e, 1942.
In cooperation with the WPB and tlie D ep::utmenL of AgriculLure, WPA workers made a
surv ey for a di rectory of automobile "gnweyards." Auto alvage inspector worked wiLli
WPB s L::ite representatives to keep crap m ov in g
from the auto "graveyard " Lo de ignaLed
po iJ1t . The WPA al o cooperated wi tl1 regional offi ce of the WPB 's pec ial sn lvnge
projects s cLion in the development of projects
for s uch w rk ns the demolition of bridge and
the alvaging of tee! rails.
Other WPA War Work
l\Jan)' type of defen se and wa r work other
th an in th e con tru cLion field were pt' rfornwd
by the \VPA. Most of th e non con tru ction
projects were operaLed und er the ser vice program. T hrou gh these proj cts many faci li ties
and services hav been extrncled to Lhc a rmed
forces, and to comm un itie whose population
has been greatly expand ed by war pro I ucLion .
In the l:i t ter part of the fiscal year 1942,
the WP A er vice program was reorganized to
meet wartim e needs. Proj ects not contributin g to Lhe war effort were dropp ed . vVPA
workers on edu cation , r esea rch and record ,
chiJd prot ec tion , health , sewing, recrea tion ,
m usic, and art proj ec t were able to r ender
Yfl luable erv1ce to t he armed force and to
war indu st ry ce nte rs.
Citiuns hip classe prepared foreign-born
Hdu lLs for natura lization. L iteracy elas es givin g elementary ins tru ction to dcfern•d select ive
crvice r eg istrant who had rpceiv(•d lit t.l e
forma l edu cation ennbled mnny of Llr em t
pass the A rmy tests. Spanish clas e were
condu cted for m embers of the a rmed forces.
Two textbooks were prepared by Lhe WP A for
use in these cla ses. In mn ny a rea ' , at th e
request of defen se age nci es, Lhe WPA upp li ed
teac her fo r firs t-n id classes. B okmobik nnd
libra ry SNYi ce were exl nded to militnry
reservations, nnd war inf rmation ce ntt'rs
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REPORT
N' PROGRESS OF T HE WPA PRO GRAM
wer e developed m conjunction with local
Ji bra ry sen · ices.
WPA workers employed on r esea r ch and
survey projects collected v it:1 l we::i tber s tatistic
and tab ula te I millio n of obs r vations in order
to make weath er and climatic information
readily availa l le to Lh e armed forces. Th ey also
crave cleri al a . istanc . in h ou . ing r egistration offices, in vital tatistics offices engaged in
locating hirth ce rtificates for ,var workers, and
in oth er offices overb urdened wi th war activitie .
:M any I cial types of welfare and h ealLh
ser vices wer e provided for m ember of th e
armed forc e and for war work er in industrial
arras. Th WPA nursery sch ool program was
expanded to car e for th e children of m en in
th e arm d forces and of mo th ers employed as
industrial workers. Profc ional and nonprofe siona l workers as i t ed state and local h ealth
departments, through training and ervice
proj ects, to m eet gr eatly incr eased dem and s for
h eal Lh services. In cooperation with th e United
States Publi c H ealth er vice, a program for the
treatm ent and control of v en er eal dise a es wa
operated in many tra t egic area . At t he
requ est of the Army , th e facili ties of WP A
sewing proj ects were u tili zed in the r eclamation
of army clothing and equipage.
R ecr eation services were pro vid ed to hundreds of communities th oughout th e country.
Programs of r ecr eation wer e inau gurated at
most army post and encampment . R ecr eation centers wer e op en ed in cities and sm all
comnnmities in area wher e th m en of the
armed forces con gr ega t when on leav e. In
th ese centers, which th e WPA frequently furnished and equipp ed , WP A workers wer employed as recreation leader . A gr eat variety
of entertainment was off er ed- con cer ts, indoor
gam es of all kinds, dramatic , and r eading.
OpportllDities were given to tho e in ter ested in
hobbie su ch a pho tography to u e th e faci1iti e
of the center .
The WPA mu ic proj ect provid e l similar
ser vices. Band and choral groups wer e organized at the H rny ca mps. Concerts were given
at th e camps an d in the communities n ear by,
and at war industry plant for lunch-hour
entertainment.
Durin g th e fi cal year 1942, th e WP A workers
on art projects p erformed a vari ty of service
for th e Army a nd Navy and other war agencies
at th eir req u e t. Diagrammatic char t of airplane m tor ; topographical, technical, and
terrain map ; working models of bridge , airports, guns, born b , tan ks, wer ma le for u
in tr a inin g m emb ers o f th e armed fore . Po ter
were m ade to p romoter cruitin o-, to boost sale
of war bonds and stamp , to o- ive information
in public camp aigns to combat di ca e, and to
aro use inter e t in air raid pre au tion . WPA
work rs on art proj ects assisted in exp eriment
in the carnoufhwe and on cealm ent of mili tary
and indu tric1 l installations. Th e tal nts of
WP A artis ts wer e used in d cora ting th e wall
of r ecr eation centers, office rs' quarter , m e
halls, and oth er ca mp buildin o- . Handicr aft
workers m ade furni ture, draperie , curtain ,
fountain , lighting fixtures, and other articles
of interior decoration for various building in
military and naval estahlishm ent , and for
r ecr eation centers. WPA craftsmen a lso produ ced for the u e of the Army and th e N avy
por ta ble m edicine cabinets, cod e-practicin g
tables, pho to-storn ge ci1binets, and porta hle
al tar for hapla ins.
Expenditures for War Projects
War proj ects accounted for about two-fifth s
(3 9 .4 p er cent) of all WP A expenditures durin g
th e fi cal year ending Jlllle 30, 1942. The total
outla y of WPA fund for these proj ects amoun ted to 335,335,000. Of this a mount, $33 2,471 ,000 was sp n t on war proj ects op erated directly
by th e i\PA, and $2, 64, 000 on war proj ects
under taken by other F ederal agencies with
fund s allotted by the WPA. In ad lition to
WPA fund exp end ed , th e pon or provided
more than $121 ,192,000, making a total of
$456,527.000 exp end ed on WPA war projects
during th e fi cal year of 1942.
WP A fund exp end ed during thi fiscal year
on war projec ts exc ee led by about $10,000,000
th e amoun t e:.\.7)end ed for similar purposes during the previous year, although the WPA
program as a whole h a d b een con sid erably curta iled , and total WPA exp enditmes wer e 33
p er cen t le s in th e fiscal year 1942 than in 1941.
Con tru ction work accoun ted for 2 p ercen t
($370,876 .000) of WP 1 imd pon ors' fm1ds
expend ed on wn r proje ts opera lc <l by th e 'iVP A .
WP A W AR A Tl\' I T IE
TAB LE 4. -A,i otr~T OF " ' P .\ .om , PON~o ms' F1·1s n
EXPENDED ON \\' AR PROJ ECT S Sl BH; C- T TO L is c 1:,;PRoJE CT
O-r111s R
ON
AN D
Ex~; ~1PT JO •
LAT l\' E
\Y A R
AS OF IMP ORTAN C E TO T ll 8
D E~ I ,NATED
En' O RT OPERATED BY \YP.\ . BY :\L,J O R Tl' l' E Ot'
PROJ E CT
YEAH E ND ING J UN E 30, 1942
Type
or projec t
\\. P \ rund s
T o ta l
Spon sors'
runcl s
- - -- -- -- - - - - -- - - - - - - -___ <453, fifi3,2h;J <332, 470, S9 1 ~121, IV2,3',9
Di v ision o f Operati ons _
··---- 3;Q, 8 75, 5-1-1 2li l , 339, :!5:l 1119, 53fi , IY l
1--------
Airports and ai rw a ys ____ __ ___
102. 4 15, 43i
i fi, "'i ~9. 0IO
47. I lo. 3, I
2, 126, M,O
2, tl.~fi. 72--t
7. 03, . 1!11
64 . 7,7, 57 I
Buildings
3. 5bl.0 11
C o n se n •a ti on __
3. 349, U26
Enc.ri nee rm {! sun eys
Bighw a y , roa d s . a nd s tree t s _ 132. 600, :i:s,
Recreational faC'ilit ies (exrlud in g bulldiugs)_ ___ _
___
anitation ___
_
, v ater and sewer systems and
o ther ut ili1i ••- - ----- -- ·-· ·- ---- - - - - ·-Othe r __
en•ite Dhis io n ____ ______ _____ __
Puhlic ac livitics. ___ ______ ___ _
R esea r ch a nd recor d s ______ ___
W elfa re _
Division of Trnini11 g and Reemploym ent. ____ ------ ·
893, 3;,,-,
3,
r o.
,,3
35. 208, 821,
24, 36 . 240
5-1. 127. 436
- - -- -
2 1,466,2 19
18, 852. 7H8
13. h0&. 41!1
', 660, 303
:i l :i, 3!ij)
3,11-15, 71 6 1
25. ,121), 427
17, 3.59. 190
I. l .'i-1. 4\l4
M3. 202
45, .562, h 16
347. OU
635,057
23, ,541. 1114
1;. 7•t8. n~i
l 1. 667, 724
n.111 0. 253
13,962 . .',;JO
10,164 .006
lfi, 0~9. i lll
10. 390. 3J-.I
2, 763, O:i2
3. 41 8, 01\8
27, 169,0 11
l, 491. 2<J2
-------3, 983, 786
17, 4H2, 1:l3
The largest port.i on , 132,600,000 , or 29 p rcent
of the total, wa p ent for t he cons tru ction or
improvem ent of hi ghways, stree ts, and road s
u ed extensively for war pu.rposes. Expenditul'e for the con true ti on and r econd it. ioni.n g of
buildings at military and naval po t , armori es,
and other buildin gs for th u of war agC'nci<'
represented 14 percent. Funds C'xpcnd cd for
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work on wn t.er and sewer sy Lem and other
at military and no-..al cent. er and in
ut.iliti
areas wh ere work was being p erform ed for th e
armed for ces ac ·ow1te<l for ab ut percent. of
t.hc lot.a l.
Airport and a irway proj -ct expendi tures
amounted Lo $ 102,415 ,000, or 23 percen t of t.h c
funds pent for war proj ects in fi scal year 1942.
Thi um excerdecl by n earl y '33 ,000 ,000, or 47
per cent., the a moLm t expended for a irpor t work
in th e prev iou year. Thi increased out.lay for
airport work , in the fa ce of th e declin in exp n li ttu·e for th e 11P progr::im as a wh ol<".
refl ct the im1 ort.an e of airpor t constru dion
to the war effor t.
l\Iost of t he expenclitlll'e of WPA and sponsors' fund for noncon struction war proj ects
wer e for th e vn ri ous C'l'Yice a cti,,j t ies carri ed
on by th e WPA ah·eady de cribed. About
54,127,000, or 12 p ercent of vYPA and sponors' fund expended on war project , ·wa
sp ent for service proj ec ts, including work in t. bC'
fields of h ealth , r ecr ea tion, education , pu l lie
r ecords, and re ea rch.
The r emaind er of war proj ect expenditures
wa for national de.fen e vocational training.
For the training of WPA worker chi efly for
manual occupa t.i on m "·ar indu stri C's, approxinrn tely. 2 ,660,000 wu pent dming th e fi ·al
yea r 1942 .
TRAINING W PA WORKERS FOR JOBS
of the W ork Projects
A Administrationp olicy
has always bee n that
FUNDAMENTAL
proj ect workers should be given every encouragem ent and assistance in securing jobs in
private industry .1 In k eeping with th.is policy,
all workers arc r equired to maintain a ctive
r egistration with public employment offices.
As far as possible, work er s are assigned to
proj ects which will enable them to r etain their
o ·cupational skills. Wh en th.is is not possible ,
workers are ometimes a sign ed to proj ects
wh ere they can learn new kills. Some workers
arc gi-ven the opportunity to study methods of
sup ervision in order to qua lify for jobs as forem en. Vocational training classe have been
provided under the adul t edu cation program
in wliich thousands of p ersons inter ested in
improving their present sk ills or lea rning ne,Y
ones ha-ve enroll ed . Projects have been et
up which prepared large numbers of inter ested
persons for jobs in the field of house hold seni ce.
vVh en the dema nd for skill ed and sem iskilled
workers in private industry rose sharply wit h
the e::...--pansion of the n ational defense program
in 1940, the WPA enlarged its activities in the
field of vocational trainillg. A n ew program
was initiated for t he training of workers in th
o cupational skill required by cl fensc indu stries . Otber proj ect wer e e t up for the
trainjng of airport servicemen and nonprofessional workers for hospitals .
in e July
1940 about 265,000 workers have r ecei-ved
training on t,h s projects.
1
W orkers voluntaril y left the WPA rolls each m onth, m ost or them to
take johs in pri va te industr y , a t th e rat e of hf'lw c•r n 3 and 6 per<:C' nt in
fi scal year 1939: 3 and 7 percen t in 1940; 5 and 9 p •rccm in JY4l ; and 5 and
13 pernenL in 1!142.
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The vocat ional trainino- a tivities of th e
w ·p A are a part of a broad national traininoprogram set up to m eet t he needs of war industri es. The L nited States Offic e of Education (also cosponsor of c r tain WPA training
proj ects) the National Youth Administration,
the Civil Aeronautic Admini stration, and the
Department of Labor- all have greatly expanded their vocational training work rn
response to war product ion n eeds.
Tra ining for War Work
T h e , i\·p A initiated its program of vocational
trammg hortly after the Second D eficiency
Appropriation Act, 1940, authorized t he training f workers for manual occupations in defense inclustries. 2 A nation-wiJe Yocational
training project was se t up under the sponsorhip of the Ad-visory ommission to the Council
of National D efense and the cosponsorsrnp of
the Unit cl , tates Offi ce of Education. 3 The
proj ect offer r efresher and preemployment
co urses for occupation n eeded in war industries.
All enrollees mu st be r egister ed with public
employm ent offices.
The WPA selects the work r to b trained ,
assigns th em to the vocational training project,
and pay them WPA wages while they are
e1U'olled . ln in stan ces where it is n ecessary to
send " TPA workers into other sections of th
state for their trai1-1.ing, transpor tation is pro, The Second D efi ciency Appropriatio n Act, Hl40, was a pprow<l
J tme
1940. ERA aets or 1941 and 194 2 prov ided for tbc continuan c,· uf
2,.
1his project.
3 T he \\·ar P ro,1 11 c·1ion B oarc! flf:sun1ed thr s ponsorship formerl y held
by the Ad v isory ·ow m1ssion to the Council of :No tional D efense.
THA l ~ l NG WPA W RKER
Yidr I and somr nll o"·nncr i. nrncl r for th r
addilionnl t'X pen. ('S in('u rr('d b_y th r work r r
and Lhcir fnmili es. Th e Cnit ed Stnk Ofli('r
f Education, through it tatc nnd local offirl' ,
provide the in t.ru clors, uprn ·i 0 1\, and tra in ina superintr nd ent s n well a th e pl'r onnel
required for Ui c mnintenancc o f buildings and
fa cili tie . Thi ponsor nlso pro,·id c th e nccc ary ligh t, h rat , nnd po,,·cr . Stal e imd locn l
advisory commit tt-c under tht• dirrction of the
1:nited tntc Offi ce of Edu ca tion determine
the m ethod a nd type of trnining to be given
and the numb er nnd kind of worke rs to be
trained t hro ugh th e proj ect.
,YPA train er nrt' certifi ed worker selected
for training on t he basis of th eir pas t cmploym nt and vYPA empl oyment record , and their
aptitude for lea rnin g n ew kill . Avocational
interests in woodworking, rnodd bu il ding , or
the building nnd n ·pn.ir of electrica l nHli o equipm ent are also consid ered in thr selection of
trainee . Aptitud e tests arc omctirn c used in
detcrrnini.ng th e occ upational training to be
given . Informnti on as to th e work hnhits,
n ttitudes , nnd other qua li ficn tion of prospective tra inees is obtained from WPA proj ect
up erv1 sors.
The largest number of trainees ha b een in
machine shop cl a c · more than a thi rd were
enrolled in these cla c on June 16 , 1942 . (, ec
T able 5 bclo\,·.) These " ·orkcrs lea rn tec hniqu es required in the con truction and a embly of cngi11e for aircraf t and hips, and in
T ABLE 5. - K u MB ~~n OF \\'PA VlonK E R
R ECE I VING
TR A I N I NG T1-1R O l ' G I-I T H E XATIONA I, DEF" 8N. 8 \ ' ocAT I ONAL TR A I N I N , PROJ E:CT, RY TYPE 0~' C'ot · R:; E
C'n uri;;l'
X u m her
-----1-
Total _
Auto ser vices
A v iat ion services
Con<:tru ction ____ _
D raft ing_ ....... __
El ctrical ser vi
Forge
.. ...... _
Foundry •-···---::\! achine shop ... ____ _
P•ttern m akin g.·······Ral,iOse-rvices _______ _
Ri v tin ~
-·······•-
heet metal .....
-.: hip And boa t. bui ldi ng an,! repair
~;;eld ing ........ _
oodw rkm g......... .
Other .··-··············-
Percent
------
A32. 19!J
I. ~ I i
3. 175
7.16
3.14
1.021
4'
!:--71
11.\~l5
260
2i9
:!'.?4
3, i'; I
I. :105
100 0
4. I
9 9
23
I I
3
I
2
37
U8
0. 9
(Ii
11 6
4 1
5, 0117
I .I
~'A l
2
44'.1
2
5
7
2
i
I 4
th e• rnnnufn.cturc• of gun , tank . a nd thrr military nnd naval eq uipm ent.
About onr-thircl of the trainee enrolled a
of ,J un e 16, l 942 , wc'n' preparing for occupation
in th e m etal tratks. Cla e in weldin g, sheetmeta,l work , and ri veting train work er nccesa ry in the produ ction of aircraft , shi p , tank ,
t ru ck , sco ut car , a nd other m echan.i zrd r quipn~ent. Foundry and forge ,,· rk c cntial in
the e and other fi Ids i also taugh t. L es than
one-fifth of t hr trainee were enrolled in t he
cla s cs in prepa rat ion for ervicing a u t<m1obil cs,
airpl ane , radio . and elec trical equipm ent.
About a th.ird of th e rema inder ,,·t·re learnin g t he
trc hniqucs of l1ip and boat buildin g and repair ;
other attend ed dn sses in whi h \\·ood,,·o rking,
pnttern makin g, nncl draftin g w r e ta ugh t.
The co urse of s t ucly gin n arc determined by
loea l needs and fac iliti c , and by cxi ting and
anti cipa te d nc'l'd cl cwhere for ,,·orker in occ upation e c•nlial to the war effor t. l n areas
wh ere aircraft production predominate , the
YOcational sc hool training i devoted a lmo t
entirely to aY ia t ion e1Tice - \\·o dwork , welding, and shcel-1r ctal work. ,~There t eel produ ction predom in ates, WPA train ee arc give n
co urse in machine tool work and in electric
and acetylen e welding. In shipyn,nl region s,
workers are trn incd as m arin e bh,cksmi t hs,
coppersmith , elect ri cians, and a ship welders,
hip rigger , and ship fitt ers.
Trainin g choo ls ntry in detail of procedure
bu t in gmw rnl they operate at hou rs when
hops are not in use by regular eli ool prog rams
and when in structor are aYai lable. Train ee
frequently attend cla.sses fr m early cYenin g
until early morning. Instructors ha,·e u ually
been day-school teachers or experi enced industrin l ,,·o rkers. Th e theoretical information of
the du sroom is uppl em entecl by practi ce in
tlw shop, and frequ ent tc t are maclc of t rainee '
kill and know lt·clge.
Th e training period Yaries by school , but
u ually ext ends from f ur to twch·e wee ks, alt,hough train rc may lt'fwe "·lwn job become
antil abk and they fed uffi ·icntl)· p rofi eic•nt to
begin work . Those t'm ollcd in rdres hn cotirse frequent ly find t hat t1vo weeks of trnining
will bring bad~ old skills. In ord er Lo give
n orc inten i,·e lrninin g and to li a ten t he rctw·n of workl·r to war industrie , a "·ork week
1
'Dof'S not inrlude non trainees employed on tlie projert or airport
~n·kemcn, in-plant preemploy m nt, and au\iliary shop trainrcs.
FOR JOH
16
HEPORT O
PROGRE
OF T H E WPA PROGRAM
In-Plant Preemployment Training
In itia t cl near t he close of t he fi scal year
1941 , in-plant tra inin g has prond par t icularly
Form e r WPA brid ge W orke r leorn s to use benc h type
e ngine loth e .
of 40 hours has been authorized. In ome intance , upon reque t, trainee are permitted to
" -ork 4 hours a week . The increase in hours
conforms wi th the plans of the vocational
chool ystems for operating their training facilities 24 hours a day , seven days a week.
Au xi lia ry Sh ops
Of the more than 3.5,000 WPA workers employed on all national YO<.:ational training project at th e close of the fi cal year 1942 , more
than 1,400 were in auxiliary shop . The use of
auxiliary shops for vocational training classes
,rn initiated as a m eans of expanding e:.>--ist i11g
training faciliti es by utili zin g idle m achine,
welding, and sheet-metal shops.
These shops are operated in accorda nee with
the procedures reg ul atin g the vocat ional training proj ect. F or example, a trade shop in
Boston equ ipped with bench lathe , small shapers and millers, drill presses, and other auxili ary
machin es is being used for th e training of women
on light machine ,,-ork. An arsenal in thi area
ha offered to mploy all the women t hat can
be tra ined in t he shop . When idle shops arc
lea eel, it is stipulated t hat should th e lessor
receiYe a war production contract, the hop is
to be turned back at on ce and that a far as
possible "\YPA trainee a rc to be reta ined .
succes ful in preparin g WPA worker fo r job
in war i11dus tri es. v\'PA work ers, carefully
selec ted fo r th eir prcvi ou ,,-ork ex peri ence and
potential abiliti es, arc paid learners' wages
by the WP A durin g a four-we k training
p eriod in war produ tion pla nt . The train
are under t h sup er visi n f t he plant manag m ent. They ar plac l at ta k compara ble to
tho e performed in the occupation for ,,·hich
they ar e in training. F w of the WPA work 1-have l een di qualified af t r beginning in-plan t
train ing, and a m ajori ty have b n placed
on the company pay roll at the clo e of t he
tra inin g peri od. In Jun e 1942, more th an
l ,.'iOO WP\ work r were taking in-plan t preemployment trairung.
Women Trainees
The rapid expan ion of war industries has
brou ght women in large number into the labor
ma rket. Accordingly , t he WPA ha shifted
many women workers from service and other
proj ects in to tra ining proj ect . Women form erly employed on se\Ying proj ects are taught to
operate small ben h ma chines. They are bemg
trained for job as light aircraft ri,·e ter ; welders ; lathe, drill pres, and milling machine
opera tors; tool grinders; solderers; mold ers;
machin e tool inspectors. They are al o ins tru cted in electrical assembly, and motor
test ing and r epai_r ; in blueprint r eadin g and
other occupation ind mand by war indu tri es.
At the end of t he fiscal year 1942, about 4 ,900
women , of whom 590 were receiving in-plan t
tra111111g, wer mployed on YOcationa l training
proje ts. :-fore t han 18, 000 ,,-om en haYe
received tra ining sin ce July 19-!0.
Tra ining Phys ically Handicapped Persons
Rising manpo"~er requirements baYe also
created opportun itie for pby ically handicapped person . Those considered fit for
tra 111mg are cer t ifi ed and assig ned to a WP A
trai nin g proj ect to acquire skill at variou s kinds
of bench work and ma chin e operations. Blind
persons trainee! a slwct-m etal ,rnrker by the
TIL\l N JN 1 WP
WORKER
WPA in this sp cial pr gram hnv(' b ('P rt
nc · plcd for Pmploy m cnt nt t he co mpl C'lion of
Lh trainin g co ur c . Oth pr hav e been Lrained
in aviation :1 em bly work.
11 tor , rubber , and airplnn inclu s lri11l p lnnt
h av found it aLi factory nnd profit :1hk t
employ phys ically h a ncli c11 pp ecl pcr, ons wh o
have nttnin ed Yar_ving dPg-recs o f skill ns n.
re ul t f thi p c:ial training on W.P.\. projccL .
Airport Servicemen
A na lion-wid e proj ect for the train in g of
WP A w rkcrs a airport ervice mcn was
e ln bli h eel under th e WPA national defense
voca tiona l ln1inin g program in th e laLLcr pn rt
of 1940. Th e project i ponso recl by Lhe ·w ar
Produ ct ion Board with the ivil A ronnuli cs
Admi.ni lralion and the United Slate Ofli ce of
Education a cosponsor .4 Airport Lo be u eel
a trainin g ite arc selected and approved by
the CAA. Th e select ion and tra inin g of i r~tnrctor and th e outlinin g and uper vi ion of
training techniques are r esponsibi liti e of th e
Uni tcd tll tes Office of Edu cation . The WP A
is rcspon ible for the administration of t he
proj ect; th e as ig nrn ent and compcn ation of
iJ1 t r uctors; and the selection, a sig nment, a nd
compensation of trainees.
The airport servi cemen trainee arc certifi ed
WPA worker qua lifi ed by th eir in tere t , healt h ,
education, and experience. Only men between
th age of 1 and 35 with good eye ig ht a nd
h earing and lh e equivalent of at leas t an
eighth-grad e ed ucation ar e eligibl e.
Training i given to groups of from 10 to
15 men for a period of 90 days. Th e trainees
arc giv n in [ru ction in lin e ins pection for takeoffs, rcfu elin o-, s tora ge, h angar care and airport
maintenan ce, and are schooled a app rcnLi ·e
m chani c 1111d aircraft shop workers to crve
a ass is tant to nirpor t m ech anic a nd o perators.
WPA worker a signed to thi projecL arc
preparin o- to he!p main ta in and e1Ti cc p la nes
at ·iv il airports throu ghou t the co un try. M en
with uch trainin g are ill d em a nd also-at arm v
and naval air b::i scs and at s topover poinLs
u eel b~- th ' Ferry Command.
t
Th(' \\·ar Produ ction Board assumed the s ponsorship
by the Ad ,·isory Commission to the Cow1oil or
r rmerh-
ational Defense·
held
FOR. J OB
17
Airport srn·iC'!'m n trnining <'In. sr have
hrrn in op<'nltion in -!G s l11trs ; -!:... dasse were
in OJH'rntion 0 11 .Jun(' :w , 19--12 , 11·ilh more t han
500 IYPA 11·ork(' I" n'Cl'i ,·illg training.
Household Workers
Projects for t he training- of h ou eh okl worker
h ave been operated by t h 'IYPA u11<.ler the
ERA Act of 1939 . PreYious Lo thi s imilar
.
'
proJects were ope rated a hou srhold ervicl'
demo n tration ce n te rs. The e projec ts provide
work for unemployed per on a tea ·h er , uper,·isor , and oth er personnel necc ary to the
op ration of th e proj e t a nd at t he ame time
train n eed ed h ouse hold workers.
From July l , 1941 t hro uo-h .'.\Iarch 31, 1942 ,
a bout 900 per sons co m pl etecl th e tr aini n g co urse .
In thi period , rnor e th an a t hou and person
withdrew from the co ur e, pre umably to take
job . On June 16, 1942, about 300 p er ons
wer e enro ll ed on t hi training proj ect.
The training on th
proj ect h as u ually
been for 12-wce k p eriod . Instruction in rout ine h ouseh old work and in t h e preparation and
serving of m eals is given the train ee by exp erien ced borne economist . Elcm en tary train in a
in child care is given on som e projects. 0~
th ese proj ects the trnin ees lea rn to bathe feed
'
and care for yo ung childnn by pendin g a part'
o f th eil' training period ill t he local WP A
nursery sc hool.
Until January 1942 thi s training wa given
through WP\. er vice proj ects, a nd was ava il able
to persons regi ter cel with local public employment offices or other npproved agencies and
young persons employed on th e ou t-o f-school
work progr am of th e a t ional Yo u th Aclministra t ion, as well as to p r ons certifi ed for WPA
employm ent. No \\'a ge payments \\'er e made
to trainees exce pt to t hose ass igned from WP A
roll s. ::\Io t of t hose wh o were 'IYPA trainees
wer e paid half th e
h cluled uns ki!J ecl "B"
r ate applica ble to th 1 cali ty in which the
proj ct was located.
In .Jnnuary 19-12 , ex istent househ old worker ·
trnining projects we re plac d und er t he direction
of the training divi ion f Lhe iVPA.
mce
th at elate on ly per on certified to - ,,P.\. employment kive hPc n eli gi ble and nil trainees
ar e p:1id th e full un -ki lled " B " \\·,1ge n1te .
1
REPORT O
PROGRESS OF THE WPA PROGRAM
Train ing N onprofessional Personnel in
Hospitals
WPA projects for trainin g nonprofes iona l
workers in hospital and in Li Lu Lions wer e
ini tiated la te in the fi scal y ar 1941. T he
projecLs, developed w1der the health ection
of the WPA welfare program, have been in
operation in 86 publi c or nonprofit instit ution s.
These training activities were beo-un in
rcspon c to req uests from various F ederal
agencies, hospital superintend ents, h ealth officer , and similar gro ups. Tho war lrn s accentuated an already press ing n eed for trained
nonprofessional p ersonn el, such as ward lwlpers,
orderlies, and oth r n onprofc sional attendants,
to give assistance in the elem enta ry care of
the sick .
Under the training program , certifi ed WPA
worker arc given training and experi ence und er
professional supervision for ser vice in hospitals
and institutions. Trainee must be between
the age of 22 and 55 , have an eigh th-grade
education or its equivalent, be in goo d ph ysical
condition and able to perform manual tasks,
and have good standard s of personal hygiene.
Th e period of training extends from three to ix
m onths, wi th about a fourth of that ti.me spent
in cla sroom lectures and demon stra.Lion .
Practical experience i11 routin e insLitutional
nonprofessional services in all hospital departm ent is given under profess ional upervision.
The curri culum in cl ucles instruction in personal hygien e and work r lationship , ward
housekeeping, care of institutional kitchens and
the preparation and se rving of food , nonprofes ional sickroom procedures and first aid,
care of convalescent .hilclren, and are of the
aged and chroni c invalids,
Ho pitals and ponsors provide the t eaching
and s upervisory personnel, the equipment, and
other faciliti e n ece sn,ry for the operation of
the project. The sup rvi or is a register cl
graduate nurse C.\.1 ) ri cnced in hospital aclmini tration and tea hing. The WP A i responsibl
for the select ion and as ignment of trainees,
timekeeping, payment of wage , o- ncral s upervi, ion and maintenan ce of training tandard ,
and r eforral for employm ent.
Almost 5,000 per ons bad been employed on
th e projects by the encl of the fi cal year 1942,
in lucl ing more than 1,3 00 r ceiving training
as of Jlllle 16, 1942. Th e rate of employmen t
of these trainees in hosp itals a nd institutions
at the close of th e training period i generally
high.
Vocational Training Under the Adult
Education Program
Vocational training courses und er the adttlt
eclucntion program have o-iven employment to
many unemployed teachers, and have provided
training oppor t un.iti es for large numbers of
employed and unemployed persons seeking to
increase t heir existin g skills or to learn new ol'les.
T eachers of the training cour cs arc per ons
certified to the vVPA rolls. Enrollees r eceive
no comp nsation for attendance.
In January 1942, more than 55,000 person
were moiled in the vocational traini.ng cla cs.
This is less than hall as large as the emollm nt
in January 194 1. More than t brne-fourth of
th e enrollee were takin g work in commercial
subjects uch ns bu in e s English and arithm etic, accounting, tcnography and typing.
0th rs were taking courses in a great var iety of
s ubj e ts ranging from home e onomics to
cosmetology and the arts. A smaller number
was enrolled in courses giving in truction in
radio engineerin g a.nd aeronautics.
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS
D
RING
t h e se en-year p r riod ,Jul y J 935
tbrnu g h Jun e 1042 , Lhr ·w o rk Projec ls
.\.clrnini lnil ion gave employrn r nl lo more Lh,111
,5 00,000 difl'eren L p ersons. 'vVPA employ m en t r each ed il peak in lhr fi. ca l year 1939,
luring " ·li ic h an average of :3,014 ,000 workers
wer e employ d . F or t h e fi scnl yra r 19-!2, Lh r
average " . PA employm en t was on ly 971,000 ,
or 6 p erce nl less than th e hi g he t annu:d
av rage. Tlt r nn ruge for Lhe 19-.1-2 rtscal ye:H
wa th e smnll esL in th e hi s Lory of LL1e WPA
program.
WPA em1 loym rnt \\·as curl a il ecl clras licn liy
at th e bcvinnin g o f Lh e fi scal year l 942. T lw
r eclu clion \\Ta nee itate l by Lh e mullt'r
appropriation for th year . From an average
of l ,41J ,000 wo rk r rs in Jun 1941 , Lhc numb er
employed on \YPA proje L w:1 s redu ced t0
1,0,55,000 in Ju ly. Th er e wa li Llle changr in
WP A ernploy mr n t in the fo llow in g ix mon Lh s .
Furth er r cdu el ion wer e made in ,fonuary an l
F ebruary and by March th e mo nthly aver age
had dropped below a milli o n . Con tinu ed
curtailm r nl brou gh t t h e avcragt• dow11 lo
698,000 in ,Jun 1942 , a r ed ucLion o f 51 p rcen t from t h previou Jun e.
Wi th t he expansion of war indu s tries during
the fi cil l ycH , \Y PA work r found job opportuniti es in pri-n1.tc indu t ry . All jo b o penings,
of co ur e did noL go to \\TPA wor kers. In
eeking ernpl ymen t in war indu t ri es, vVPA
workers wer e in competit ion with many unemployed worke r not on WPA ro ll s, and wi Lh la rge
number of women w rkers who were t•11 Le ring
t hr 1:i bor mnrk ct. Th r cstim< tccl un cmpl oym cn l in Lh e Uni ted SLnLe in Nove mb er l9-!l
wn nbout 3,9 00 ,000 . 1 B y April 1942, un emp loymen t h ad d ec lin ed to 3,000 ,000 and in
Jun e 19-!2 wn s c Lim ntecl to be 2, 00,000.
Th e r ed ucti on in ''iYPA employment during
t he fi ca l yea r wn no t eYenly di Lribute l among
Lhc tatc~ bcca u c improvements in economi c
ro nditions " ·en' not uniform througho ut t lte
cou ntry. AlLhough Lh c gen er al reduction wa s
.5 l percen t, in l 0 sL:1Lcs it was more LIi::tn 66 perccn t . In 23 Ln trs, red u Lion range d between
.50 percen t a nd Gf:i pe rce n t; in t h e remaining 16
tntes (including I I ouLh ern agric ultural tates
nnd 5 industri a l -Latcs of th ~fiddle Atlantic
nnd Midd le W csl ) WPA employment r eductions
ranged b etw ee n :3,5 perce nt and 49 per ·cn t.
D es pite t he d ecline in t h e nwnbcr of WPA
worker in In rgr popu lation centers, th e proporLion of the total \YPA cmpl ymcn t rc'prt'se n teL:
by t ho e area incr asc d . ln J w1 e 1941, 3 7
percent o f t l1 c "\YPA emp loymen t wa in cou nties \\'i t h cit ic o f 100 ,000 or more populatio n ;
b)' t he end o f .Tune 1942 t h e proporLi o n was 40
pc n.: cnt. Th e prrcr ntage of total "\VPA wo r ker in Lho e co unti es with t wns o f no more t h an
5,000 inhnbiLanls dropped from 21 per en t lo
17 percent clurin o- th e fi cal year . The hanges
in proportions o f \\' P .\. employ:mcnL iu other
communities \\·ere neg ligible.
1 From
the r('f nlRr ,vrA J/ on th ly Repo,t o/ Employme11 t a11rl Pnem•
'l'h t.~ \\' P .\ sunt•y nf unemploy ment was initia ted in .\ pril
19H) h y th C' \\' PA I )1\ is ion 1, f Ht•s1•nrr l1. This work w ~ Lrnnsfe rred to the
Burt.·tHJ of the Census .\u gus l 2 1, 19--1:!.
pfo11rnrnt.
19
20
PRO GRESS OF 'l'HE WPA PRO GRA.~1
REP ORT O,
TABLE 6.-A \ · E R AGE 1\U~IBER O~' P E R SONS EMPLOYED ON ,YP A PROJ E
T S, BY PRO G R \MA
;\ I O"IH ,. A CGl' ST 19:l:;..Jt•NE 19 12
Project s
operated
hy other
Federa l
age11ties 8
Proje<'lS
l\l on th
operated
by WPA
Tots l
/936
July .....
..\ugust
Sep tember.
October ...
~ovembrr
December
220. 163
3,4. 3 16
i05. 169
I . 14. 958
2, 66i, 190
220. l t\3
374. 31fl
70.5. lf,9
I. 8 14 . 95
2, 66i, 190
C
C
/986
r
nth
Tota l
Proj els
01,e ra ted
hy WPA
P rojects
operated
by other
Federa l
agencies 8
_____ ,______- - - - - - - - - January
February
M arch .
April
May ...
June ......•
3. 021 . .595
2. 996, .,54
3,009. 11 0
2. 792, 362
2. 645,550
2.57 .041
2.93 1.401
2. 90i, :i;;n
2. 920. Ofill
2. H79. 04fi
2. 13~. 432
90, 194
89, 198
9,044
11 3,316
135. 675
139. 609
July ..
August
eptemlwr
Octob r
NovembPr
D ecembe r
2. 282, OSi
I. 970. 6~8
I, 720. 996
I. 77.4:39
I. 900. 5 18
2, 123,43 1
2,236.920
I. 909. 886
J.Mfo.019
I. 80·1. 063
I. ~2. 754
2, 1}15. 889
45, 16i
60,802
64,977
73,376
77, 7'34
77, 542
2. 216. 3 14
2,309.2 18
2, 3 10.539
2.144 .040
I. 9, I . 666
I , 755. 532
2. 142.58
2. 234. 595
2. 235. 359
2,064.452
I , 896. 642
I, 669,572
73, 726
74, 623
75, 180
79,
85. 024
85, 960
I , 6£2, 641
I. 766. 489
I. 799,382
I , 859, 594
I. 6 10, 71 I
l ,f;li, 164
I. t\3li,824
I, i i I. 75 1
I , 746,083
I, 808,595
44, 768
54. 348
55, 17
54, 738
53, 299
50,999
I , 890. 345
I , 884, I 15
I. , S:J. 24 4
I. 609. ~O J
I. 4 • 599
1, 410,930
1,84 1,3 18
I , 836,995
I, 708,675
I. 566,325
I, 44 6,994
I, 369. i2i
49,027
47, 120
44 ,569
43, 476
41 . 605
41 ,203
I. 04 1. 00 1
I, 03 1, 3 19
January .
Fe bruary
Marcb ..
Ap r il. ... .
May . . ..... .
June ___ __ ____________ _______ _
2 79. 733
3,019.09
2,960,315
2,626. 367
2. 396. 719
2,285,622
2. 79, 733
3. 019, 098
2. 960,315
2. 626. 3fli
2.396, 719
2,285.622
Jul y ........... .
August ..
September
October. ..
o,1em ber
December
2. 245. 328
2. 332. 380
2. 453. 602
2. 552. 5i4
2,551.042
2. 24i, 461
2. 245. 328
2. 332,380
2. 453. 602
2. 5.52, 5i4
2.55 1, 042
2.247,46 1
Jul y
I , 655, 479
Jan u ar y .
Febru ar y
. ... . ..•.•.•
Marcb ..
. ... . ...... .
April. ...
. .. . . . ...... .
May . . ....
June . .............. ......... .
2. 131. 079
2. 149,369
2, 129, 475
2, 078, 22 1
2,02 1. 579
I. 878,008
2. 13 1. 079
2. 149.369
2. 129. 4i5
2. 07 , 221
2,021, 579
I. 7 ,008
All ~ USt
I. 701. 512
July ......... .
August .. .
September.
October. ..
Novembe r
D ecember .
1. 63 1,204
I , 510. 894
I. 45-5. 9ii
I, 462,605
I, 503. 720
I , 596,676
1. 63 1. 204
I. 5 10. 94
I. 455. 9ii
I , 462. 605
I. 503. 720
I, 596,676
Janu ar y
2. 509. 'iS
1940
January
February
J\I arch
April
May . .
June .
I
l9S7
/938
Sept.ember
October. .
Novemh{"r
D ecem ber
1941
Januar y .
Februa r y
March ..
April. .
M ay ... . . .
June .. .. . . .
I. 803, 102
2. 003. 840
2.32 1,54 1
2. 540. 464
2. li40, 246
2. 743,025
Jul y . ............... . .. . ... .
.......... .
Augus t.
September.
October. ..
Novembrr
Oecember
2. 999,021
3. 125. 244
I
F ebruary
M arch .
April
M ay ..
June ...
July ..
August
Se ptember
October. .
No,7 ember
D ce m ber
I. 803, 102
2. 003. 840
2. 32 1. 54 1
2. 540. 464
2. 640. 246
2,743,025
I. 054. 90-!
I. 042, 533
1.0:lfi. 994
1. 010. 285
1. 056.401
I, 053. 095
1, 028. 109
1. IJ.13. 79 1
1,041.686
13,903
II , 214
10. 998
12, 176
12,610
II, 409
I, 023. 703
I . 028. 577
963, 496
66, 723
786,009
fi9i. 701
1,020.38 1
I, 026, 639
96 1. 795
' 65, 144
784 . 48i
696. 307
3,322
I, 93
I , 701
I , 579
I , 522
I, 394
I. 025. 996
1942
3. 213. . f,09 1
3. 286, 61 I
3. 334. 594
3. 161,080
2,914, 121
3. 040, 2:17
3, 123. 56!,
3. 1%. 567
3. 211. \1.'7
3,069, 34 I
84 . 900
5. 007
90. 041
91.044
92. 63 7
91. 739
J an uary
February
M arch .
April
i\C ay __
June.
A Data represenl a,.., e rages of weekly employment. C.'Olilll~ wade dur ing the wouths.
e Financed hy all ocation or \\. PA fun ds.
c Ave rage for last three weeks.
Labor Turn over on WP A Projects
The aYerage rat e of turn oYer o f labor on ,TPA
projects wa s higher in t he fi sca l y ea r 1942 t han
in pre,·iou y ear . During thi s period , th e
monthly r:i le of all epar a tion s nYenlgcd 16
percen t as compnrecl wi th a monthl)7 ns ignm cn t rnLe of about 11 percent. A signm ents
durin g the fi ca l year decl in ed from 167 ,000
n, month at t h beginnin g of t he ye:H to 53,000
attheend . T otal separa tion clurin g this periocl
:weragcd about 153,000 " ·ork er a month.
Voluntary separations during the year wer e
high , ave ra ging about 6,000 per month . During th e la t four month s of th e y ea r, voluntary
epan1tion averaged from 10 to 13 percen t of
th e total employment. 11 · t YolunLary eparations were mad e by workers retu rning to jobs in
private i.nclu try.
Th e WPA, in the fi sca l year 1942, act ivel.v
aided t he retu rn of workers to p rivat.e or other
public employment tl1 roug h its p lacement
servi ce . Information conce rning wo rker was
m ade available to intercsLed agencies or em-
EMPLOYMENT A D EAU ' l NG
2J
ployrr. , and th ry "·err giY<'n thr pport unity
to int.rrvirw ,YPA worker on projrct sitPs .
)11 som e in Lnncrs, preYiou emplo)·er of " ' PA
worker wcrr intr rvi cwcd by ,YP A rcrmploym ent rrprc entati,·cs and frrqurntly t h worker retu rned Lo t.! 1cir former jobs.
Included in t he Yoluntar. srparations ar
t hose workrrs leaving for military crv ice.
Dming th e fi cal year, 4,294 worker 1 ft "\VPA
r mploymc n t for thi s purpose, m a king a total
of l ,443 sin ce October 1940. Thr age of WPA
workers i gr ncrally higher th an draft a.gc requirem ent , and most of tl1 e workers bavr
depend rn t . Ot hr r volun tary sepa rati ons nrr
madr hcca u c of ill nes , injury, or a new ou rc '
of income.
, rpnrat.ion . mnd r from ,T"PA roll. brr a.11. e of
t.he 1 -mo nth provision wc•n' c·ornpnrntivdy
maU during th e fi cal y ar 1942 . Under the
rn difi cation s to Lh c I -monLL provjsion in tlw
act for th e fi cal year 1942, p rson conLinu01 1 ly employed for 1 months were to be removed from rmploymrnt. only in th e number
n ecessary to provide job for pe r ons wl1 0 h ad
been ce rtifi ed as in ne d and awaiting a ignm cnt to " ' PA projects for t hree month s or
more. B li nd per 011 ' a wcU as veteran s were
exempted from t he 1 -mon th provi ion. From
a total of 16,000 in July 1941, eparat.ions b ecause of th e 1 -mont h pr vision dropped to
6,000 in August and amounted to only 1,000
in June 1942.
T AB l ,E 7 . -P ERC'ENTA ,E D1. THIB TION OF P ERSO S
E MPL OYED ON PROJE CT S OPER ATED BY WP A , BY S1zE
Employment on WPA Projects Operated
by Other Federal Agencies
01'"'
•o~ tM UN ITY
O:ST l~EX TA L t1 S JTED ST.-\ T E
Q tJ ARTERLY, MA RC Ii
193 - J t ' l< E 19-12
Sin• o[ commu nit r"'
l>at e
Total
100,000
25.000-
- ---- - 19$8
March 30 .•
June 30
eptemher 21.
December 28
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
JOO. 0
45. 1
45.
44 . 5
43. I
15. 2 1
15. 4
15. 7
15. l
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
42. 4
42. 3
40. 9
3 .4
15. 0
15. 6
15. 7
15. 4
100. 0
100. 0
JOO. 0
100. 0
3 .I
40. 1
40. 0
37. 7
15. J
15. o
15. 5
15. 2
100. 0
lOO. 0
100. 0
100. 0
3G. 4
36. 9
38. 0
36. 4
16. 4
16.8
17. 0
16.
100. 0
100. 0
39.
6
2,5005.00G
5.00025,000
or more 100,000
Less
th a n
2,500
---- - -
22 I
7. 3
7. 1
7. 3
7. 9
10. 9
10. 4
10.
II. 8
22. 5
22. 4
22. 0
23. 0
.o
7. 9
.4
9. 1
12. l
11. 8
13. 0
14. I
23. 6
23. 3
23. 3
23. 7
9. 2
8. ti
8. 5
9. 2
14. 0
12. 4
12. 7
14. 2
25. G
9. 1
.6
.5
9. 1
12. 5
12. l
11. 4
12. I
.9
7. 7
II. 9
9. 7
21. 5
21. 5
21. 7
19,9
:'\ l arch 22
June 21
Septe mber 27 .
D cember 27
1940
~l arch 27
June 26
Septe mber 25
December 26 .
I
194 1
March 2ti
June 25.
Se ptember 24 ..
llecember 16....
25. 6
25. I
25.6
1941
:'\larch 17
June ltL ______
36. 5
61
17. 2
18. o
I
25. 5
25. o
I
A C om m unity groupin gs ar
has d o n a classifica tion of co unties
accordin g to th e population of the largest 11111n ic 1pality in each count y.
ince ~Jarch 19.U 1he classifica 11on or cou nttt~s has he~ n based <,n the 194 0
1>0 pula tion of the rnunicipaliti ; prior to th a t t ime t he 1930 popula tion
~·as used.
ome worker ha.ve been employe(l on project '
operat cl by othr r Federal agencie with \YPA
fund , bu t t he number thus employed in fi cal
year 1942 was mu ch sm aller t han in any previous peri od. At th e close of th e prev ious fi cal year, in June 1941 , an average of 41,000
workers was emp loyed on proj ects operatrd by
other Federal agenc ie . In Jul y, this numbc'r
had d ropped Lo a n average of abou t 14,000, and
for D ecemb er wa only about 11 ,000. T l1 ere
was a sharp decr ea. e in January 1942 Lo 3,000
worke rs. Th e month ly average dropped stradily in th e s ubsequ en t mon th and in Junr 1942
lightly lcs than 1,400 persons were employed
on other Frderal agency proj ect .
The 1,400 wo rk r rs employed in June 1942 on
proj ects ope rated by other Federal agencic were
d i tribu teJ among cigli t agencies. The Bureau
of Foreign and Domes tic Co mm erce and the
Weather Burea u, both of th e Department of
Comme rce, gave rmploym nt to about 500 peron . l\Iore t han one-fifth were employed on
proj ct operated I y t he Veteran s' Admini s tration. The Bmcau of Labor Statistic of the
D partmcnL of Lal or employed anoLh r fifth ,
and t he rema ind er were Ii Lribu tcd amon g fi n
othe r agencies. These agenc ies indudrd the
Depa rtment of Ag ri cul t ure, the D cpa r LmrnL of
t he Interio r, th r W:n Department , thr N:1vy
D partmcnt , and the Lil rary of Congrc' s.
22
m : rORT O • P ROGRESS OF T H E WPA PROG RAM
TABI,E
.-NU MB E !l OF A SS lGN AI ENTS TO AND ~EPAll T I ONS
FnoM
E~ I PLOYil EK T ox
\\'P A P noJE C1'.
A
Co~Tr:-.EXTAL Ur,,,"TTED ST , TE~
Scpa rnt ions
\l onth
.\ s....:,igumcnts
_ __ _ 1_
_1_•
0 ~-
_\._o_
l u_n_:•_r_y_r
'J'o t nl
"'•mont h
°
_________
----- -- - - -
,
.July
'.ll 1. ,;i;q
Aueu st
RC'ptrmhr r
:lfl,,
'\;o,·emher
Octoht·r
32i, 5
1f..& . ii4
DrcP.mber
97. 05fi
S pa rat ion ra t
fpc rc 111 ) 8
A~ icnm e nt \
rate fpe r·
re nt) B 1---- ----- -
Disc harge~ and layo ffs
!lf,2 1
:!if), ~46
lfi3. flll2
19 1, 19.i
227, .... 22
21'.2.S'?i
23i . I:!
294, 141l
117. 799
137. 27fi
172, 58 1
1.1;1. q"r,
116, 192
115, 47,
0th r
provi ~ion
45, 263
53, QJ9
5:;, 241
54 ,, 41
9 1, fi20
178, 6f,8
45,
263 1
,53, 919
55. 241
54, 81 1
91,620
To1al
11. 4
JO. i
9 0
JO ,;
5. 9
\ Vo lunta ry
7. 4
6 ~
4. 3
4. 7
5. S
5. I
3. j'
6, r,
li . 6fiQ
3. I
7 4
9. 3
11 2, 5.14
85, 471\
3. 7
8. 4
7.1
6 1
l 12. i~i
2lf, 'Ii\
6. I
8 5
4 0
5 0
5. fi
I I 11
JO. 5
9. I
4. 2
5, 4
19 8
39 2
13. I
6. 0
5, 1
4. -~
J,Q.39
.lanunry
Fchru 'lry
21.'i, b7fi
l\f irrh
~pril
ll l ay
.June ..
211\, 314
3 IO, 427
27.'i, 424
133, 527
123.. 2
22:;, 904
103, Ifi9
4R5, 82.1
784,633
230, 941l
243 ~2 1
197,473
IRS. 94,i
14R, 394
I~O. 1~3
.Jul,•
131. a7!l
2H2. R97
404 . I s
349 , 1.54
3'.9. 139
303. 34,
ALH?U~t
Rcptrmhcr
Octoher
No,·emher
December
I
10.1, 322
9•1 707
I lfi, 748
104 . 205
10: , llfi9
11 3, 34
79,284
&I, 400
JJ 2, 5,'\4
~5 . t7fi
11 2, , .... ,
216, ~45
I N), r,76
I 22. 735
337,43 1
6RO, 428
122, ~77
129,987
11 , I 9
121. 545
159. Hifi
122, 735
166,357
f,8 , r,9:;
36. :\13
66. I6i
171.0H
6 11. 7:33
Sfi. 31;4
fi3, ,20
55,925
50, 72fi
H 6
62,264
23 0
20. 5
I .2
iO, 19
15. 7
5, 128
15. 5
II. ,'\
10 0
9
]2 j'
14 3
10. 9
9. 6
3. 5
3. 3
4. 6
4. :i
4. I
5. 2
6.1
6. 7
4. 4
3. 3
19W
January
Fabnrnry
:\larch
.\ pril
~lay
June _
Jul y
A W! U <.;f
~cptem her
Orto her
Non.,rnhcr
Decem ber
January
331. 8'\7
2:\9, 7S\l
20,5, 803
Jf,6, 743
155. I HI
I
33 , 620
3114 , 574
3ii. 92~
l0i.027
2.52. li!H
194. f,7(1
229. ,'i,\S
240. 79 1
202 . .l(j(J
233. 21.'\
213. SOX
204 , '37
:?4J2, 734
I
I 7fi, 753
207. t,173
11-lfi, i' RO
IHI , 82i
Jfif-i. ,20
102, 148
9. fi17
9 12
2S, :?23
li. liil
10,49.5
11, 13
80,061
89, ll19
105,996
Sfi. 100
) ?i',
97, 761
:;, 831
80. 320
0, 025
111. 0i'
104,694
125, 104
13 , 21
13 , 303
119, 38\l
14 , 5f,~
264, fif,2
100,070
205, 7,3
9. 436
98, 3511
0, 594
,54, fi7 4
50, ?'17
2h6, ~ii
July
lfii, 2,-..:1
_A..U CZ U"- l
14,, 4.'>4
Septrmhl•r
Oc1oher
No,.., crnher
Decemher
I Ill. 4,'\!I
13,. 2.'\9
11 I. i\74
106,495
305, 8.i3
139, 703
145, 190
I 19, "'II
132,603
Januar y
I 33. 31XI
12 1. R72
94, 327
, 1, f. j~
110. 431\
9.i. 3"19
7fi, 746
52. 9 10
171,M9
IGO, 592
155, 43
FPhruary
74, 6115
19!1, 374
3~4. 0.1 1
l\ Tnrch
April
ll l ny
June
49, r,o2
4 .no
43, ,17
39,021
H,99()
6,164
136,3 10
.\pr,)
:\lay
June
134, 730
129, 8.18
197, 771
234,262
207, f,96
'.!96. Oi l
79.07S
Wtl. 1,H
2 1'1. Oil
JfiS, 52~
Jf)('i. 97~
1911, ~ Ii
1'8, 141,
F'cbruorr
l\l a rrh
94, 963
104 , 35,
% . 878
81.R1i
?20, 41 ;,1
334, ~~3
31M\, 709
94 ,477
177. ·,77
60, 7 4
~I
71 , l
71. 219
100. 733
116 , iD4
101 , r,.,n
I. 61
17, 1~0
, fiOl
12, 242
• 2-..11
17, 3,iO
!JS, 770
209. 779
40, 4·10
J f,f,, "'
4fi, ~40
39, Ost\
39, 803
71, 19
50, 4%
39. 217
7fi. !iH
57, 455
5l. !l t2
71,225
I,
74. 3.52
7fi . .'\S6
5.5, , 13
40. ~I 5
16.
1:;o
fi, 1,0
3.~4
3,231
2, ?iO
2,440
3. 3s;
3, 120
3, 334
2,f;,q
11 25 1
1,020
r,1~
15..1. !),)4
195. 2 11
190,.illi
2Si. -t70
I
9 I
3. 7
3. 3
4. I
,1 '
7. G
l o:;
i 6
H 'l
19.
4, 7
5. (\
15. 9
11. I
12 4
4. 7
4.
5. 3
6. I
4. 9
4.
4.3
~2. 53 1
102, f"'9
SP, ll\10
75. 33fi
68, ,i07
67, 783
14 t)
JI 2
i i.I
11 6
13 0
9. 5
9. 2
70, 936
75, 330
13.i, 127
90. 31)2
92. 7S.5
223, 47
11. j'
9. 1
9. I
12. I
12 3
9 7
I~ 3
18 !l
I ~
27 3
I 9. fi33
14 7
2fi 1J
8.
41. 11/,7
42. 9.ili
35, ,.'\,1
37, :;:13
69,379
1--t j'
l'l~
13 \I
8. 9
H 3
9. 7
11 1;
13 7
IO. S
11 8
6, 0
5.fi
6, S
8.6
9. I
8.5
J:!S
11 ~I
.0
11 0
JO. 3
9. 3
12. 8
5. 4
5. 9
47 ,099
35. 797
73. 210
13 2
9. 4
12. 0
11 0
IS I
5-t . '-2'1
lll 7
9 .'\
7. 0
7. I
JO 3
13 0
12 6
57. r,.._R
73, 20:\
.6
j' ;'i
I ll I
19 8
2~ (t
11. 5
, Prior to Jamm ry t<t-tn. rlata do nnt 11wludp nonrelit'remployment. Data ror \\ orkcrs emp l1>)t'd on \\' PA proj rts operate d by o ther Fc<lcral age ncie-.
are not 11wl11<lPct in the fon1r"S shO\\ n fo r July anti A mws t 1ri?~.
u Percent or totn l em ployment ·u be~innint! o r m onth.
c )I os t or t hrse "epa r~tion s were madr fflr prl\·ate employment : separati on-. for s uch rN1son -. r1r;;, Ar i I\ f' mililf\r y '-C'n·1ce Ill' \\ ~n 11rc·e .., of ineomt·. i!lness,
death. Nr fire 1lso inrludt•<I.
D ~epnrn1ecl in orcN<innce"it h section ltl rb ) 0fthe ER .\ .\ cl of 1939 sec1ion I i (h ) ol1he ER.\ .\ct , fi , c'11 yeur 1941, nod sect :on IO ( h) of the ERA
Act. fi sca l yea r 19 12, req u irmg separation arte r I~ montbs of co ntinuo us \\. J>.A emp loyml' lll.
Th e rn njor nd ivit_v o f 11PA wo rk l' 1's on projects op<' rated by o th er F l'd ernl ageneies was
r esNtrch and stat istical wo rk . So m e co n trn ction work fo r th e Arm y and Navy was earried
on und er t he dirrcl ion of th e Bure-nu of Yard s
a nd D ock of th e .I a yy D c pnrlm en L and the
Qu:1r terma t er Corps of the Vv ar D epartm en t .
ProjccL' for the con cr n1tion and improv ement
EMPLOYME T
23
D EARNINGS
CHART 2
EMPLOYMENT ON WPA PROJECTS *
Th r ough June 1942
MILLIONS
OF PERSONS
4
MILLIONS
OF PERSONS
4
------< 3
1935
*I Includes
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
persons employed on WPA projects operated by other Federal agencies .
of naturn l resource were conduclecl by th e
T ation al P ar k Service and th e Fis h and Wildlife ervice of th e D ep artrnen t of th e Interior,
and by th e Forest Ser vice of th e D epartment
f AgricuJ Lure.
Employment by Types of Projects
WPA workers en gaged in a variety f proj ect
activities, r efl ecting th e wid e diver gen c in occupationa.l sk ills and abili ties of un employed
per on , and th e differen ce in n eeds of cornmunitie for public facili ties and services. Projects
o-en rally are divid ed into const rn ction and
non onstru ctioo type of work.
onstrn ction work ha always been th e m ajor
activity of th e WP A. In June o f th e fiscal
year 1942, construction projects employed 5
percent of all workers on \YP \. projects , a
ompared with 68 p rcent em ployed on s u ·h
projc •t' in Jun e 194 1.
WPA 4 148
Mor th an a thir l of all WP A worker w re
employ cl on war proj ects on June 16, 1942 . Of
lh i number, more than 185,000 were en gaged
on constru ction proj ct for th e a rmed services
or on oth er constru tion proj ects con icler ed to
be of irnportance to th e defense program and
th e war effort. Almost 64,000 workers were
employed on service proj ects in connection with
war activitie , and t h e r emaining 3 ,000 were
working on vocational training pro jects which
were providing training in occ up at ional s kills
n eed ed in war inclu tri . .
The emph asis place l on wnr work di l not
ch ange the r elative in1porLan ce of lhe major
type of WPA project . Proj ects for th e co nstruction or improvement of highway , roads,
and str ts co n tinuecl to ra nk bjghe t in th e
cmployin nt of worker. . Th e average employment in June 1942 for this typ e of proj ect
was about 27 percent of all WP.\. workers,
ns c:ompared with 36 percent in June 1941.
24
REPOI T O
PROGRE' ' OF THE WPA PROGRAM
CHART 3
ASSIGNMENTS AND SEPARATIONS IN EMPLOYMENT
ON WPA PROJECTS *
July 1938 - June 1942
THOUSANDS
Of" WORKERS
6 00
THOUSANDS
OF WORKERS
600
ASSIGNMENTS
400 1--- - --1-- -- - - - - ,. . -- - t -- - -- - -- - - l- - - --
-
--
-
- - - - - - - - ' 400
200
0
800
800
SEPARATIONS
I -------
600
- - - --
- --
600
4 00
200
0
1938
*
1939
1940
1941
Includes persons employed on WPA projects operated by other Federal agencies.
Worker. employ cl on puhlic huilclin g projec t on Jun e 16 , 1943, accounted for a liLtle
more Lhan 9 p rcen t of the total WP A employrn en t. Thi s i about th e sam e percentage as
i11 prcviou years. \\{o rk performed on thi
type of proj ecL has provided many communi ties
with sc hoo ls, librari e , g-y mnn iums, and hospitals an d lrn
furni s hed army and naval
es tabli hrn ents wiLh badly n eeded facilitie .
Th e construc tion or improvement of wa ter
a nd sewer ystern and ot h er publi c utilities
gave employment on June 16, J 942, to 51,000
wo rker ', or m ore than 7 p crce n t of all ,vPA
worker . In Jmie of the prev iou s fi scal yea r ,
projects for the constructio n of public uti litie
represented 9 p er cnt of total proj ect em ployment.
ork on airports and airwny h as greatly
incr('ased in rela tive irnpor tan c with th e
defense program and the war effort. On June lo ,
,v
1942
WPA
41 50
Hl42, 5 p er cent of the WPA workers were
employed on proj cts for constrnctin g and improving ail'ports and airway faciliti
However , th e number of worker employed (35,000)
on t Li esc projec ts is only slightly more than half
t he number employed on the arn e tyJ e of
proj ect in Jtme 1941.
Oth er major groups of con str uction proj ects
employed about th e ame pcrcen Lage of workers
::i s in June 1941. Projects for th e con servation
of natural re ourccs employed more than 2 p erren t, or 16,000 worker . The constru ction of
r ecr eational fa ciliti es which furni h eel many
communiti es wi th park , playgr omicls, swimming pools, employed abouL 15,000 worker or
2 p er cent of the total. T l1 r emainder f the
work ers employed on construction projec t were
" ·orking on engine ring urvcy , ani Lti Lion project , m1d oth er types of co nstrucLion work.
The p er ccn Lage of WP A employment on
E l\ l P LOY M EN'T A
!l.
T AB LE
J!l:H1
Age ncy
J 11 11('
To t ·i l
2.!i7i>.0 II
, v ork P roj1 1 cts .\ dm inistrn ti on
I
n rcemh1..•r
J\ 1arch
l )t•('t'lll-
h, r
;\ IHrc-il
Juoe
f\97, 701
nun. :m7
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99
8!i
12/i
227
___ _
308
2 1ft
It, 0:?2
13, l! i'-1
___________ _
1,80'-1,5H5 1,70h,fi7S
139, hO'l
N ati o nal Agric ultural HcSt"areh C\• nter_ _
Ru ral 1i:: 1rrtrifi ra tion .\ d min islration _____ _
J:,;\ , '! lfi
41 ,203
44 , 51i9
12. 250
15. 1:15
7i
72
b3
214
12
?,JI\
GI
31
II
Si
.)I
5,390
4, 1,:i
.">, Z.I7
4fi
f, .•,IY
ti, '21H
101
9:l
2.:111
2, J2R
9. 3~IH
12, H32
252
.53fi
20Q
7. :J l:l
5. 7()2
l hti
5, 4,u
122
241
150
.\8HJ
J,002
2, 0 14
11, 111\J
I . 70 1
1.:m-1
~- 5'1:l
1.,11
S:l
Ill
!,()
36
2·1
l=I======
Drpartmc nt of Co mmerce ..
-.---i---:;-;;121
Coas t and Ge dr tic Sur n•y
__
_ __
Bureau or Fore ig n a nd D o mestic- Commerce
" 'rathrr Bureau __
Exrcuun• Office of thf' Prrs 11 l(' nt: Na tional
Resoure,~s Plaonin g B oa rd 11
Drpartnw nt of the I nt('rior
-----
I=
-
51
21, 2u,
Tnn1 ori r.s and Island P ossessio ns _______ _
7.5
D rpen nw n l of Le hor· Laho r Rtatistics _____
L ihrary of Con~n•ss. __
F ed eral ~,'cur it y Age ncy · Olli('(• or Ed uea•
ti o n
13, 408
6, 713 1
6, 74 5 --;;:-:;o.,
600
i3
48
5,557
607
57
41
5,340
1
2. 552
100
10/i
8. 78/i
-t fl2
36
I
5, 55
H
~_
646
3
30
4, 533
179
27
I,;~f,
21-4
1,:lfi l
I
222
l
... _ .
4gg
2, 178 1···· 2, t 19
123
i
I, 7:l9
I 16
30 ••-•·•·
·12H
81
-
545
141;
186
170
I()()
953
375
-
m
6~~
2.0h0
109
--· 1: irn
108
··· ···· · ·
6~ ········s
..
392 ······ j30
90
4
70:l
339
160
213
2,Ji
2~i
IU, 1:1,
10. •lfi,
JI. 4i l
IU ..o.,
9, 5:12
h. 18\1
J...
'.'. '. 471
~ ....:'.~32 ~
3,0:!2
40:J
1. 319
14 .1
l:J4
3;, 1
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153
14 7
14 5
l:J4
2!i0
1, 172
I. ;,i s
•14, ~7i
42. %
I, 177
I
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-
56
36
----
1. 1111
.. .. .
271
59
2'J I
117
2%
42
475
107
69
98
69 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
9
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13, 5 1:J
1. 270
~1~
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26. 4•11\
17.240
16.25i
12,676
i79
9,39 1
-tti7
03
JX. 0l1G
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1
919
2i. 596
····-··
1 ···::::··
... '.:'.:: ~ ~ - - ; ; ; ;
10, li 0
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Corpf- or En~in ecrs
_·------Q uar term as ter Corps.......................
39
====
612
35
38
4, 859
I , .,t2
·-• - -······-········••-
4;,
I
· ····::::::::::: . . . . '. :· 1:1, 10. 4Gb
Coast G u ard c .. -•Iat prna l H.p,·enue ___
O 11,c,, or llw Secretar y ( Divisio n or Ta,
Rrs,•a rcb )
.... -• · -·
60
4U0
3~5
-••··· ·· ·····
D e parlmc nt orthe Treasu r y .....•.. .... .....
4.5
I. f,87
f,4 3
435
700
!i i
f--- - - 1- - - - - - -- f - -- - - 1 - - --
A las ka Rai lroad .....
. .......... .
A la..:.ka Hoad Commission __________ ___ __
A lns ka- misccll aocous
___________ _
Vir~in Is lands _____ _
Departrn<' nt or Justice: Burra u or P risons. __
94
105
9-1
8
36
4!1:l
.,,07
--49- - - - ,J5- - - - 41-, - - 49- - - - - - -- . - - - -
==1==
F is h a nd W ild life Sen · i<X'
. ······ ·· ••3, 273 1
l o<li an Affairs ______
___________ _ . . .
Ocn<'ral Land Office B ___________________ _
N atio nal Park Service __________________ _
Iii, 03/i
Rl'cla malio n _____ ___ ______________ ___ _
W a r l )t' partme n l
RrptrmhPr
Jmw
I, 02.5. 9\lti 1.U-11 . 1\),fi Hlil. iH.~
Ilonw Economics
f ~;;:n•:;; r'J ~ks
S(•J)trmlw r
1,859,59 1 I, 7/i3,2 11 I, 11 0,930 1,03fo, 99 1 I. 053, 01)., ,HH:i, 190
D ai r y Industry
-••······
P:: nto mology a nd P lant Quaran t ine ____
Forrst ~t1 n · ice _
a ,•y.
10-12
H/ 11
I. 7!ili,li:l2 l, li~2.l\.11
A g-r itultura \ ~forke t m~ Scn· ict: ______ _
D,•partrnc nt or th e
P tto.1BCTS, B Y A oEN v A
19~0
1-=
A gr icul tura l Ad j ust mr nt 1\ d m i oistra t ion
So il Conservation Srrvic('
" ·rA
o,
2 4:IS. l'l2 1,iiHU,5i2 1,H:Jfi,h2-1
0 1her F rclrra l age ncies
Agricultu ra l Eronomics
25
E J\ ll ' l NGS
r 1, M n 1-: 1t OF P Em,os,-, EMPL01 ~: o
VE R AGE
D e partm ent o r Agr icul t u re
J)
16. 380
:!02
5U4
21
469
5-1
21
A D ata re prcS(' nt averages of week ly employmf'nt cou nts ma<IP <l uring the mont hs.
8 Pu h lic la nd inw ntor y projects operated hy tlw Xa tio nn l H cso
urc,•s Plannin~ n oard of t he 1,,rru liw omce of t he P reside n t wi th 1938 .\ cl fun ds
were cont inued w ith 1939 Act fun ds ori!!iuall y allocatC'd to the- Xatioua l R esources P lanning Doan! and su b-..:•q ur ntly tr::in ~fPrn•d to the Ge neral Land
O ffice or tlw De 1,artmeat or th ~ l ni l' r io r .
c Tbc Coast Guard ·w as tra usferre<l from the D epartme nt of the T reasur y to th ,• De partm ent o f th e Xa, y as of Xon~rn bcr I, rn.u .
erv ice pro jrcts incrr a cl durin g th e fi . cn l ~Te:1r,
reachin g m o re Lh an 35 p er cent. by Ju n r 1942.
At Lh e en d o f Jun e 1941 , ser vice proj c L worker
n ' prrsent ecl
2 p ercrn t. o f t o ta l WP.A cmiYe lf:ir P pro j ect in Lhi s g roup re pr e' ent c<l 22 p ercen t of Lh c to t:11 W P.A emp loy-
ploy nw n t.
o n ly
26
REPORT ON PROGRESS OF TI-IE WPA PRO GRAM
TARLE 10. -P E llCEN 1' AOE DIS THIBUT I ON OF P E RRON
EMPLOYED ON PIW J ECTS OPERATED BY WPA, BY MAJ Olt
TY PE OF PROJE CT
S ELF.CTED PERI OS , MARCIi 1936-J U NE
I
?\ [arch 1 [arch
1936 • 1937 •
T i 1wof proiect
T otal ........ ..................
Division or Ope rations
100. 0
................
1\
[
1
arch
13i 3
100. 0
100. 0
79. O ' 75. 4
80. 5
5---,-.
A ir pon s Rod a irways .... . .............. - 1-.
B u ildi ngs...............................
.2
Conse r va_tion ....... .. ..................
6. 7
EnKmec rmg surve ys .
.
......... - (•}
M
1
9
~rch
1i:i9
100. 0
i9. 4 '
1942
M
Se p·
D e·
Se p•
D e• .
; rch Jupe tembcr ce rnhcr .\l arch J,u_n tcmbcr ccmbcr l\ l arch June
1ii.10
1~40
25.
26,
?J'~1
1t~ 1
24,
IG,
i'J;.2 1~~•2
1940
1940
1941
1941
I
IOO.O
100. 0
74 .
74 . 3
I 100. 0 I ,oo.o , 100. 0
72.
71. 4
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
69. i ' 68. O
67. 1
61. 9
62.
57. 9
9. 7
2. 2
0. 5
3
;:
I.I
10. 6
I. 7
0. 5
3
;
LO
9. 7
I. 9
0. 4
3
~:
1. 2
9. 3
2. 7
O. 5
2
9. I
2. 3
0. 5
2
1. 0
I. I
9. 0
LO
.
1.5
9. 2
2. 7
9.5
2. 9
7. 2
4, 1
412.01-----;:-:;-13.81_5__-, -;:-:;- ~ ~ '"s.o
3.6
-5 - 1- .3
- - -1- .4- - -1-. 0- - -1-.
.4
7. 6
S. I
7. I
9. 1
5. 5
4.
4. 9
3. 9
2. 5
(•)
0. 4
0. 4
0. 4
0. 5
43
4
4
4
3
:
;:~
~ ;:~
2. 8
3. 1
2. 4 1 1.6
1. 5
10. 2
3.5
10.8
0. 9
JO. I
Other. .... .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. ..........
9. 0
2. 3
0. 9
10. 6
1. 3
Scr vicc Divi sion .. .......... .. .. ....... ....
21. 0
24. 6
19.5
20. 1
24. 5
2•1.7
2 1. 9
26. 1
Pu hlic acti v iti es .
.. ............. .. --:;:-;;- - G-.-, - 4-.- ~
- 5
Resea rch andreco rds .................
2. 6
3. 5
2. 6
3. 2
3. 9
W elfa re .... -•
....... .............. 13. 0
14. 0
11. 4
11. 2
14. 0
Other. ............ ....... ..............
0. 8
1. 0
0. 7
0. 8
0.8
4. 2
13. 1
0. 5
4. 1
13. fi
0. 5
5
3. 9 1 3.9 1 4. 3
4. 7
4. 6
4.8
4. 8
15. 1
JG. I
15. ~
16. 3
18. 1
19. 7
22. 1
0.6
0. 6
0. o ... __ --·-. _______ . .... .
•-·
1.0
1. 3
1.0
~~~~;;f
fus~:,ri ~iit;"d 1;;ir1~~ild.inr,s\ ·. n:; t !
0
Sanitati on ...........
---•··
_
,vatrr and sewer systems and otbcr
uti lities .. .. ... .... ... ........ .. .......
Division of Training and R eemployment
Other. .. ... .................... _
t
g
. ______ .. .. .............. _.
.....................
0. 5
10. 0
I.I
9. 2
8. !;
.5
2. 3
2. 7
2. 7
0. 5
0. 4
0. 5
4
3
3
;:~
~:
1. 3 1 1. 2 1 l.l
11 t g
9. 5
1.0
1
I0. 9
I.I
11 . 2
1. 2
J
I
g
g
t~ tf
- -,1 ~ 1't1.7(\.5~---;::-:;-1·~ 1~ ~---
·-0. 7
I fi
0.9
2i.3
2. 0
1.0
28. 1
2.8
I.I
28. 4
3. 4
I.I
30. 6
3. 4
1
I.I I
32. 2
3.
1.2
35. 4
5. 5
1.2
• Data apply to lhe last half or tbe m ont11.
• Separate data a re n ot available: included in research and records.
m ent in June 1942, public uctivitie 8 percent,
and r<'search and reco rd s proj ects 5 percent.
In the group of w elfare proj ects, the largest
munb er of workers (8 1,000) wa employed on
proj ect for the preparati on of h ot lun ch es for
s h ool children , th e ca nnin g and preserving of
food , a.nd the di t.ribution of surplus commodities. Proj ects for th e operation of sewin g
rooms, in whi ch large amounl of fothing and
other articles wer e produced , employed 53 ,000
workers, or 8 percent of total employm ent.
'\iVorkers on proj ects for publi c h ealth and h ospital work r epresented 3 percent of the total, or
18,000 p ersons.
R ecr ation and edu ca tion proj ects i:n the
gro up of publi c activitie employed 18,000 and
17 ,000 workers, r espectivel y , in Jun e 1942.
Th ese projects suppli ed teachers for ad ult
ed ucation clnsses a.nd nursery s ·h ols, and
leadersh ip for r ecr en tion centers in military and
war in lustrial areas. Library proj ect employed
about 9,000 workers, art and museum projects 6,000, ::mcl music proj ects more thnn
4,000.
In the research and records group , th e lar ge t
employm ent was on publi c r ecord s proj ect with
a bout 19,000 workers on June 16, 1942. R e-
search rmcl survey proj ect employed more than
12,000 workers.
Employmen t on WPA vocation al training
proj ects represented a bout 6 p ercent of the
tota l employm ent on June 16, 1942, as compared with only 3 percent in Jmrn of th e previou s year. (This program is describ ed in
detail in an thcr ection of this r eport.)
The di tribution of employment on the
various types of projec t s vnried from state to
s tate. Construction proj ec ts gave employm ent to more than n third of thr WPA workers
in all but four s t~ te and in six: s tates accounted
for more th an two-t hird s. Th e relative importanc e of th e major types of proj ects vari ed
widely. Employm ent on highway and s tree t
proj ec ts in Mai.ne wa on ly 3 p ere nt of total
employment, but i.n Arknn sas it a.mounted to
54 percent. On t he other hand , airport a.nd
airway proj ects in l\Iaine repre cnt cl 44
percent of total employm ent and in eight oth er
sta tes wa s less than 2 percent. Employm ent on
fe cling proj ct in all ta tes ranged from 3
p ercent i:n New Hamp birc to 24 p ercent in
, o uth Carolin a. Th number of p erson emplo_yed on the major typ<'S of proj ect in Jun e
19-12, is s hO\\·n by state in .\.pp f'ndix T ablr III .
EM PLO ) 1\IENT A
Table 11.- Xc~m En
Pn JE T ' PEHATE D
OF
BY
P En,-o::--f- E ,1P1.mE1> o"'
\\' PA , BY TYPE ~ PHOJE<'T
JI , I !ti, 1~'12
T ~ JI+ ' ol J II n11 •(' I
T ota l
Di vision or 0 1h'ratums
.\ irpor ts nnd air ,, ays
Butl d 111u:s
C'onsen ·at ion
Engine('r in f,! sur, t'~ s
Ti ighways, roads. and strt'l' ts
H ec1t.•a t ionnl fnr1 lt tws (t•,rludmp: huildin l!~
an itatio n
\\'a tt.' r and sewer ystt•ms and other n tilllit':-O the r
Service ])h ision
fi'I\I, ~4<1
100 0
111 I. rnl I
57 9
:14. \)\12
5. 0
fi:!, 7:l3
IS, ,o~
:J, 722
1'S, 1,1;
!I. I
2 ~
11 f~i.'1
7.
:Jqj'
50. fi60
2, . 11..,i'
0 5
2fi .~
2 I
I I
;.2
1 1
217. 702
l ub lic ac ti\•ities
:i.
Art and m useum
E rl uca tion
L ibrary .
1usir
H.rcr<'O 1ion
;a~
l fi. f.02
K 77.1
4. :w;
" or kers' scr\'i ce
() fi
2. 5
l , 01 2
0 2
q \2
II I
II f,
1. ;, 12
1-< cscnrch and record c,
n istoricn l rerords
I :l
17, :1~ 1
" ' ri tirn.!;
O ther
II h
2 4
4 h
.s u n r~ _
2.
a:ifi
Pu hli c n'cords
Hesearch and sttr H .' ) s
0 th r _
l "'i. fi~l2
12. ()q'j
425
Feed in ~
Produ c- ti on ( t) '<C'ludin ~ St'Wi n g)
Public lll'ailh a nd hos p1l al work
Sc win l,!
_
'l'rain in~ of nonprofessional pe rsonnel in
hos pita ls _______ . ___ ________ ____ _
Other __
_____ ______ ______ _
f-.1. 2HI
I. S25
17, R,,;l
0 3
2 7
I 7
(11
22 I
II f,
0 2
2 6
52, 7!10
7. 6
I, 04 8
171
0 I
(•)
Dh·is ioo of Trainin g a nd H rm ploy rn enL ..... .
.\irport s n ·ice mrn trai n111 g ___________ __ __ _
At1 '<i li :1r.r shop t rai nin!!
_______________ _
Ilou"ehold work(•r.s' trn.1111111!
________ _
ln -planl pre()m ploy rrwn l training
Vocational sch ol traini ng
.l~fi
I. •I IR
ll I
:lib
II I
I.
31.
s:u,
11.,
State Suppl y sect io ns
() 2
0 2
t !I
I 2
• Less tbau 0.05 pe1el'llt.
Hours and Earnings of WPA Worke rs
T h e ERA Act , fi c:i l yc.1r 1942. ·011 li11u ed the
prov 1 1011 of th e preYiou y enr with regnrd to
the hour
f w ork on 1YPA prnjcet .
ndcr
the e provi io 11 , projec t wa ge cmpl y e am
r equired to w rk 130 h our p er month but not
more th an
h ur in nny d:iy or 40 hou rs in
any w ee k . Exemption are permitl<'d , h owrver , u nd r ccr t:iin conditi on s , ue li :1 t lw
n eed fo r 1 roLcct in g work a lr ea d y don e on n,
p ro j ct or m ee l in <Y nn em er g en cy im·o lving Lh
publi c w elf:He (s uc h n n ood or Li u 1Ti c:rn ) .
In th latte r c11 r , no limit i e t on th e h ou r s of
rn
27
EAR I N
w rk p e rmitt ed. " "'ork r are p rm itL •d to
work lon g er hours to make up ti_m lo L du r lo
illne. or llwr f:l c t r beyond t h eir ·ontrol.
Proj ects c rtifi cd b. the ccrctary o f \Ynr r
th
ccr ctn ry o r Llie
nvy a irnportn n L for
mili t:1 ry or na vn l purpose may b e exP mp tcd
from th t· lin1it:1Li o 11 o n h ur 111 o rd e r to
ex pedite t h e work o n uc h proj ect .
The work ing sc hedul e on certified war eontruction project can he in cr ea sed to 4 h o ur
p r " -c k , with a proportionate inCTeas ' m
monthly ea rnin g , under th e a u th ority g rant ed
to late \YP Admini Lrntor by th e 01111111 ioner o f ·w ork Proj ceL in l\larch l 94 1. ln
January 1942 t he limiLntion of 4 h our wa s
r emoved, Lliu s le:1vi 11 g Ll 1e d eter m in at ion of t he
working sch edu le to th e di scr e tion f state
vYPA aclmini s trnlo r -. T h i auth o rity wa s t
be u eel , howeve r, on ly when all other m ea n s
( uch a the u e o r multiple hifts , the mploymcnt o f a I liti nfl l worker
by the project
s pon sor , o r th e u c of additional equip m e n t )
" -er e found to be inn,d cq uate.
Th e ba i
eh du le of wages establi h d in
accordance wit h provis ions of the ERA Act of
19;39 r em a in cd in for ce cl uri n g the fi cal year
1942. However , beg inn ing w ith November 1,
1941 , a s upp lem cnL:uy a ll owance wa granted
to proj ect w age mployccs (in th e eont in cnt a l
Un i led t:1 l e ) to a i L in m eetin g t he
·r ascd
co L of living. Thi ad di tional payment wa
a l1 owed on ly to proj ee t wage employee w rkin g on proj ·t whi e h were n ot exempt cl from
the tandard l imit at i n of hom of work . T he
incrcn sc in rno nl lil y enrning amounted lo n flnt
$5.20 for ca ·l, wor ker assi<Ynecl to th e un s ki ll N I
"B ," un s ki ll d "A," inte rm ed iate, and J~i lled
wage cla.s s , nnd Lo $3.90 p er worker in Llw
profc ional and Lcc lrni ca l wag e cla s . A a
r e ult of th e
upp lc m entar y a llownn s, tlw
monthly lab r ·os t durin g t he month s imn H'di at ly fo ll o win cr -ove mue r 1941 wa - ill 'l'':l scd
by 6 perccn t .
Th e ba e- f r differ •11t i:1t ion in w a O' rates
ar t h e sa m e as t ho e a d o pt d at th e bl'rrinnin g
o f Lb c W PA prog ram , nam ly: the leg ree o f
kill r cqui r d for Lhe j ob to w h ich t he work pr
is as ign ccl ; [,li e eel ion o f the co un try in wlii C' h
b e li ve ; a nd th d<·~n •e of urb:rni zaL io n o f tli r
coun ty in wlii('h li t• is <•m ployPd .
u1
28
REPORT 0
TABLE
12.-
PRO GRESS OF T HE WPA PROGRAM
CII EDULE OF M ONT HLY E ARN ! ' GS OF WP A
PR OJE T "\\' AGE EMPLOYE E S
CONT IN ENTAL. Ul'li'lTED RTATES
Y EAR
EN0 1N r.
J UN F. 30, 1942
..\d justed schedule
Basic schedule •
I
W ag class
Counties classified accordin g to the popuJa tion of the largest
municipality •'
+ $5 .20
- --
P rofesU nskilled
"A"
Unskilled
"B"
Inte rmediate
---
killed
W age class
s ional
and
+ . 5.20
+$5.20
+ - 5.20
Intermediate
Sk illed
techn ical
Unski lled
"B "
U nski lled
+$3.90
Profes-
"A''
s ional
and
t chnical
-----
Wage Region I
100,000 or more .....
25,000 to 100,000 -- --5,000 to 25,000
F ewer than 5.000 _·_:: : :
. 90
62. 40
57. 20
52. 00
9. 70
l.90
74. 10
67. 60
$94. 90
84. 50
76. 70
68. 90
57. 20
53. 30
48. 10
44 . 20
62. 40
57. 20
53. 30
4 . 10
74 . 10
67. 60
62. 40
57. 20
$94. 90
87. 10
79. 30
72. 80
$9 .
88. 40
so. 60
72. 80
57. 20
52. 00
50. 70
49. 40
68. 90
62. 40
61. JO
59. 80
9. 70
81. 90
79. 30
76. 70
94. 90
4. 50
Si. 90
7 . 00
5i. 20
53. 30
52. 00
49. 40
62. 40
57. 20
55. 90
54. 60
74. JO
67. 60
66. 30
65. 00
94. 90
87. 10
84 . 50
l. 90
9 . 80
8. 40
5. 80
81. 90
50. 70
48. IO
40. 30
35. 10
61. JO
57. 20
4 . JO
42. 90
79. 30
74. 10
62. 40
54. 60
1.90
75. 40
6!\. 00
55. 90
52. 00
48. 10
41. 60
36. 40
55. 90
53. 30
45. 50
40. 30
66. 30
62. 40
53. 30
4 . 10
84. 50
79. 30
67. 60
59. 80
85.
79. 30
68. 90
59. 80
52. 00
48. 10
42. 90
39. 00
$57. 20
52. 00
48. 10
42. 90
52. 00
48. 10
46. 80
44. 20
$
Wage Reg ion II
100,000 or more -----25,000 to J00,000 ----5,000 to 25.000
F ewe r than 5,000 _-_::::
Wa~e Region Ill
100,000 o r more
--25,000 to 100,000
-5,000 to 25,000
-Fewe r t han 5,000 . --A
46. s o
42. 90
36. 40
31. 20
I
I
I
Since March 1941 the classification of counties b as been hased on the 1940 population of th e municipa lities; prior to that tim e the 1930 population
was us<'cl .
B
Tbe basic schedule is applicable onl y to those employees on wa r projects subjt:c t to leg islati ve exemptions wbo are scheduled to work in excess of
130 hours pe r month with a propo rt ionatr in c rease in ea rnin gs .
W age R egion I.- onnect icut, D elawa re. Distr ict of Columhia, Ill inois, Indi an a, Jowa, K ansas, J\fa ine, Iar yland. Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minn sota, ~Hs;sou ri, Ne braska, New H ampshire . New Je rsey . New Y o rk , Ko rth D ak ota, Ohio. Pe nnsyh-ania. Rhode Is land . Sou th Dak ta, Ve rmont,
\\'es t Virginia , \ Vi scoos in.
W age R egion IL- Arizon a. California. Colorad o, l <.l aho. J\ l ontana . Nevad a, J\ew J\ fe, ico , Oregun, U tah, "\l"ashin gton . W yoming.
W age R egion UL- Alabam a, Arkansas, F lorida, Georgia, K entuck y , Lou isia na, J\lississippi, ~o r tb Ca rolina, Oklahoma, ou tb Ca rolina. Ten-
nessee , T exas, Virginia.
Proj ec t wage workers employed on exempted
proj ec ts in excess of th e standard 130 hour
per month r eceive a proportionate increase i.n
monthly earnings. The earnings of these workers, however, are based n the standard wage
sch edule in effect prior to N vember 1, 194 1.
Although the aver<ge ho urly rate for exempted
employee is less t han t he rate for workers
ba eel on the a ]ju sted chedule , t heir m onthly
ea rnings are gen erally high er.
Workers exempted from the standa rd limitations of hours and earnings r epresented 20
percent of all proj ect work ers at the end of
Jun e 1942.
early nine-tenths of all exempted
employe s were employed in activities s uch a
airport and airway proj ects, building project ,
high way, road, and treet pr ject , and vocati nal training proj ect .
During th fiscal y ar 1942, project employee
(including project upervisor ) worked more
th an 1,494,000,000 hours (T able 13) and earn ed
·72 1,100,000 on projects operated l y the WPA .
Th e hours worked amounted to 40 p ercent le s
t han the total hours for the fi scal year 1941.
T otal earning' for 1942 were 36 p er en t less
than the total for the fi cal year 1941.
TABLE 13.- 1\' MBJ,,R OF HO URS W ORKE D ON PROJECTS
OPERATED sY ,vPA , BY M .\.,oR TYPE oF PRoJEcT
Ct" ~l l ' LA'TI\. E TFJROt · ( ,Ef A N O YEAR ENOIN (; J U NE 30, 194 2
C w11ul ati ve
t h1 ough June
30. 1942
'l'y pe o f project
K urnbe r
T ota l
___ _
Ili gh\vays , roads . ond stree ts
R ecrea ti on a l facil it ies (excludin g buildin gs)
anitati n ____
_
Se n ·ice (excl udin g se wing)
Sewing __________ _
Voca ti ona l trainin g
\\' ater and sewer sys t.e m s and
o ther ul ilities
Miscella neous
N umber
::~t
--1 1 . 3' 9:._:1~:_'.'~ bo. o 1,494,012,692 1100~
A irpon s a nd airways ____ _
Buildings _ _
Conservation ____
:e~~t
Year ending
June 30, 1942
_
3ti9, 8 . 687 2. 0
I. 53 1. 39, 093 8. 3
707, 613, 790 3. 9
7. 25 1,200, 507 39. 4
85, 066, 527 5. 7
153. 143, 240 10. 2
30, 017,000 2. 0
449. 519, 682 30. I
l . 343, 558, 134 7. 3
443, 079, 567 2. 4
2, 795, 37 1, 926 15. 2
1. i;o1. 844 , 155
.7
97. 97 , 032 0. 6
46, 548, I 3. 1
15, 311 , 111 1.0
372, 596. 222 24. 9
3. 116, 878 5. 6
57. 794, 179 3. 9
I. 711 . 646.092 9. 3
5 5. 172, 4531 2. 9
129. 685, 707 1 .7
71. 213. 265 4. 8
EMP
YME
WPA Jobs in the Va rious Wage Classes
Work r on WPA proj ect difl'er wid rly in
cupational backgr ound , rll nging from
th ir
un kilkd workers to profc ion al per on . U nkill d workers have alway cons titu ted a vrry
large part of all WPA employees. In Jun e
1942 persons a ign ed in the un skill ed wll gc
cln r epre ented 59 p ercent of th total pr jec t
employ ment; 53 p ercent wer e a signed in Lh e
un killed "A" wage cla s and 6 percent in Lhe
un k illed "B" class. A th e level of WPA
employm en t decreased , the percen Lacr of un killed workers also decr eased .
Abo ut 17 p ercent of the workr rs wert' rn
th in term diate or emi kill ed wa g clas on
Jun e 16, 1942. These worker~ are ass ign d
a help ers to skill ed or professional and teclm ical workers or to work such as operation of
power-driv n equipm ent and offi c m ac hin es .
early 15 p ercent of the work er wer as igned
T ABL E 1 4.-
29
T AND E.-\ R.'.\: I TG
m the skilled wage cl11 s a carpenter , sbeeLm etal work er , pow r-shovcl o p rator , and
requiring skill.
other m anu al occ upati n
1
,Vork ers as icrn ed in the profc ional and t chni cal wage class, wbi h m ad up lightly mor
th an 4 percent of th e to tal, were p rsons wi t h
considerable tra ining in r ecognized profession al,
up ervi ory
cienti.fic, and te hnical fi leis.
p rsonnel represen ted Lhe r em a inin g 5 percent
of the workers .
Construction proj ecLs in ge neral utilize a
r elal ively larger number of un s killed workers
t han do ervicc projecis. In June 1942, mor
than 63 percent of Lhe workers on con truction
project wer e from Lbe un killed wage classe .
Projec t for th e con struction or improvem en t
of hi ghways, roads, and s tree t are parti ·ularly
suitable for unskilled worker . l\fore than 70
percen t of th e worker a igned to the e pr ject
were from th e un ki ll ed wage cla c in June
1942 . On public building proj ecL , howeYer ,
P ERCENTAGE D1 RTR lB UT l ON OF P E R , ONR E MPL O YED ON Pn OJ ECT S O PE HA'l' E D B Y WPA , B Y WA GE CLASS
SE LECTED P trn 1onR. J UN E 1936- Jt"NE 19.t2
Project wage employees
'
P eriod
l:nski llect '
G rand
tot al
Total
T ota l
G roup
Group
'"II'"
"'A"'
rJn trate
medi
1936
Ju ne
8
March 22 •.
________________ _____ _
Deccrn ber 27 __________________ ___ __ _
1940
M arch Z/ ___ ·••-•-·····--·--- -- --June 26 .. __ ···············-·-····-·· ·-·--···---_
25 ·········
Septcmb
____________________
Dec m bc rr 26
1941
_________________________ _
ne 25 26_. -----·-·······-----------Jul arch
eptcmbcr 24 •• ____________________ _
Dec mbe r 16 ____________________ __
Ju n 16
13. 3
4. 9
4.0
11.1
I I. 7
12. I
10. 2
10. 7
11. 5
3. 1
2. 7
2 j
12. 4
11. 2
13. 5
13. 8
11. 2
12. 9
3. I
3..,
\I. 6
10. 0
2. 2
2. 5
14 . I
2. 5
3. 2
3. 2
100. 0
96. 0
65. 1
100. 0
100. 0
97. 3
97. ~
96. 7
72 9
ii. 9
100. O
l00. 0
IOO. 0
100.0
100. 0
100. 0
l00. 0
100. 0
100.
100. 00
100 0
I
100. 0
194£
J\ l arch 17
12. 7
11. 0
69. \J
1989
- ---------_
········----ne 2 1_ •r 27 ...
Ju
__________________
Septcmbe
7. 3
65.0
100. 0
100. o
JOO. 0
I
i--
technical
4. 4
92. 7
193
. ············-------Ju ne 29
Sept mber 2L
Deremhc r 2
Skilled
3. 0
3. 2
96. 8
70. I
96. 4
96. 3
96. R
6;). H
71. 0
70.,
9. !l
9. S
61. J
f-.0 . 7
9!i. 9
or..11
70. I\
fi2. 7
9. h
fi. fi
~
5fi.-8I
9!i. I
63. 11
96. 3
6{-i. ;)
5. 9
i. I
57. 7
59. 4
16. :i
I a.~
9. 7
13. 2
1:J.O
11. f,
95. 9
95. 4
95. 4
f,5, 0
7. I
57. 9
6.1
5. 5
6. 2
.,s. 2
95. 5
61. 3
M,. 7
59. 3
Iii. I
17. 3
I~. 0
18. 0
11..,
l:l. 5
14 . 9
14 . 3
3. 0
3. 3
3. S
3. 9
9.5, 4
I](),~
6. 3
54. 0
94. 9
5 .K
5. 9
52. 9
17. 6
17. :l
13. 7
14. 7
3.
4. I
53. 2
53. I
I
P roject
supervisory
employees
12.3
100. 0
1937
I
Professional an<l
l fi. H
2. 9
3. :i
3. 2
3. (\
3. j
3. 2
3. 1
4. 0
3. 9
3. 7
4. I
4. II
4 I)
4 5
" · 13
5. I
1
' I n September 1939, as prescribed in GrnC'ral Order To. I, th unskillC'<l wag-c cla..,s was di \'ifh.:'d into t\,o groups: Ciroup ' U,'' inrludin~ workers
siJmcd jobs of a routinC' , s imple, nonhaza rdous nature; and Group" .. \ ," including workers ass igned Lo tyµcs of work normally don ~ b) const ru ction
and Rr nernl ~ahorers, and to routioc clerical work .
11
Data arc based on pay rolls ending durin g the firs t half of th month.
30
REPORT ON PRO GRESS OF THE WPA PROGRAM
TABLE
15.-
P E R ENTA GE D1 l--TRIBlTI ON
OPER A 1ED BY
EMPLOYED ON PR OJE CT .
OF P EH f\ ON
PR OJ l,C'I' A N D BY \\·.,GE C'LA SS
1\.1 A,
BY TYPE OF
J l--,,.,E 16. 1942
l'ns ki llcd
Grand
t otnl
TypC' of proJt'(' l
T ot al
Group
T ot al
'l'ot aL
Airp n s and flir\, ays ________________________ _
_ --------------------------_
Bu ildin gs _ __
ConserYation _
_ _______________________
F.ngi.neerin iz .s urn•y.s
- --------- ------ - -
. . __________ _
Highways, roads, an d strrl' ts
Recrea ti on al r:.iri li t il's (t>\tl uding huildings) __ ___ __
___ _
__
_
~anit ati on
\\·ater and sewer sys tems and ther uulities _____ _
Other _ ------------------------------------------
Sen ·ice niYision ___ -------- ---- - ----- - - - ----- _____ ___ _
- ---_-_
- -----____
- - - --------- -______
Yiti(•s
hlic actiand
Pu(':-earch
________________
rn·ord s-----R
___ -----------------------w !rare_______
Dh·ision of T raining and HeemploymenL
Other
A
·•n "
I
Grou p
"A"
p
Int erm ediate
r
sri101-
k illed
P roject
su perYiSOry
and tech- employees
nical
lll0.11
94. 9
5. 9
52 9
17. 3
14 i
4. I
11 ,1111
95. 2
0 I
63 I
H. 7
15. 4
I. 9
ltlll. 0
95. 2
95. 3
95. 2
14 . 2
2. I
2. 1
4 b
4. 7
1. 3
4.
HIii. 0
IIKI. 0
HIii 0
I IKL 0
9 .0
95. 4
95. 2
95. i
95. 3
JIii)
II
IOO. ll
HKI 0
fl.,. 3
( A)
46. 3
;;2. 3
10.0
70. 5
61. 4
59. 0
65.
62. I
9. 4
70. 4
16. 7
Ji . 7
3i . 2
)2. 6
13. 6
30. 2
13. 9
34. 9
10. 7
61. 3
Ji . 8
17. 9
12. 2
li. O
31
0. I
0. 2
46. 2
o. 6
0. 1
(I. I
U I
0. I
fi l. 6
64 I
13. 9
16. 4
rn 5
II. 2
5, . 9
5. 1
i.0
IO. 9
I. 6
2. I
2. 4
4. 6
4.'
1. 9
4. 3
4 ;
I ~
5. 9
IIKl. 0
94. I
61. i
64. I
HXI 0
95. 6
47 . 5
If,, 5
31 0
24 . 3
15. 4
•4
4 4
100. 0
100 IJ
JIIO. 0
94 . 0
95. 6
96. 2
12. I
4. 2
I. 0
2.J 6
i.9
, 2
H 8
2.'i. 4
32. 0
24 . !i
6. 0
49. 3
29 0
.I
18 4
6. I
2. 3
3.
100. 0
96. 6
93. 4
100. 0
52. 0
24 4
I ;
lli. !I
o. 5
o. 9
3. 4
4 .0
I
(A)
9 2
69. 4
4. 4
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - , - - - - - 93. 4
21. 6
Less th an 0.05 Pl'r<:cnt.
30 percent of t lw work('l", " -ere from th e skilled
,rnge class and only -rn per cent were from the
1m killed. SerYice project pro"ided for a r elatively large number of profes i na l and t echni cal workers and semi killed workers. Of the
" -orkers on public activit ies proj ects, 25 percent
were from t he professiona l and t echni cal group ,
25 percent from the ernisk.illccl , and 32 percent
from th e skilled. These projects provid e employmen t for teachers, arti sts, mu sicians, \\Titt'rs, and other profc ionally trnin ed person .
Proj ects of th e e typl' are u ually set up in
urban area wh ere lhc unemployed worker
include many from th e profc siona l, techn ical,
and ·leri cn l field . On the other hn nd , construct ion " ·ork on hi glrn·nys and road i usually
mo t urgent in rurnl nreas, wh er e thPre nrl'
large number of 1memployed un sk ill ed worker .
".\fen hnYe nhn ~rs heen in a lar O'e ma jority on
th e 1YPA roll . But wit h t he ch anO'ing economic si tun li n th e percentag of wom en 1YPA
wo rkers has increa eel sh a rply. On Jun e 16,
1942 , women r epresented 27 percent of th e tota l
employment, th e h igh est thi proportion h ad
eve r been . WPA employment in J une 1942, on
l lw ot h er hnnd , "·as at a lower level th an it
lwd e,·er bee n before.
CHART
4
OF WPA
DISTRIBUTION
GROUPS
AGE
BY
PERCENTAGE
F"ebruary 1942
a nd
WORKERS
,.
April 194 1
PCACDfT
...--1 ,.__.,
1942 1
~
-
-
I-
,_
I-
I-
I-
I-
Characteristics of WP A Workers
In nddition to th e ki ll and work ex pen en ce
of 1YPA work(,r~, sex and age h arnct ristics ar
determinin g fa ctors in t h e sel ction of project
to be operated. Th ese chara ·terislies al o
aff e ·t th e ret urn of "ITP_\. worker ' l employment in prin1te indus t ry.
-
-
n.
,-
I-
I-
I-
~
31
EMPLOYMENT A i D EAR ' 1::--'G
I ).-
K 1:' ~!BER
P ROJEC'l,;
OF
\\' O \IEN
PEH\TEO
l•: \IPL01 ED
ON
n, \\ PA
(-J'lARTF.:RI\. l>E EM PER )93[i---Jt 'E 1!11 2
Pt• r<t·nl of
Num lw r I All\\
orkl•rs
Date
19S6
D cembcr 24- _______ _
330. 732
12. I
440, 193
3,7. S I 1
39:1, h25
:1.,2.\11\:1
Ii 2
I.t;_ 7
lfi 4
1936
i\lnrch 25 ___ _______
____ _______________ _
June
2-1
- - -_ -_ ---------------------- -_
Scplcmbl'r
30 ___
____________________
lkcembcr 30 ----------------- --------------- 1937
l'II arch 31_ _____ ___ _______________ _____________ _
l.1. 3
lfi. s
lb 2
li i
Ii. 0
35-1,63\1
32'J, 27."l
25G, 3G9
June
~o lwr
_ zg-------------------------------- -_
Se ptl'm
____ _____________ _______________
D,•c,• mbN 2'J __________ --- - - ----- - ------- - -----
2 4, ()().1
1938
lllarch 30 ___ ------------------- ------------ - --
3i2. 05S
40\l. !lf>4
40.,, 5r,5
13. 7
13. 3
13. I
1:l.5
3\11 , 44_
3!i2. i,4
2,51,071
333. i,2(1
13. 6
14 6
14 6
3fii, 002
2,:1. 27'1
2ti-l .611
321. 2'-i-
16. 6
15. 4
16 1
Ii. 7
l\l arch 26 ___ ----------------- ---------- - --- --------------------- --------- ----Septrm bl~r 24 ____ _____________________________
_
r>c embe r 16 __ ___ ___________ _____________ ____ _
312, 12!>
25-1.8 14
201,2 12
2:io, IM
lo. 8
19. 2
/9~
March 17_ ___________________________________
_
June I _ _ _
_______________ _________ _
22,1. 978
23. 6
l~i , 72ll
26. 8
335, fil2
June 29 _ ---------------------- --------- --Srr,tem h,•r 28 _____________________ ____________ _
Drt'('mbn 28 -------------------------------/989
l\!nrch28 29
____ -------------------------------June
____________________
_______________ ___
Septe mbe-r 27 ____________________ __ ____ ____ __ __
December 2i _____ ------- -- --- -------------- ---
lfi. l
1940
1\f arch 27 ________________________ ________ ____ _
June
26 ht•r
__ 25___------------------------------_
. . c ,>tem
___________________
_______ ____
De('(' mbe r 26 _ - ---- ---------- --------------- -1941
Juue 25___
I B. i
22. 0
A unTey of certified ,YPA ,rnrk r m F ebruary 1942 indi ca ted th e m edian nge of 1Y PA
worker in lh e conlin enta l Uniled Stale' lo be
46 yrar . Prl' ,-ious urYry 1n Fcbrnary 1939
and April 1941 s li owl'd lhl' llll'dian age lo lw
:39 year and 4:3 years, re pc ·li ve ly. Only 37
pl'r ·enL of the 1YPA worker in February 1939
were over 45 year of ag ; t hi age g roup r epr enl e<l 44 perc n L of WPA employmen L in
Apri l 1941 and 54 per n t in February 1942 .
In F ebruary 1942, n a rly one-fo urt h (2:3
percenl) of Lh e vVPA wo rker were und er 35
years of age , m or e Lhan one-fourth (27 perc ent)
were 55 years of age and older, leaY in g 50
p ercent in tb middle age aro up , : 5 to 54 yea rs.
The wom en empl oyed on 1VPA proje L were
youn ger t han the men. The median age of
women in Febru.ny 1942 ,m s given as 44 years,
and that of m en as 4 7 yea r . The proportion
of wom en in th e v ariou s aae groups cliffere l
markedly from th e proportions given for m en.
~li ghtly more th an one-fourth (26 percenl) of
a ll women were under 35 y -ar of age, 55 percen t were in the middle ag gro up , and onl y
20 p er cen t wer e 55 year of age or older.
Th e d ecr ease in th e level of WP A employm ent in r ece nt yea rs was accompanied by a
rise in the proportion of
egro workers employed. In February 1942, K cgro workers
represented 18 p er cent of th e 1¥PA total as
·ornparecl with 13 p ercent of the total in
F ebru ary 1939, and 17 p r cen t in Apri l 194 1.
K egro worker on th WPA ro lls were, as a
g ro up , yo un gc' r t han white worker
Their
median age in February 1942 was -JA years as
C'ONTINENTAL eNITED STA TE S
FJ-~HHI AHY IY39, APRIi., 19-ll, A}'..'l) FEtrn\ -Aln
Ft>hr 11 ar:i IH:{9
\
H142
April l~i-11
"
Fl'hrunr) l!J.1 2t
A c t· 1.!.fOU Jl ( )ears)
~ten
T ota l
Tota l
1,-19
20 2-l
25 2'J
3()--34
35-39
4(}-44
4.'\--10
li0--54
55-50
100. 0
---::::::::::::::1
l. fi
11.0
-- -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ----- --
65 and o,·t• r
6()-(,1
--------------- -
--------------------________ ___________ _
------------- ------- --,
l\I edian a~e (Y 'lHS) _______________
A
1:u,
12 h
12. 2
11. 7
Ill. h
Ill. 3
h. 4
5. b
I. 6
39. 4
I
\\'omen
Total
~ ten
" ' omC'n
1 ~lal
100. 0
JOO. 0
100.0
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
I 5
II I
11 :1
13. 0
12. 0
II 1
lll.fi
Ill. 2
2. 2
10. 4
10. 5
11. 4
13 ..5
13. 4
12, S
11. 0
I. 5
I. 3
7.
11 2
11. 4
Ill. 9
12 fi
1.0
10i . 421
2. 6
2. i
h. 4
9. 2
111. 9
12. '"1·1 6
l:l. 3
11. 9
9. 1
5. 7
I. 4
42. 9
42. 1
"I
'. 6
5. 9
I. 7
5.3
1. 2
39. 2
40. 7
i.9
10. 9
11. 3
11. 2
13. 0
12. 9
:1,i I
7. I
2. 4
42. R
12. ,
11.h
5. I
7. "
9. 5
0 '
➔- i
i .9
9. 4
9 i
11.6
l:l . b
1:1. 5
13 4
10. 8
4. 4
46. 4
47. 2
Reprrsrnt s certified \Y PA workers cm p)oyt'd in F't>hrunry 1939" hose certifications ,, e re cuutinutd in the re, ie" of
» Reprl'sent s certified \\' PA workers em plo) l'U on .I pril 30. l!l!I.
c Hep rescnts certified \\' PA 1Yorkersemploicd on Febru ar y 27, 1942.
100. 11
12. 3
14 0
13. 4
12. 9
9 g
3.b
Ill 3
I
I\ I en
DCl'd
\\'omen
100. 0
l.i
6. 4
i.j
9. h
12. 5
14 5
14 I\
13. 2
10. ~
i.0
Li
44 . 1
couJuctcd at that, lime.
32
REPORT ON PROGRESS OF THE WPA PROGRAM
compared wi th 47 years for white \Yorkers.
Iegro women , for whom the m edian age was 39
years, were younger t han egro men, for whom
the m edian age wa 46 years. The median
age of Negro women wo rkers (3 9) was much
lower than that of white women workers (45).
Th e average age of WPA workers vari ed consiclernbly by state in F ebruary 1942. The
states on t he Atlantic a nd Pacific Coast had
the large t proportion of WPA workers 45 year
of age and over. The younger WPA workers
predominated in th e sou th em s tates. The e
difference r eflec t th e diffic ul tic older m en had
in obtaining employme nt in private industry,
and the mall amount of industrial employment
in the South.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
inis-
program of the Work Proj ects Adm
Ttration
is fm anced jointly by the F ederal
HE
government and by state and local agencies,
whi ch sponsor th e proj ects. WPA fund (Federal) obtained by annual a ppropria t ions mad e
b y Congres , are used chiefly to pay th e wages
of proj ect workers. Th e sponsors ' share of
fund s i used principally for m aterials, equipm en t, and other nonla bor costs. Sponsors' ontr ibutions have in creased from 10 per cent in th e
fu-st year of the program to 31 per cent in Lli e
year ending Jun e 30, 1942. Th e propor t ion of
total fund s supplied by the WPA has decreased
co1-re' pondi:ngly.
Appropriations
To finan ce th e WP A program cl uring th e year
ending June 30, 1942, Congr e appropria ted
throu gh th e Emergen cy R eli ef Appropri ation
Act, fi scal year 1942, the sum o f : 75 ,000 ,000 . 1
In addition , use of un obligated balances amountin g to $40,985.000 , appropri ated under ear lier
1 i\ l aj r ac ts undn which the ,Y PA opera tf'd a nd recc ivrd appro pri ations were: The ERA Act of 1935. approved A r ril 8. 1935; the ERA Ar t
of 1936, June 22. 193G; Jhc ERA Act of 1937, J une 29, 1937; the ERA Act
of 193, June 21, 1938; the ERA Act of 1939. June 30. 1939; the ERA Art ,
fi sca l yea r 1941 , June 26, 19-10; a nd the ERA Act, fi scal yea r 19-12. Ju ly 1,
19 11.
Five d.rfici rncy appropriations were m ade in the followi ng acts : rrh (1
F irs t Defici ency A ppro pr iation .1 ct. fi scal yea r 1937, a J)pro,,ed F'e hru a ry
9. 1937; P u b lic R esolu tion o. SO. 75th Con~ress. M arch 2, 193 ; Puh li<·
R esolution No. I. 76th Congress. April 13. 1939; a nd tbc Urge nt n ,,fi.
ciency Appropriation Act, 19H (Puhlic Law No. 9, 77tb ongress).
Ma rch I. l~-11.
In add ition to the app ropriation acts. se ,•rral other acts of Congress
have a rrcctcd the orga ni zation of \\' P A a nd t he conduct of it prog ram.
R eorga ni zation P lan No. I. prepared by the President in accord a nce with
ER\. acts, was a ut horize I, m a king available a
total of $9 15,985,000 . From this amount ,
200 ,000 was tran [erred to th e Procurem ent
Div i ion of th e Trea ury D epar tm en t for th e
work r eli ef supply fund a od , 45 ,600 to th e
Federal W orks Agen cy for administrative expenses, leavin g a n et total of $9 15,739,000 for
WP A operations (Tab le 18).
T ABLE 1 .-
A~1ouNT or F uN o s
D u rr 1NG T H E Y EAR END I NG .J UNF.
Av AlLABLE To vVPA
30, 19-+2,
BY SOU R CE
Amo un t
8ou rce
$875,000,000
< 40. 984, 9 2
pecific appropriation. ER .\ .l et , fisca l year 1942 .
Reapprop ri a ted balances under prio r ERA ac t s
T otal fund s availa bl t o W PA
Less transfer of \I' PA fund s to:
Procurement Di v is ion ror \\·ork Relie f
$200, 000
Supply Fund ..
45,600
Federa l W or ks Agen cy. for ad minis tration
915. 984. 982
245. 600
·- - - - 915. 739,382
Net funds available to \\' PA
A Includes $16,486,530 of 1938, 1939. a nd fi sca l year 1941 act fund s which
continued to be a ,•ailable for obligation on l'ederal constru ction projects
throu gh provisions of tbe fisca l rea r 1942 act. Of this a mount, $12,746,568
was ava ilab le for projects operated by WPA and $3 ,739,962 for WPA
projects o pera ted by other F edera l agencies.
Sou rce: Based on r por ts of the U . S. T reasur y Department .
Th e 1942 ERA Acl also mad e fund s availa ble
to three other F eel er a l age ncies for expenses t hey
incur in connec tion with th e WPA program .
Th e Gen eral Accoun ting Office received $1,400 ,000 ; th e Treasury D e partm ent $6,005,000 , a nd
the U nited State E m ployees' Comp ensation
Commission $3,500,000.
Allocations o f WPA Funds
th e R orczani1at ion A ct o r 1939. incor porated t hC' \VP .\ in tbe ne w FedL'ral
W orks .l ge nr y (Jul y I , 1939). Otlwr legislation has JX'rtainrd to the use
of WT' .\ fund s for designated purposes or tbc tra nsfer f WPA funds to
other F edl'ra l agl'll ('ics .
Of t he tota l fund availa bl e to th e WPA
($915 ,739 ,000 ), 93 percent, or · 4 ,753 000, wa
33
34
REPOR T ON P ROG RE SS OF T HE WPA PRO GRAM
allocat e l by th e WPA for th e op eration of
project . All oc ations mncl e for ndm.i nis trali n
expen ses of the 1YPA am ount ed to $3 4 ,971.000 .
nnd $3 5,000 wa set a id e for th e settlem ent of
property darn ao-e ch im .
Con tinuin g a policy in augurn ted in th e fiscal
ye nr 1939 , WPA nlloca ted $5,080 ,000 of it
fund appropria ted und er the ERA A t , fi sca l
)'ear 1942 , lo oth er F ederal agen ie for th e
operntion of WPA projec ts and for administrnliYe exp enses in unecl in tb.i conn ec tion .2
T A BL1,
Ar.8 N
A~ i o rN T OF \Y P .\ F nrn,; A LL0 CA T E D T O
F E IH ~HA L A r.EN(' J J, S FO R \Y P A P ROJ EC T S
TH E ER .\
A CT, Fi. CA I, Y EA R 1 9 4 2 , BY
1 9 .-
OT II E R
l° N OE R
Y
T!l BOt'G B
J UNE
30, HH2
r ere1v d . .387 ,000. A di tribu tion of allocation
under th e ERA Act , fiscal year 1942, by agen y
an I burenu i h own in Table 19 .
The 1942 a.ct also authorized , for th e first
time , all ocation of WP A funds t o o ther F cl ral
agen cie for a d mini tra tive expense incurred
in conn ection wi th the planning and r eview of
WPA proj ects . Such allocations were limited
by th e a t to $576 ,000. Of th e $35 7,500
allocated , 104,900 went to the Interior D epnrtmen t, "60 ,600 to the F ederal Security
\.gen cy , an l $49 ,000 t th e Iayy D ep artmen t .
maller amounts were allocated to tbe D epartm ent of Agri culture the D epartm ent of Comm er ce, th e 'iY nr D ep artmen t , th e 'i' eter an s'
Aclmini tration , and th e Labor D epartm ent.
T otal
Age ncy
Expenditures of WPA Funds
3, 4b5. 943
D epartrn ~n t of _\ grirulture
Entomology and P lant Qu arantine . ________________ _
2,274,076
Forest Service _______
_ ____ _____ __ _
1. 027, 777
Soi l C'onsen ·ation Serdee
________ ______ __
2, 150
Ge nera l admi nistrath·e ex penses" _________ __ _______ _
1, 1. 940
I====
D epa rtm ent of Commerce _____ _
573. 4 0
Coast and Geodeti c ~ Lu ,·ey
Forei~ and D omestie Commerce
" 'ea t he r Durea u ____ _
____________ _
____ _
3.\ 000
464, \Jll4
73. f-76
D e part ment of the l nterior. ------------------------- - -F is h and Wildlife Sen · ice _________________ _
~a tional Park Ser\'i ce
___________________ _
139, fiG7
D ep~1 r1ment of Lahor: Laho r Statistics . __________________ _
Libra ry o f Congress
___________________ _
290. 279
D epa rtment of th e Na,-y ____________________
• _________ _
Coast n uard __________________ _
Ya rds and D ocks _
Federnl Secu, ny Agency: Pu blic n ea lth Sen -ic
Veterans· .-\ d min b trat ion
_
\\-a r De partme n t · Quarte rmaster \n rps
A
!Ii. 920
122. i 47
60. 500
49,013
1, 01 3
000
,1g,
f,O,
C.00
3Ro, 942
~4 000
~o t distribu ted hy burea u .
Sou rce: Based on repo rts of t he G. S. T reasu r y D ep:. r l" ent.
Th e largest nllo trn ent , . 3,4 6,000 , went to th e
D epar tm en t of Agri cul ture in n cor dan ce " ·ith a
provi. ion of the ac t th at $3 ,500,000 could be
all ocated to bureaus of th at cl e1 artmen t for Lli e
continua tion of existing I roject . An all oca tion
of $465 ,000 was m ade to the Bureau of F or eign
and Domes tic Commer ce, D epartm en t of Comm er ce, for th e continu a tion of th e m arke tin g
lnws sur v ey . The Ye terans' Adminis trati on
'The E RA \ rt. fiscal year 1942, set a limit of ,.500.000 on th amou nt
that m iebt be trans fn rPd for t his purpoS" . The li mits u ndn Parlirr acts
we re: E RA Act of 1938, ii-~.000.000; E RA .~cl of 1939, $1i0.000,000: a nd
E RA Act, fisca l yl'a r 1941 , $44 ,000.000. T he E R .\ Act. fisca l yea r 1943,
mak<'S no prov ision for further allocations of this nature.
Total expend itures of WPA fund dmin g th e
y ea r ending June :30 , 1942, including liquidati on of obli gations in urrecl under earlier ERA
a rts, amom1tod to
87,648, 000. Tb.is i th e
sm alles t annual expenditure since the program
began ; i t r epre ents a r edu tion of 33 p er cent
from that of the previous y ear , and of 60
percen t from tha t of th e peak y ear, 1939.
Th e program operat ed by th e WP A acco unted
tor "879,24 .000 of thi s am ount , a nd th e
r emauun g 8,400 ,000 was expe11 led for programs operated hy oLher Federal agen cies.
Th e gr ea ter pnr t of the WPA ftwds expended
clurin,; Lh e fiseal y ear 1942 was for the op eration
of " ·ork projec t . Of th e amount spen t hy th e
IV PA, $ 44 ,49 ,000 , or 96 p er cent , ,rn for
p roject op erntions; :34 ,717 ,000 , or 3.9 p ercent ,
\\' fl
fo r arlrninis tra tive expenses: nnd 32,000
"n s 11 eel for th e setLlcment of property damage
cl a in1 s. WPA fund sp ent hy o ther F ederal
ngencies included ·7 , 92 .000 for proj ect op eraLions, ·25 ,000 for admiru s trative cos ts incid en t
to u ch opera tions , and '250,000 fo r a lrninist rative xpe o es incmTed in planning and
revjewing WPA proj e ts.
Trends in Expenditures
The chartiJ1 g of monthly expenditures of
WP A funds (see Chart 5) shows cl early tlw
35
UMJ\L\RY
F l NAN ' L\L
CHART
5
WPA EXPENDITURES *
July 1935 - June 1942
MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
250
250
I
'
MONTHLY
50
EXPENDITURES
i---t-,-------1-----t------1-----+--- ---+-------l~-----I 50
1935
*
MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
1937
1936
1938
Includes WPA funds allocated to other
Federa l
1940
1939
1941
1942
agencies from July 1938 to dat e .
W PA
ch:rng in th C' , izc of th "\Y PA prog-rn m. Ho"·ever , b ec ause of th e varia tion in th e nu m ber of
pay da y for pro jec t wor k C'l" beLween n '
T AB l, E
20.-
A~IOUI\T OF
" ·p
F
ND S
month and th C' n C'xt m onth and oth er trch nical
fo c tors a ociat ed wit h p ay roll , acco untin g,
and purcha in g proc edLu-e , exp enditure dat a
ExP E ' OE D
FOR P ROGRA M S OP ERATE D BY
A GE X C' I ES , BY Frn CAL Y EAR"
TJI RO l "< d l
4 152
\\"PA A ND BY OT U E R FE D ERAL
J l"X E 30. 19-1 2
Programs opl'rated h r " ' P A
Yen r r n cling Ju ,w
ao-
C: r an<i tot al
Am ou n t
C
T otal
1936 ••
1937.
193S
1939
19-10
19 11
19 12
-----------
10. -If;~. 2-19. 19:l
I. 2.;,. 1311, 2-19
1. 8 I~. 130.501
1. -1 27. 3i ·I. 31m
C 2. Zlll. i 19. 993
C I, 520. !Ofi. Iii ~
C I. 321\. 110. 53 1
C i , M i , 532
P roj t'C'l 01,cra t in n s
T otal
r $10. 2,, fi. "53. fi!li
I , 25h. 1:lO. 219
I , 18. 1:io.•, 01
I , -127. :lil. :!()9
2, 15i . 200,362
C I, Iii! , 7\JO, 340
C 1.2., !,Nl, -135
b79, 2 17, i><H
Percent
!Oil. I)
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
100 0
JOO. 0
100.0
\m n un t
l
$9. ,r,s. ri-1 0. 30G
I, 193. 51\7. :Ji ~
I. 751. 2),,,6, 222
1, 3f,3, 51\fJ, 3i6
2,067. 9i l . 9i0
I , -108, Sil. I.Ji
1. 23\J. Ii,, . rn 1
,H , -1 %.22\1
I
I
P,•rce n t
Pro~ram s
o pera t ed hy
oth e r F ede ra l
a~e ncies 8
\ cl minist rn t ion
~\ mnunl
P1' rC'Nlt
!l!i. 0
$ 102. Oi9. fi2:l
:l.\1
91 H
6-1 . 562, hi !
Gfi, I, 2i9
6-3, SOi, 933
73,40 1, Oi2
53. 171. 3i l
-15, 5H. 65,
3-1 . 7l i, 139
:\. I
:J j
%~
9:\ ..,
!15. 9
Hli. I
tlh. ,;
9ti. n
I .i
3 1
:th
3. 5
3. g
$181. Ss,;. -196
i 3. 5-19, fi3 1
5h, 3 15. 73
•JI. 330. 0!lfl
's.lm,03 1
A r ncludrs ~ YA administ ra t i\"'e xp nst•s incu r rr d prior to Jul y rn:J9 hut rlOC'S not include fun ds fo r ottw r =" Y .\ ac ll d t irs o r\\. P \ fund s t ra nsfe rred
und er th e E H.A _\ els of 1935 an d 19:36 fo r la nd utll i1.ation a nd rural rl'lm h ilita ti on p rograms adm in is t rre d h y the F a rm :::;ecur it y .\ dm in ist ra t io n .
u I nc ludes wo r k p roject s a nd adrn inist ratiH' ,•,p,•111li1urcs or \\' P .\ fu n d s a ll oca t ed und e r sec t io n 3 or th e E H ,\ .\ ct or 193h. s,•t•J ion 11 or tbc ER .\
Act or 1939, sec ti on JO of th e ERA Act. fi sca l y,•n r 1!111 . n nd sc·c t w n fiof th e E R .\ .\ c t. fi sca l y,•a r !H12.
C l nclud es a tota l of $15,933,768 ex pend ed on rn isrl• ll a rn·ou s aC' t1 d ti l'S, inc·lu ding- p ur ch a<.:.t'S of s urplus C' loth in". ai d to st'lf-)w \p nnd roopl'rntin.'
assoe ia t ,ons , t orn ad o re lie f. a nd set t! me nl o f p ro pe rt y d :n na~,· c laims . T he d istr ibu t10n o f t h is tota l b) fisca l year is as follo" s: ! ~JU $15,h27,32ll
19-10 -$-l i ,332; 19-11 -$2i,283; 19-1~-$3 1, 3.
ou rce: Based on reports of the C . S. Treasur y 1) 'pl\rl mc nt am! the , ,·o rk P rojects .\ dminist rnt ion.
36
REPORT O
T ABLE 2 1.-
A , JOUNT OF \\' PA
F
PROGRESS OF THE WPA PROGRAM
N D S EX PEN D E D FOR PROGR AM S O PE R A TED B Y
A GENC I E A
WPA
AND BY OTHER FEDERAL
Jll OXTIILY, J ULY 193,,-J UXE 1912
[In thousan ds]
193.1
~ l onlh
. 25 1, IOI
T otal
January
F r bru nry
___ _
Jll arcb
April_ ______ _
Jll ay ___ ---- -
1937
$1,9 i , 463
, I, 446,954
l&l, i'iY
141 ,3.10
12(<, 079
ISS, 146
137. 214
131, 3.1:l
HI, 555
102,537
I0,1, 25S
14.l,9S4
142. 007 1
152,632
169,699
Ju ly_
Au ~ust
Septrm lw r
Octolwr
162
5, 12
lfi.9f>O
35, 210
5S, 6f>l
13 \. 2\l,;
112, 7,fi
99,544
97,f,0.I
96, 57.',
95, 672
107, Ob.I
167. 54.i I
19 . 174
20 1.533
2'14, 743
192, 607
214, 79.i
"0Yen 1lwr
D ecember
157,077
l f.l, 504
15S, 902
174. 2%
160, S60
I 77. 793
I. 997. 512
19.ill
_ 10_. _1
_I
19.i2
l , 135, 217
405,607
15b, 203,183
IG9, 937
167,211
170,739
121 ,0(j()
120, 431
141 ,64.1
134. 775
130, 5-2
I I . 671
116,957
106,778
112, 9.i
110. 5£3
7,001
,563
9,S70
, 796
62, 796
57, 5S1
141. 71fi
137,074
106, 2"0
116,0 16
11 S, 56>
113, 301
Ill. r,43
11,402
103, 91
11 6. 307
!OS, 407
114, 28-1
90. 3.19
77. 576
ii.752
I. 600
76, 620
7 . 133
$1. $04, 307
, I , 440, 0
---1------ ------ - - - - - - - ------
159, 5b6
1\4, 4 7
174 , 18fi
163. 974
160,017
June____________ _
1919
1936
I
I 1, 427
JO(). S4b
99, 09'<
__________ _
------ --- __________ _
_ -------- -
1-
A For progra ms includr<l, see footnote'; to Tahl<' 20
Source: l3 ascd on reµorts of tbe U.S. Treasury D eµ ai tment aod l be W ork Projects Administration .
lag b ehind changes in the employm ent lev el
and arc ubj ect to m or e pronounced flu ctuation th an employmen t.
Expenditure ro e r apidly after th e initiation
of th e WPA program in th e umrn cr of 1935,
r ea chin g approxima tely 170,000 ,000 a m onth
in th e sprin g of 1936. Th er e was a gen eral
trend do\\'n\\'ard in projec t empl oym ent from
CHART
6
DISTRIBUTION OF WPA EXPENDITURES
BY OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE *
Veer End ln& Jun o 30, 1942
ADMINISTRATION
J . 9 ,0
th e n until tl1 e fall of 1937, and monthly exp enclthan 100,000,000 per
i Lw·e averaged le
month. The followin g wiuter , WPA operation
" -ere expanded to relie,~e the a cute rn1 employm ent cau eel by th e 1937 busine s r ece sion , and
mo nthly expenditme showed a teacly rise
reaching a peak of ·21 5 000 ,000 in December
193 .
incc th e encl of the cal endar y ear 193 , the
gen eral trend in exp enditures has been do\\-nward , " -ith only relative!. sligh t and hort-livecl
increases due principall:v to seasonal fac tor .
In Ju ly 1941 , expenclitme ,\-ere 90 ,000,000 .
There " -a a teady decrea e in WPA expencliLure Lbrou gh tlte foll O\I-i.ng m onth of th e fi cnl
yea r 1942 . B. :February th e expcndilme leYel
·." a :r,69, 000 ,000 and by Jun e it hnd dropped to
mall c t monthly
58,000 ,000 . This i th
Pxp enditun· in cc Octo ber 1935, Lhe fourth
month of th e progrnm.
Administrative Expenditures
E ach ERA act since the ERA Act of 1939 ha
ct a limi t on th e amount of fund that the
WPA may use for admini s trative pmposes.
The ERA Act for the fi cal y ear 1942 limited
the amount of obligation that rni o-ht be incurred for su ch purposes to $35,466,000. 3 Of
thi amount, not more than $29,016,000 wa to
*
C.. Hlldltu,"
ot WPA ru11os for ............uon
Hd proj<Kb oper e ld by WP A .
'_\ s din•cted by the Independent Offices A ppropriation Act, 19.i2,
15,fiOO of this amount was transferred to the Offi ce of Admi nistrator,
Federal Works Agency.
Fl , AN 'JAL
TA131,E 22 .- AM OUNT OF
PEH A T im
Pttoa HA M ,
FEDEll A L A ,ENC I E,i
WP
RY
F NOS EXPENDED ~' OR
AN D BY O ·r u E 1t
\\ ' PA
)IOSTIILY, Jt' L\. 1!141 - Jt '<t. 1942
[In thousands]
-Pro~ram s
Programs
operated
Total
i\l ontb
hy \\'P A
Total
::::::::::1
194!
January .....
Febru ary
l\farch
Ap ril
M ay
June.
-----------
hy other
Fe<i<•ral
ag:encirs"
. Xi9. 2-li'
, , IIXI
77, ,5i(i
,~. 42/,
76, 33 1
) , 93 1
I, 245
ii. 752
76,5'l6h
84
].f,()()
~o. c,3 1
7fi, 76 1
969
S\l
93
~7. 61i
194 1
Jul y .. . ........
August
Septe mber -------------------October -----------------------ovember
D ecember
operot('d
U0. 3/i\1
76, 620
7 . 133
77, J95
,;,, 001
&',, ,5f,3
69, !,,O
68. 796
62. rn6
57. I
I
77, 426
&, , 332
69, 666
6h , 60-l
62, 619
5i . 6
575
231
204
192
177
19S
, Finan ced hy allocation of WP A fund ,.
ource : Based on report s of the t:. S. Tre ur~ l>e 1•artment and the
" 'ork P roj cts Admini"tration.
be u ed for per onal er-vice (sa laries) ,, 2, 00 ,000 for Lranl, '5 00,000 for ·ommunicaL io n,
and '300,000 for printing nncl binding. Tab]
23 how the obligation in curred during t h
fi scal year for t h e admini s tra t,io n of t h e \YPA
prog nim .
lore Lhan four-fifth s of th e co t of admini tering th e \VPA proararn is represen ted by
of p er onnel. Th e large reclu cLion in
alari
adrnini trative H--penditure r eOec t Lhe d ein t h e adrn inis trnti,·e force. (. ee T able
crca
tm1bering more than : 5,000 :1l th e pea k
20.)
TA13LE 23 .- AM O
Ao ~11 N L ' TRAT 10
PEN D 1T RE
NT OF WPA
·wPA ,
OF
F
YEAR ENDING h •NE
' D s OaLr GATED
OF
Oarn T
BY
30,
-••···· · ·····
·
.. __ . . . . . .
P ersona l services _
Purchase of mat rials, supplies, and equi p·
..
--········m nt
. _............. .
Rent.
_.. ..... ..... . ....
Con~:::a~:~::ii::
Tra,·el, including subsistence
Transportation of thiJ1gs . _ -····· · ·· .
·-·-········Printing and binding_
Il eat, light, pow·er, water, electricity
Other .·· · ·············•-· ........... .
1
-$:l~;~1-
I
.\mount
Prr('l'Tlt
100 0
2h. 597. 4 6
3. 0
657. 588
1. 290, 994
I. 9
3. i
====I=
I
Other .... ..... . . . . ... ..... . . . .... ..... ........ ,
ource: W rk Projects Administration.
37
f \YI .\. opC'rn ti on . in 1fl~ . Lh admini LrntiYc
tnff h as been t ti dil)' d C'cr ascd s in ce Lhat time .
~\.t tl.JC beginning of t he' fi c11 l ycn r 1942, about
19 ,000 person " ·C're C' rn plo)·ccl in nn aclm.injstrntiYe capacity . Further reductions durin g
the year broug ht thi numhcr clown to about
11 ,000 b. June 30, ]f)42 . l\lorc tl1 t111 10,000 of
these employee " ·ere in s tat e and local offices.
about 900 w ere in t he ce ntral office in W ashington , and 200 ,rerc regional am! oth er field ofl:icc
employee .
Sponsors ' Funds
State and local goYcrnment h ave cooperated
in the operat ion o f Lhe WPA program since it
begi.nni11 g. AJthou ah th e ize of th e program
ha varied from )·ca r t o )rea r , pon or 'contribution h aYe increa cd ench )' ear from th beginnin g of the program . ln th e fi cal y ar 1942,
pon ors p ent $3 J , 1.-0 ,000 on proj cts, bringin g th eir tota l fo r seven years to $2, 722,500,000.
Th e proportion of sp onso rs' expendi t ures to the
total c0st in th.is period r ose fr0m 10 percent
in th e fu-st )'ear of Lh e pr ogram to 3 1 p er cent in
th e eYcnth y r ar .
pon ors' contri butions to proj ect co t arc
ub jcct to tatuio ry con t rol. At lcnst 25 p ercent of t h e total c st of all non-Federal proj ect
approved after ,Janu ary 1 1940, mu t b e borne
by t he spon or in each tate. l low e,~er, proj ects which ha ve bC'cn ccrLiftecl as b eing important for militmy or naYal purp o c m ay b e
exempted from thi regu lation. During th e
fi cnl year 1!)42 , pon sors fu 1niJ 1cd nearly 2:3
percent of the to La l co ·t of certified \\' ,ll' proj ect .
19-12
Object of expenditure
Total
Fon
Ex-
Ml\fARY
3. ~10. Ck,o
4hh, 932
2. 6H 023
137. 033
2.,2, .5~0
154. 56!,
210. 9/\2 1
15. 11 7
11 3
I 4
7 7
(I 4
0 ~
0. I
0 fi
0. 1
WPA and Sponsors' Expenditures
T otal expenditu res on proj ects op rated by
\VPA during t h e fi c:al }'l'nr l 942 amounted to
.· 1,225,648,000, of whi ch " rPA furnish ed
Si 44,49 ,000 and pon or ·3 1, 150,000. This
i t h e m allest tot<1 l amou n t pC'nt o n 11PA
projects for any fi sca l )rea r s in ce th e 11PA
bega n operation , a1Hl rep r c ent n redu ction of
more t h an 31 pcrcC' nt from Lh c preceding )' cm·,
and of m ore tha n 52 percent from Lh c peak year
of 1939.
38
R E P ORT ON PROG R ESS 0 1•' T H E WPA P ROGRAM
CHART 7
v-VPA in the nat ional defrn e and
wa r proo-ram s aeco un ts for much
of t bi change. Ai rpor t work,
for example, acco un ted for m or e
t hun
percen t of tota l proj ect
2 ,500
3 00<
rx pendi t ure in fiscal year 1942,
bu t li gh tly le s than 4 per cent
in fi scal year 1941 , and abou t 2
percent in earlier yea rs.
A considerable a mount of defen c and war work 1s ulso
inclu ded in oth er type of conlruction wor k , such us hi o-hways ,
r oa ds, and treets, water and
sell'er ys tem and ot her u t ili t ies,
:rnd bu ildings . T he r ela tiv impor ta nce of projects of thesr
... ....
ty pes ha not changed, however ,
ns ,111 expan ion of clef n e work in some inLances !i ns been m r e than offset by a cUl'ta iJm cnt in nondefcnse work. T hi s is Lhe ca e in
hi ghway , r oad , and str et work , wh ich , while
rem a inin g t he m ost impor tan t single type,
ho\\'s a r elative decline. Exp encli tm es on these
proje t r epresen ted only 32 perccn Lof th e total
in t he fi ca l year 1942 , as comp an 'd wi th 39
per en t in the prec li ng year and 42 per cent
in th fisca l year 1940 . Pub lic bu il di1w work
incl uding con tr uct ion and improven~ n t of
bui ldin gs at m il itary and naval r e er vations,
show a sligh t propor tiona l incrca c-- from 10
per· nl of L tul expcn li l ures in fi scal year 1940
WPA AN D SPONSORS' EXPENDITURES ON PROJECTS
OPERATED BY WPA , BY FISCAL YEAR
AND BY SOURCE OF FUNDS
Th rough June 30, 1942
M ILLIONS
5 00
or
DOLLA RS
1,000
JUNE 3 0 , 19 40
JUNE 3 0 , 19 41
JUNE 3 0 , 19 4 2
~ifil!IL~===~~
II SPONSORS' FUN DS
D
WP A FUNDS
Objects of Expenditure
vVPA fu nds ar c used to pay t he wages of
certifi ed relief work rs and som e of th e up ervisory personnel , a nd a por tion of th e nonlnbor
cos ts. Of tota l project exp encl itm es m ade br
WPA during t h e fi scal y ear 1942, 6 pe rce1~t
r epresent ed th e cost of lnbor, and 14 percent th e
cost of m aterials and equipmen t and other nonlab r iLems. The increase in the proportion of
WP A funds used for nonl abor expenses, from
10 percent in Lh e fi cal y ear 1941 to 14 p er cnt
in th e fi cal y ear 19.J.2 , was due chiefl y to the incr ensell emph asis on wa r pr ject , which nre
prima rily con t ru ctio n proj els and irn·ol n·
high er Lim n usuul nonl abor costs.
Spon ors' fun ds are u eel mainly for the purch ase of mater ials and equ ipment, the ren t of
equipm en t, and other nonla bor cost , items
which repr e ented 3 per cen t of total sponsors'
expend iture dm·ing the fi scal y ear 1942 . The
ba lan ce of sponsors' fun ds, 17 percen t , was
used fo r th e wage of s uperviso ry personn el and
ki lled wo rkme n not aYa ilabk a mong per on~
cer tified for \\'PA employment.
\\1 P A AN D , P N SO RS' F u
l •: x r EN DE D
N PRO.I E T >S OPE R ATE D BY \\' PA
F 1,s ',\ L Y E .\ll AN D RY S O U R CE 0 1? F UN D,..,
'
T .\llLE 2 -1 . - AM 0UNT 0~'
TIIH Ol
T he di stributi on of expencli t m e by Lypt• of
proj ec ts indi ca tes a ch nnge in em phasis on eert,1in kind s of ll'Ork. T he participat ion of the
r. n J l" NE 30. 1942
~ ponsors· funds
Y l'ar endin l!
Ju ne 3
T ot al fu nd s
\\' P A fu nds
PPr•
A moun t
(.'(' nt or
to tnl
fund s
--------l93fi
Types o f Proj ects
D,
BY
1037
193X
193V
1'110
l tll l
111.12
I , 326, 45i, 2ti2
2. 051, , 90. 0, 1\
I. 735, 173, 99i
2. 561. u11. o:io
1. 902, 1129. on,
1. 78i, 14 8, 2fi i
I. 225, 1,1~. 25-1
1, 193. 5fii . :1,S
l, i 5I. 2"-lli, 222
l. 31i3, 5f>6, 3i 6
2, 067. 9i l , 970
l , -! 08, 5i l , f,37
l. 239, liX , 49-l
SH , 498,229
132, 89. ~,-1
10 ll
, :>-1
II i'
3i l. f>Oi', !i2 I
2 1. 1
19 :i
2fi 0
300, f,()3,
493,939, 01;0
-1 9 1, 35 7, ·130
5-li. 9G9, ; ;3
3 l. 150, 02.,
30 ;
31 1
SourrC': " · p .\ t.'\ JX' n d1 1un•s hased o n t·. S. 'T rl'a"un· D (• (Hlrtlll (' llt a n d
\ \' P .\ report s; sponsors' l''q.tt• rHlitun.•s husl'd on \\' P 4\ rr port.s.
F l /\'. \ N
39
· 1L\1.\.RY
IAL
ll pr rcrn( in fi . ra l )·r:1r Hl--11 , 11 11d 12 p<'lT<' lll
CHART 8
in fi ca l ) ' Cl1r 1942 . Th e propo rti o n o f <':q w 11diturcs for wat er and <'WCr y l<' llls :111d o ll r<' r
utiliti l' w]ii ch was Ir th a n l l f} l' l'< 'l' llt in tli c
fi c11l yea r 1940 and 1941 cl c-li11 r d o nly slig htl y
in th e fi . ('n ] )'('il l' 1942 . , v o rk O il IT<T(' ll(i o n:ll
f11ci liti c, Jrn hccn g rcntly curt:ii l<'d . E x pl' ncli t urr for l It i. work in fi srn l )·t•:1 r I 9--1 O \\'(' I'<' (\
f erce nt of ( !:1 1 r xpc,1di t urcs, .5 P<' r<·<• nt in fi ,w nl
)·car 194 1, a nd 011 1)· 3 pl' l'<'<• ril in l it (' fi scnl
y ill' 194'.... .
Exp cnditurr for se n ·icl' proj(•!'!s :1<·<·01 111 1l•d
for 27 J ercr n( of a ll W PA proj (•d l'X !H' rl(lit111·<'.
during th e fi tn l y r ar 19-12 as compnr<•cl with
ab uL 24 Pl' l'Cl' nL fo r the fi sca l )' <':11' l !Hl.
W Har project , which in clud e Sl' win g-, h ou sekeepin g aid e, publie h enll h nC'!ivi(it•s, :rnd
nur ery c-l,ools. account ed fo r t he lnrg-es t slr:1re
of expr ncliture i,1 thi s group , o r 14 pen· (• nt o f
th e tot:11 proj ce L funds exp cnd <'d in th e fi sc·al
y ar 19-12 . Th e public a ct iYiti l' g roup , inducl in o- edu cati n. r ecr eation , li b rary and nrt
perC'\' n( of the
project , u ed up more than
xpenditure . Four p er cl'nt of tli c• to tnl w::i s
pent for r e areh and r ecord projl•C'ls.
Tr:1inin g proj ec ts account ed for more th an
2 p ercenL of tota l WPA cxpr nditun' in fi sC'al
yea r 1942. In clud ed in th ese WL' I'<' voenL io11 :1J
tn 1inin g schoo ls, in -p la nt prce rnp loy 111 nL tra inin o-, a 11cl trainin g as ai rport servi ee nwn n,nd
hou r hold workers. Tlw c proj<•<'l s an' cl Pc-ribecl in cld:1il in ,rnoth er Sl•d ion of t his
repor L.
Th e, po1L o rs' , !r:Hc of total r xpr nditurl':'\ for
th e fi ca l )' <•n r J 94-2 ,·.·a more t han :3 I pPr<'l' nl.
Tlti wn . ahou l Ur e ame proporti(ln :i s for tl t <'
fi ca l y cnr l \!4 1. Sine<' tlr l' mnjor p:trl nf
T A BLJ,
2: .
. \ ,, wt
l\ 'I' o t ·
\\. PA -'' "
WPA AND SPONSORS ' EXPENDITURES ON PROJECTS
OPERATED BY WPA , BY TYPE OF PROJECT
Yea r Endlne Juno 30, 1942
TYPC
WATER AN O SCWCR SYS T CM S
AND O TH CR U TILIT ICS
P UBLtC ACTIVITICS
AIRPOR T S AND AIR W,.YS
RCS CARCH AN O ACCOR DS
R EC AU.TIO NAL F"ACI LITI CS
C.. ciud11•1 B1,1 ikl 1ncs
VOCATIO NAL T RAINING
CO N SER VATIO "'
S ANITA T IO N
ALL O THER
spon ors' f1111<L is P\: pr nd r cl for m:1t eri:1l and
equipnw nt , . pon o rs' <'x pc ndilures ;1re rdati,·d)·
large t o n projPC'ls requirin g- U1 e ' l' ilt' tns in
la rge qu anti t ies. R <· pn' l'nting- 3-! pr rcc n t o f
th e cos t ol' con . true-lion projec ts in Lhe fi c,11
y ear 19-12 , pon sors ' <'XJWnditures were 37 pr rcr nL o f tlie toLnl l'x 1w 11clrd on ltig lrw ay, r on d ,
a nd s Lr cL projrcLs and on o nsl' r vnL io n projccLs; :35 per · ·nL 0 11 wnter a nd se wer :rnd oL hcr
u t ili t ies; and :A perf'ent n publi c bui ldin gs.
Altho ug h 111any ol' t li e proj c ·l in tl1 is g roup arc
cc rtifi r d a impo rtant for military and n aval
purposes, nnd an' th erefore exempt from th e
2: pl' l'C'l'nt requirPm t• nt , th e po nso r. han• o f
cxpcnditun•- i:'> rn o rl' t han 25 percent o n mos t
Ly pes of proj l'c-l:'\.
Ll' s l han 25 pl'rce 11l of t li l' C"os l of nil , l'lTi ce
Jr jec L wa s defrayed b_y s pon sors. Dcn1tt ' l' of
~ PONs 111s' l • t ' NDfS EX P ENDED ON PR O J ECTS 0P rs H ATED R,
\ m o11n l
~Ol ' RC'E OF
l
$ 1, '.!2.'l, h i ~. 2t•i
srnitt•s
----- ---
Rent of l'q11i1mwn l
Other
)0
WCLF"A RC
Pr """
7UI, 109, J 11
2 11 . u;n, 6n
1:111, !\.'i0, !Ml2
fi l , 912, 1Gfi
,.,.,c,•nl
B,
01<.1t;c1'
ot'
1'1 •r('t'lll
\ mount
\ mo11nL
or 101·1 I
l '1•n•1•11 1
hmd "
1~)·~1
I
\\' PA ,
S pon sop,· ru11d s
WI' I [:irnls
'l'olal f11:1d ..;
P f' l'SOllfl l
,.
P CRCCHT Of" TOTAL
STR EC'T S
Ex P1-: , n1 n 1n ; ,1" > BY
Pu r('hfi~{_\ of rnat,•ria l"-, "IIJlpli1• s, and q u ipnwnt
,.
or PROJCCT
HI GH WAY S , RO ADS, AN D
,$8 H,
~9,. ~'.!\•
I,\ _ fl
727, H:l'-1, 1)11~
19 i
7 , 31i, li02
10.
29,
j
a. I
();)fi,
711
!I, l"i!l, :?I"',
I
1110. 0
11:t...... 1, 1.10. 02,'t
IIML II
...,Ii :!
H 'I
tt:i, 170, I lf1
Iii. II
Iii:\, f,.'i9, 0 11
:1 I
1111,.,\11, 2(11
I:?, H
2fi
I I
.-,2, 727. 21~
u ..
~I I
1-: 11
I,
fii
ii
I
,
~.'l. 2
-W
OF T H E WPA PRO GR AM
REPORT ON P ROGRE
T .rn1.L 2fi.
A~ t OUNT OF
\\' P.\
.\ND, POJ\"ROR:s' Ft.:1'DR EXP ls ND l, D 0 • P ROJECT,; OPERATED B Y
:-L\JO R TYri, OF P R JE T AND n , · SoL rr c~~ OF Ft:xD
\YPA
BY
'
YEARS EXDI'N"G J l!XE 30, 19-11 ASU 1!112
Y enr ending Juu , 30, 1911
Yt> t1 1 \.• ndm~ Jun1' 30. IH--12
Sponsors' funds
Total fund s
Bponsors' funds
Total fund s
'T'ypl' of 1,10j1·c·t
\\"PA fund s
.\mount
Tot al
---1$1. 22:\,
of total
fun<l s
.Amount
Percent
Percent
Amount
3 1 1 ~I . i i, 14~. 2fii
f,-l~. 2:\-l
of total
funds
30. i
3 1 3 I. 32r,, 1198, ,52! ,
~70, 076, 29--1
I ln i-.;ion of 01wr'ltions
W PA fund s
Pere nt
Amount
P,~rcent
,969,33 1 437, 129 1!13
~3. 0
----1----------- - - - - - - -
1112, 41 5, 437
H I. 153,927
25. 72'-I, ,i'-,J
.\.irports and a irways
Buildings _
Consen·ation
__
Engineering sun-eys
ll il!hways . ro::ld s. and stree ts
Recreational fac11ities (1•xcl.
buildings)_
_
Sanitation _
,,·ater and St.' WL'r systems an, l
otlwr utilities
Other
6, 4-11 , f. l S
393, 410, r,23
41. 436. 644
35. ,5
30. 3
11 6, 6-l.\ 07~
29, ~01 , 414
9. 5
2 4
75, 20S. 435
20, 77~. 421
Dfrision of Training and Ret.•mployment • _
P'-C<"SS
26.
104, 417, :\30
51.445. i~i
I 72, i 3S, 2i~
8. 5 7i, 530, HG,
4. 2 41 ,804,2 19
1-1 I 128, 405, 936
2. 3
0. 1
2-17, 740, 591
27, -184, 23•
943, 41i3
--0. 2 --3, 533, 770
27. 2
69,671,2051
1,.,_. , 752, 727
:.!~: ~~A: 5:~
.6
r.so. 79, 964
52,761,219
!'bl, 02i, 53,
4 1g
~: ~n:
673. ~76
454.
so. 462. 9;s :
20,959, 740
80, ' , 001
26, 88i, 094
9,641 , 5!,~
44, 329, 342
2S. 7
I .i
2,), 7
l. 546, 931
5. 3
,:;~2. 511l
3. 9
10. 6
4~:
19-l, :\2, n 6;
22,450, 7 1
l=====I
24, 6, 434, 03b. ~5.5
9,022, 993
I
3?', 598, :\9.,
29. 031. 162
943, 463
--3, 001, 200
34 4
37. :l
19, 7
37. I
31. 3
28, Of,!,,
Pu hlic \\-ork Rt1Sf'f\'(.'
\[i ~cellaneous A
21. 9
295 , 12 . 812, 53S
7, i 19, 306• 2, 79, 4i9
3. 3
0. 9
P uhlic arth· itirs
H.esr·arch and n·conls
Welfare ••
l nrlurlt•s adj ustmrnt c: for
i f.,
40, 0, '33
10, 59,. 7~5
St•rYic<' D iv ision
A
9.014 25, 526, 423
49, 657, 0,9
91, 1%.~
rn. 13;;, .554 9. 593, 1127
2 I
0..,
1. 209, 461
5. li2. l.~
32. I 2-17, 395,697 146,014.926
8 4
11 ~
138,932, 155
73, ~iO. -.: 17
222, 733, , , 3
10. 9
I. 2
4. U
12. 5
30. 780, 5i2
I. 7
-3, 7fi7 . fi~4
--0. 2
1: :
2, 3
34 3
s2b: !~ f~:;
235. 200. O'
34. 1
26. 2li, 77S
7,005, 025
30. 7
33. ,i
62, 8G9. 122
7, 788, 3b9
32. 3
34. 7
99,065, 737
22.
104 , 081,442
:\7, 7i.5, 43I
l i3, 114, 245
34, 850. 713
14,595,386
19, 6 19,638
2.5. I
20. 2
22 3
19, 0 fi. 9'J I
11,693, 5i8
38. 0
24 . 3
7. 8
16, 910, !131;
64, 725, 189
-3, ~-l~. 9-191
~1. 21)5
of cle po~its in the supply fund on·r payment-; out of the s upply ru at.1 and for items in trans it to con trol accoun ts
ancl sponi;;or::,' exp"ntl iturrs for land , land leases. cnscmen ts, and righ ts-of-way .
Source : ,,. ork Prokcts Administrati on.
tlw rebtin• lv low nonlabor cos ts involv ed , projl'Cts in th e research and r ecord s g roup howed
th e maU est propor tion, 19 per cen t. Low nonlabor co ts for training proj ec t in fi cal year
1942 , a compared with th e previou year wh en
th e p1 ogram wa s initiated , acco unt for the fa ct
t hat only 5 percen t of th e total co t of traininoprojec ts wa contributed by pon ors in th e
fi scal year 1942 as compared witli 3 percent
in th e precC'din g fi scal y ear.
The kind of proj ec ts op ra tcd und er the
\VP A program in any sta te arc determined
primarily by th e ki]Js of th e w1cmployed
"·orkcr certifi ed for WPA jobs, by the n eed of
the local commm1itic for bo th military and
civilian facilities and servi ces, and by the
finan cial circwnstances of the ta tc and local
government which sponsor the proj ect . In
all bu t a few stat es the work program s during
the fi cal yea r 1942 included ,·cry maj or type
of project, t hou gh the emphasis given indiv idual
type vari ed from state to sLato. Highway,
road and street proj ects, whi ch have consi tently been the outstandin g type in most s ta te
a well a in th e country as a whole, wer e on
th e ba i of exp enditw-e th mo t prominent
type in 35 stat e dming th fi scal y ear 1942.
Public building proj ect , however , which ranked
econd in importance on a nation-wide basis,
cq ua led or exceeded this position in only 11
ta tcs. On th e other band, airport and ainvay
work ranked third or hi gher in 15 stat es, ev n
though thi type wa only fom-th nationally.
This is a r efl ec tion of the wartime demand for
gr eater airport fa ciliti es in trategic area ,
especially in the coastal states. The amount
exp ended in each state and th ir p ercentage
di tribution are hown by major type of projec t in Tables XII and XIII of the app endix.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
a program of useful puhli c- projthe Work Projects Aclminislralion
si11 ce 1935 has given employm en t to milli on of
tmemployed worke1 throughout the co untr~' These proj ect h ave added to Lhe phy icul aset of local communities and increa eel publi
servic s. Although defense and war proje ·t
were prominent in the Vi'P A program in the
fi. cal year 1942, the r est of the progr am was
devoted to the sam e broa l range of activities
as in precedii1g year .
WP A defen e and war activitie in th e fi scal
year 1942 made outstanclino- contribution to
the Nation' defenses. Th e construction and
impr vement work on airports throughout the
country, ca rried on extensively in preceding
years and now intensified, was of gr eat importan e. vYork at military and n avn l e tabli hments h elped to provide facilitie for om expandin g armed forces. 1Iany acces r oad to
m il itary and nav::d re erv ution and war produ ct ion centers were constructed durin g- t.h i
fi. cal year. T h ese aids to the war effor t are
di c u eel on pa ge 6- 13 of tl1i repor L.
Many proj ec ts which did not contrihute directly to th e Nation's war proo-rnm were elimin ated. Of th ose that were continu ed , som e
were con cerned with the completion of important public " ·orks started in peace Lime; other ,
although not des ignated as war proj cts, were
continu ed b ecn, use of their con tribu li on to th e
h alth, welfare, and mora le of the civilian
p pulation.
Uthoug'b th e WPA operated on a small r
cale during Lh e fi cal yeu r 1942 beca u e of a
r edu ced appropriaLion and a reduction in tlie
HR UG H
Te t ,
n umber of work ers, s u h tan lial addi tions W('rc
nrnclc to ils ac-compli hm cnts of tli c- past si.x
years. In cooperation with loca l co mmuniti e ,
WPA worker have improved tl1C' ph ysical
facilities for lransporbLion and communica tion , edu cation , recrc•aLion , conservation , publi
hca lth , and san i laLion. Throu gh n onconstru ction activities such a
du GaLion al erv1ce ,
recreational lead ers hip , and welfare erv1ccs,
ubs tantial contribution also were made.
lt is not possible to lcal in numerical terms
wiLh all the VlPA 's proj ect accomplishmen ts.
What follows is a sketch of the chi ef fields of
WPA acti,ity, and a s ummary ac ·o unt of accomplishm ents in t b sc field s over seven year ,
with a few iJlus trative exa mples of th e work
accomp lish ed lurin g th e fi scal year l 942.
Transportation and Communication
Th lran porlalion and communication facililic of th e l\alion have b een greatly improved
du rin o- seven years of operation of the vVP A
program. Projects for the con trn ction and
improvem ent of roa Is and treels, airp r t , and
waterways hav e ·onstiLuted a maj or part of the
program during this wl1o le p eriod .
Highwa y , road , and
treet proj ects ar
e peciaUy uita I le for WPA program operation.
, York for t he improv rn en t of roads and s treet
is great ly needed in m ost c mmuniLies. AJ so.
project of thi s Lyp e give work to large numbers
of un s kill ed an d cmi killed worker a nd t heir
opera.l ion an be adflpled to flu ct uat in g unemploymen t i nee th e n um her of persons
employ ,c.{ can be r ,adily in crca ' ed or clccre,1 e l.
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REP ORT 0~
P R OG RESS OF T H E WPA PRO :RAM
Ahout f\44 ,000 miles of highways, roads, a nd
s tree ts \\"('r e cons tr ucted or impr o ved thro ughout th e enn years of oper ation of th e vVPA
pr ogrnm thTOugh Jw1e 30, 1942 . Nearly nineLen ths of th is work was on rmal roa d and
h ighwn_vs. .i\[a ny o f th ese were f ar m -Lomark el roads, whi ch no t only increased th e
farm er ' opportun it ies lo mark et th eir g ocls
but mnde it poss ible fo r inha b itant of rurnl
areas to take adva n ta ge of Clll turnl an d ed ucationa l opport un ilics in more lar gely popula ted cen ters.
I mprovem ent to rmal r a l
also r edu ced ma in tenance co t and ma le th e
savin g~ nvailablc for use elsewhere. Of th e m ileftge complet ed in th e se ven y ars , n bo u t 6 ,000
m iles r rpr se n tecl " ·ork in urban nr ea . ;\ fore
th an l l ,000 m iles of r oa d wer e cons trnct cl or
impro ved in pn r ks and r ecr eat ion areas.
Less th an one-t ent h o f th e bi glrn·ays an d
road s buil t or improved by v\TPA wor ker s in
ru ra l a rens h nd high -ty pe sur facing. Lo w- t,.v pe
m·facc cl or unsurfa ced road s m ee t the r equ irements of m ost rural areas and th e necessary
improvem en ts constitu te a simple type of cons truct io n- th e widenin g, gradin g , or dra in age
o f roadbeds or th e sur fa cing of th e ro ad wi th
crush ed s ton e or gr a vel. 1\l any urhan st reet ,
on Lh e o th er b an d, m us t, ac omm od atc a h eavy
traffic load . J\1ore th an t11·0-fifths o f th e s tre ts
widened , rcpn irccl , or n ewly constru cted in
urban area s h ad a pbalt , con crete, or oth er
high- t:vp e s lll'fo ce .
T ABLE 27 .
Hr G !·l\\',IYS , R OA DS, AN D RTR EE T S C o NSTRl ' ( ' TE D OR hll' H OVED ON P RO J ECTS O PE R A TED BY
\NPA
f'l' M ll LJ\ TIYE T ll HOlTl"' II
Jux E 30,
19 12
\ I 11, •s
Item
T otal
ll ig h-type
sur face
LO\\ · t~· pe
-.urfac'l' and
uni;;urfaced
Totn l
'143, \ 1( (
Rfi , 5Sfi
55i, 39t
Rural roads
56f\, 322
66, 392
5J , fi2ti
29. Qt-\/
5 11 , fi9fi
3i , 325
11, 203
2. 8Y3
8. 370
Stree ts a nd all ey s __ _______ _
Other roads -•· · -•······••···
Into som e nrea p reviously inaccessibl e to
motor vehicles, Lh c , vPA h as buil t road , su ch
ns the L ewis and Clark H igh way, whi h was
under constru c tion in th e s tn te of I dah o .
This ro ad wa s cut t bl'O ugh rough g ranite ridge
sect ions of t h e R ocky 1\1oun tain ov er Lo Lo
Pass which, b efore th e building of th e highway,
could n ot be r ach ed I y au tom obile. Other
roads , such as t h e \Volf Creek a nd Wilson
RiYer Highway in Or egon, r educed th e mil eage
bet " ·ec n imp or tan t point . The c roads co nnecLed es tabli h l highw ays and provided
hor ter an I fast r rou t es from P ort land to th e
coast. Built t hrough h eavily woo led moun tain
country, t h ey also provided ace s to about
twel ve billion boar d feet of timb er .
~lany of th e t reet s constru ct d in urb a n
ar eas by th e ,vPA fo rm connect ing links with
tat c a nd nation al h ighways. An example of
this typ e of pro,i cc t is th e ,v ashington A v en ue
extension in th e city of Alb any, N ew Y ork .
The st ree t w as exLcndecl fo r about two mil es
to a dead-en d co unty highway which conn ects
wi th R out e No. 5 of N ew Yor k State and . S.
H ighway To . 20 . I t provides an a l li t ional
outlet fo r m otor tra ffi c to and from industri al
a nd m ili ta ry ce n ters in t hi Yicinity an l is expected to be a n imp ortan t link in a prop o cl
s up erhighway across Ne w Y ork State. In
ord er to a,-oid t he use of steel r einfo rcing, a,
n in e-in ch dep th of concrete was used inst ead of
th e usu al eigh t .
Th e ons tru ·tion of bridges and viadu ct h as
· b en a n o c sary par t of highway improv em en t .
During th e seve n y ears end ing Jun e 30, 1942,
m ore t h a n 77,000 new britlgc a n l vi adu t s
were buil t by 1YP A work ers a nd improvem en t s
wer e m ade to a bout 46,000 oth ers. Som e of
Lh c bridges r eplaced old structures which were
u n a fe or inade I uat e fo r h eavy m otor traffic.
The viadu cts p eed ed tra ffi c on h ei1,vily trav eled
h ighway. a nd city s tr eets and liminatecl h azardous crossings for both au tom obile traffic an d
peclest ri nns.
O th er work inciden tal to bighwity improvemen t in cl udes the cons tru ct ion and improvement of m ore th an 161,000 m ile of r oadside
d rainage clitch e. ; th e building of m ore th an
23,000 miles of . i lmnilk s and paths and th e
improvemen t of a bou t 7,000 mile ; th e con_s truc tion and improvemen t of m ore th an 1,000 ,000 cuh·e rts, 28, 000 miles of curb , m ore th an
6,000 mi.le of gu tters, an d a bou t 4,800 miles of
guar drail s and g uarch nills. WP A workers also
landsca ped more than -16,000 miles of r oacls i le.
T o add t t li e afety of m otor travel, n early
Pl
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l'EJUTED BY ,YPA
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" · 930
3. 420
i~
,u lters .
Guardrails and ~un rd" nib
l,f,()()
12·1. , 30
C' ul "erts ___ _
Brid~es a nd viaducts
\l'ood
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l'\ l asono
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100 ,000 ligh L s landarcl wNe in s tnll ed or improved on nbouL 2,500 mi le of ron d . :-lore
than 900 ,000 trnffic igns w er e erected nnd !5,000
mile of trnfli c control lin es ,,-ere painted .
In a ddili o n l o th e Ya t nmount of con tru ction wo rk whi ch w:1 done to improYe nulomobile lrnYel , ,Y P w orkec made t r:1 fli c • utTe.,·
in hund red s of communiti es through o ut th e.
counLry. T h e findin g of many o f th ese urvey hav e been u se d in incrra sin g t h snfety and
effic iency of motor tran por t:1tion , nnd nrc a
basis fo r p lnnning add i tional n m,· con s tru c tio n
and rec n trn c tion .
A l ar.,,e p orti on of the airport improYemcnt
wor k don in a ll .ec tions of t he co untry s in ce
193.5 hn been accompli b ed lhrou g-11 \\'PA
proje l . , YPA w orker , moreoYer, h:1xe added
to th e af ly of air traYel by in s ta ll in g thousand of airway mark er and cowt ruC'tin ~ and
impr ov ing nirway b ea on s . , r ork performed
on a irpo rt and a irway projec ts ha s proYed of
ines timable importan ce to th e defen se of th e
alion , a nd th ese projects are n ow desig 1rnl ed
as war pr jecl . , ~' PA' accompli shment in
this fi e ld a r de cribecl in orn e d tai I on pt1ge
10 of thi re po rt.
W ith re pect to water tran . porl alion, more
than 700 d o ·ks, wharves, and piN h:1 YC' bern
con s tru ct cl or r econd itio ned , re. ul t in g in th e
irnprovem nt o f 9 mile of wnt rfronl. l n
aclcl iLion , a lmo L 300 miles of :Htifici:il ch nnn els
have b en bu il t or irnp r Ye l.
\,VPA work in the field of comrnuni c·n ti o n hn
inel ude<l Lhe in s tn lbl ion or recond i lion i ng of
more Lhau 6,100 mil e of t e lephon ,nH.l Lele-
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graph lin e whi ch h iwe a ided the fir prev nlion work of th e Fo re l e1Tice and improved
rommunicnlion fa c iliti es at oth er F eclernl csl nbli liment . ,YPA w orke r h ave a l o in s t:1 ll ccl
or repnired about :3,500 miles o f p o li ·c, fire
alarm, a nd Lrnffic ig na l sysLem s .
Education
Tlw \YP,\. h n. a .. i. tc,d . tat an d lo('a l d c p,1rtm ent s of ('ducntion in th e impron' nw nt and l'Xten io n of eel uC'a t io n:11 focili ties and sl'rViC'es in
many eommu111t 1l's. Sch ool plant ' have bl'rn
bui lt , and edu r:1tion:1 I e n · ices hav<' lwc'n provi d ed fo r g roups not u ually induded in publi c
edu cati o n 1 rogra m .
AbouL .5,700 1w w sC'hool buildin gs han b ee n
bui lt in llH' e v('n )' Cars of operation o f llw WPA
prog rnrn . Thc' typ es o f bui ldin gs to ns ll'IIC'led
varied a cco rdin g lo th ' n eeds and nw an s of thl'
loca liti r S(' l'\'C'd. ~l o l o f th em nr<' s mall s tr11etures \\'it h :1 C'n pa C'ity of 1.- 0 pupil s o r ll'SS, uc h
a the g rad r sch oo l buildin g c·o n trud<'ci in
fi sca l year 19-!2 in th e \Yichila ~C' hoo l Dis tri ct ,
C lackn ma s
o un ty , Oregon . Thi Olll'- t ry
bui ldin g wit h a bn . c, rn ent r epla ced an o ld sC'h ool
cons Lrn ·led in J ~109. OLh er sc hoo ls bui lt by
the WPA p rovid e accommodat ions for a
la rger numbN o f pupil , a th e two- tory r<'i nforced co ncrl'l e bui ldin g at C' l)'<i l' , N"orth
Caro lina. Th e o ld buildin g, whi c h had lwcn
condemned as II nsa f(,, wa d"mol is lt ('d n n~I
mat erial we rl' . a lrn ged for u e in the ne,,·
t" ·o-s lory bui ldin g, ,, hirh conl nin s 2 1 dn ssrooms, an nudiloriurn, library, cnfetNi:1 , hom e
econo mic depn rt m e n t , offic e pa ce , :ind ho ps
for mn.nu:1 I tr:1i ni 11 g.
Impro ve d SC'h oo l fn c ilili es h nve mad e it. po s ible for mnny s ma ll eommunilil'S t o hr nden
th eir sc hoo l e 11 1Ti C' 11 l:1 . l n o lumhi:1 1111 d Lin coln 'ou n ti r s, Ark,111 -as, for ext1mpl<' . after th e
con olid:1 t io n of . m,1 II sc hool di s t ri d s . t lt e nl' ed
arose for nc\\' junior-se nior lti g lt SC' hoo l bui ld in g .
Throug h \YP.\ project s, l ,,·o bri c k
Ye neer buildin g. \\"l'l'L' con s lruc!l'd, <',1 ·h ·o nt ai nin g l I c lnss rnom s, a st ud)' ha ll , a co mbinatio n :rndilorium-gyrnna sium , Lnd fn.cilili e · for
Yocational tr:1.ini1, g nncl home. eco nomics work .
'\VPA work C' r. l' nl:irgc' d and irnprovr d more
tlrnn 3:',000 ndclitio11:1l sch oo l bui ldin gs whi c h
hn<l been i11:.1d cq uale to care for in Ten -eel en-
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REPORT ON PROGRE
OF THE "\\' PA PRO ,RAl\l
WPA nurse ry sc hoo l for children of emp loyed mothers, Burbonk (Calif.)
ro llment, or had fallen into di repair , often to
uch an extent Lhat they had been condemn ed
a un afe. Additions bui lt to some cbool
provided facilities for s pecial types of training.
Auditoriums, gymna iums, and cafcLcria were
co n tructed. The lighLing, h eating, and plumbing sys tems of other choo ls were mod rnized.
Improvements made to school ground include
Lli building of athletic fields and tenni s courLs,
la nd ca ping, and the con truction of ,rnlks
:rnd drives.
The WPA has help ed in the development of
rvices for group who do not
speciali zed
com e within the scope of the regular public
n employed teacher are mad e
·hoo l ystem.
available through the WPA to conduct cla se
ursery chools are provid cl for
for ad ult .
pre chool children from low-in com e famili e .
E ducation proj ects arc us uall y operated und r
the ponsorship of state departments of education to ins ure complian ce with stnt c s tandards
for tead,er qualification and s ubj ect m:1,Ltcr
Of COLI rses .
On e of the out tandin g art ivit ie of the WP .A
adult edu ca tion program l, a been t be as i tHnce given to aliens in obLaining their cit izenla e are conduct I in the principle
hip .
of Am erican government and the dutie and
pri,-ileg of citizenship, al ng lin e s ugge ted
by th e Immigration an l Nat uraliz aLion 'crvice.
In ad diLion , citizenship inform ation cente rs
arc ope ra ted and letters are ent to alien
ins tru cting them as to the ncces ary steps for
1rnturali zation. In 1 Ii ouri, for cxampl , more
tban ,000 ali en were naturalized or took
tep · leading to naturali zation during the
fi ca l yea r 19-12; abo ut 90 per nt of thi number had attended WPA citi zenship classes.
In .\li chi gan, the WPA ciLizenship project
aided a majority of the p erson who h ave been
natura lized there since the proj ect has been
in op ration.
Li tern cy classes are an important part of the
WP.A adu lt education program. M any aliens,
as wel l as citizens, arc enrolled in th ese clas e ,
because n bility to rend and wri l e Engli h i a
PROJE T ACTI\ lTIES
n ece sary prerequi sit e to th eir becoming
American citi zens. For Lhi reaso n li tcrnc-y
and n aturali zation ht sc h ave been combin ed
in many state , and data for th e coun try as a
wh le arc ava ilable only on this basis. In
January 1942 m ore than 9 ,600 pcrs n were
enrolled in literacy and natun1li zation classes
tbrnu o·bou t th e co unlry.
The ad ult cclucaLion program has prov id e l
of voc::iti nal tr.1ining tbrn ugh
certain typ
whjch many person are en abled to obtain
new kill or to a-quire greater skill. I\l ore
than 55,000 persons " 'ere enroll ed in th ese
cla e in J anuary 1942. This program , a
\\~ell as other types of voca tional training
off red on WP A proj cct , i cl i cuss cl in the
sc tion bcginrung on page 14.
Another important WPA edu cation activity
is the op eration of nm ery schools for presch ool
children from low-incom e group . This program wa expanded durin t h e rtscal year 1942
to includ e children of workin g moth ers, of
men in th e armed force , and of indu strial
workers engaged in war produ clion . The cltilclr n are giv en well-bala.n eel noonday m eals,
a dn,ily health inspection, and c sential h ea l th
servi ces. Their daily program includes indoor
and outdoor p lay activit ies with th e use of
approved nursery chool equipment. In J anuary 1942 , more thn,n 35,000 preschool children
were emoil ed in l ,~50 nursery chools . Clo ely
associated with the nursery school progr am ar e
the homemaking and parent edu cation classes
con lu tcd by WPA teach ers for th e parents of
children cnsollcd in th e nursery schools and
other parents . Cou rses include uch subj ec ts
as con umer edu cation, budgets, diets, and child
1ore t han 87,000 p er on were emollccl
care.
in the c cour cs in January 1942.
Other edu ca tional activities of intcr c t to the
general publi c or of ben efi t to g roups in n eed of
pecialized c1Tices have b en cn rri cl on by th e
1' PA. Its lectures and forum s and art and
mu ic classes h ave attracted large number of
p r on . It corre ponde11 e courses h ave given
m any µ eople unable to altand cln scs an opportunity to pursue th eir ecluc,ttion . Visu al aid
materials, such as ch art , l ostcrs, reli ef mnps,
and tlu· e-dirn ensional m odels, h::iv e been prepared by WPA workers for use in va riou types
of in lruction. These hav e b en of parti ·ular
valu e in clas c for the deaf and th e blind .
Cla c h ave been c nductccl by t he " ' PA for
th c and thcr h andicapped per on .
Educational opporLunities in many local
comm uniti eR h ave bee n broade ned by t h e extc nion and imp ro,"emen t of library faciliLies.
Dmjng th seve n years of op erat ion of th e program, WP.A worker h ave builL 140 new
lihrnri cs a nd h ave enlarge 1 or r cco nditionccl
more t han 900 ot h er . 1fany typ of li brary
er vice h ave been r cnder e l. Tra vcl ing li brarics, or bookm obiles, h ave made reg-ular l ibrary
cr v ice avn ilabl e to many m all cornrnu nitie.
for th e fu- t time. D emon tration library proj ct h ave encouraged the estab li luncnt of
libraries in area, wh ere non existed . \~1 PA
work r h ave assi t cl inad equately sta ffed
libra ri es, helping to ataloo- books, to prepa re
sb lf li sts, ,md Lo perform oth r lib rary se rvi ces.
In th three m onL hs prior to June 30, 1942, m or
than 1,660 libra ries were being opcrntcd through
WPA proj ect an I aid wa given to 4 ,3 0 other .
In th e past seve n years WPA workers h ave repaired or renovated about 94,000 ,000 books .
Uany import::int educational and libra ry
ser vice h ave b ee n r endered to t h e armed fore 'S
and to t h e war agencies clming t h e fis a l yea r
1942. Th ese phases of th e WPA program are
discussed on pages 11- 12.
Rec reation
The WP A ha b een of much assi ta nee to
lo al communitic in provi ling oppor tu nitie
for publi c par ticipat ion ·i n wholesom e r ecreational activitie . Facilitie for indoor and outdoor sport of all kinds h ave bee n expanded
and improved th rough vVP A proj e ·ts s ponsored
by s tate a nd local age ncies. WP A recreat ion
worker h ave al o h elp ed to d evelop wellrounded co mmunity leisure-time progra m .
1Iore t han 8,500 r ecr eat ional building ' h ave
been co1rtru ctccl by " ' PA worke rs in Lhe pa t
seven yea r , addition h ave been m ad e to 600
others, and more than 5, 700 h ave been r enovated and repaired. Includ ed amo ng t h e n ew
buildings a re more than 400 auditoriums and
1,200 gymnas iums. One of th ese is th e gymna sium under constru ction at Paris, Illinoi ,
<luring t be 19-!2 fiscal ~' ear. Th e buildin g ba s
pa c for r 'crcal ional nssembly and cclu ·atioua I
OF THE W PA PRO RA.i'1
PRO RE
R E P RT
fa ciliti es not only for t] l(' . lud pnt h dy a t P a ri
High cliool, bu t for lllC' gc twral publi . B ask etball i a popular sport in this an'a a nd in
JWl'Yiou :n -.u· r owel luffe bee n t urn ed away
from ga nws and tournament s, bu t t h e new
ad equat e eating accommobuildin g pro id
dn Lions for 3,000 p er sons.
The more than , LOO p,1rk built o r improYcd
thro ugh \f PA p roje t ar c a so urc<' of enj y m ent to hunclrcd of t ho u 1.111d. of p eople.
M a ny of th esr proj ec ts havr proYicl ed p ark, for
m all communities for tlte fir t t im e. Other s
haYe macl r large r ecrea t io n area mo re useful t
th e gen eral public. 111 a dditi on , \YPA worker
haYC' built or impron•d m or r than 12,GOO pla:ygrounds, including a bout 10,000 . ch ol playground s . ~fany of t lw playground ' " ·rr r in
crowded arra wher e children prcYi o usly ha d no
afc place t play.
\Yider parti cipa tion in outd oor . p or t h a
h rrn enco uraged by thr provision of vari o u
facilitir . Ah ut 3,000 athletic fi rld s h,we been
bui lt by \YPA work rr nnd 2 ,.500 haYc b •en
enlarged or impro,c l. P ark and playgro und
have al o b een equipp r d " ·ith th u and of
handhall , tenni s, and hor rshoe co urt . :\fore
th a n 600 publi aolf cour rs have been bui l t or
improved . In ection whr r e wint rr port are
popular, WPA workers ha ,·c built ice k a ting
flreas, ki trail , and ki j wnp .
CONST RU C'1E D
TABLE 29.- R EC' RE ATIO NA L F A ILI T I E
OR IM P R OVED ON PROJE CT S O PERATED BY WP A
C' t ")l UL ATfVE TllllOC,G il J UN E 30. 1942
N umher
Type nf fac ility
P arks .. __ ....
Playgrounds
At hlet ic fie lds
Fairgrounds ancJ rodC'o ~ro u nds
'I'en nis courts ___ _
Oolf courses. ________ ------- - -- - -
ll and hnll courts ............. .
------------_
courts
Horseshoe
____________
imm in g: poo]s
Sw
............. .
\\' aclin~ pools
Ice skat inf:!: arens
----------- -
ew cons tructio n
!. 650
3,036
2. 9., 0
51
9. 971
219
1, 7
Other ....................... .
6
5
'
1, 2:?0
6,953
9, 52(
2. 441
27
].',J
'""B
40h
6. 2-~7
3.("5
375
1,;;
7!11
',37
,___
_____________ _
________ ____ _
t84
IOti
2,22 1
311
--·····-·--·iles) ________
1ra ils (m
Ski
_______ _
_______
.. k1 Jumps
ti5
22'-i
-----····-··
Bandshells_.
136
Ou tdoor t heatres
2,272
. tadiums and gra ndstands ....... .
I===
, 579
Recrea tion a l buildings ...........•
Au ditoriu ms
Gymnasiu ms
Reconst ru tt1on
Ad ditions or
impro\·ement
•••••••
••••••••••
------ - --
33(i
I
4
59
15
i4
127
31
i 93
G27
5. 764
Hi
272
453
73i
.• -----
4. 5i4
Among th r mo r<> than ] , 100 wimmin g pool
an l 900 w ndi ng p ool which \VPA work er have
buil t or r eco ncl ili n cl ar th oce built in Highla nd P,nk, am p a u Park, a nd Lincoln Park in
Gra nd Hapi d., ~ Lichigan , durin g the fi cal y ear
] 9-~2. Combination swimmin g pool and bathh u. r. , cornpll'l <' with clr ing rnom , lock er ,
t ii •t faciliti es, and purifi cation e 1uipment ,
Wl'rr cons tr uct l'd in e:1 h of the tbJ· •e park .
Th<' pools arr . urro uncled by 15-f ot c ncour e ,
und l'r " ·h ic h nrc' located th e lre ing room ,
n•s t room , pumpin g and rrvi cc room . Each
p ool ha n ca pac ity of ab out 250 lath ers at one
time. A cluldr<' n' wading pool i pr vided at
o n end of each pool.
Publi c L• nj oynw n t of outdoor entrr tainm nt
ha s h en increilsl'cl l y th construction f 2,300
tad i ums , g m 11d. tands, a nd bleacher . ~fore
tJrn n :mo outd oor th atrcs and banclsh ells ha-v e
al o he<• n bu ii t.
The 'iYP.\. )ms c ntribut r l t th e e.x pan ion of
r rcr ea ti on al opportunities hy " ·orkin g ,vith
t a tr and loc nl ag m cie to pr ,, icle divrrsified
conununity n'cn •a tion programs for p ei ons of
all agl's. G a me room and pla)~ cr ntr r for
small childrr n ; , ports and athletic ' for young
proplr ; and handicrafts, folk clnncing, and other
form of ocinl n•c reation for adul t havr been
m e of th P mnjor ac ti,iti es. 1YPA r ecr ation
proj rc t han• oft Pn op erat r d throug h r xi ting
community C<' nt rrs. In communitie whl'r recreation ervi cel:'- " ·ere lacking , 11 P . \. recreation
lea der h aYe coo pr r :1 ted "-il11 public ag ncie,
a nd civic grou p. . su cb a churche , labor union .
n nd hu , iness g-rou p , for t he organi za li n of
commun.ity ki. ure-time prog rnm .
·w ith the co nce ntra tion of large numbr1 of
p rrson in an•fl wh er e war work and mi litary
training ar c b eing carri d n, th e n erd f r r ecrrat ion al ervice ha gr atly increa eel during
t he p a t t\rn yrar . Thr ugh a na tion-wid ·
r ecreat ion projrc t a comprr h en i,, c prog ram ha s
bcrn dcYel p ed to prov-id e ent ertainment for
m r mher of the ar m ed forcr and for work er
in war indu tri c• . Activ iti c und er thi program are di cu •<l on p age 12.
C•
Public Health and Sanitation
Th WPA program h a contributed in a
vari ety of way lo the promot,ion of public
47
PROJ EC T AC'fl\' ITrn
h ealth and th prevent ion o f th e prcnd of
di ca e. Thr ugh WP\. projec ts ini Liatcd by
national , tnt c, r local agrnei c r pon iblc
for fo cilitic and ser vice affcet in g publi c h c:1 lth ,
ho pit al faci lili e haYe been cx p1rnd cl , medical
and mu- ing crYi ec ha,·e been rxtc nd ecl , and
more h ealthful lllTOLmdin gs pro"i ded. ,YPA
re car cb worker h aYc coopernt('(I " ·ith h a lth
authoritir in condu cting t udi l'S and experim ent Lo aid in t he cure nnd pre,·enti on of
tub er culo i , yphili s, and o tlwr eomnnmi ca ble
di sc a c .
The constru cti on by WPA " ·orkcr of more
than 2 0 n ew hospitals in the last cYen
yea r ha exLcnd ,c1 h o pita] ervi ct' tp thou ands
of p eople, man y o f " ·horn were Ji-vm 0 in cornmuni Lic wh er e s uch ervice h acl bee n previously
lacking. One h o pital whi ·h was compl eted
clming the fi scal year 1942 is in Bedford,
Indiana . A new h ospital and nm e ' home
r eplaced ld buildings inad cq uaLe for the need s
of the ciLy of B edford and of adjacent cornmunitie whi h had no ho pital fa cilit ies. Th e
ho pital buildin g, constructed of r einforced
con cr et e "·ith Indi ana lim estone ,rnll s, ·onsists of three stori es and a ba emen t and ha a
bed cap::i city of i.xty . Th e nur es' hom e pro,ridcs livin g qu::ir Ler s for fift een nur cs. Th e
tone indu tri c of L a wTcn cc County depend
entirely upon the hospital for th car e of injw-cd
quarry and pla nL " ·orker .
In addi ion Lo con trucLin g n ew h ospitals,
WPA worker ha Yc built addiLions to or improved the fa ililic of about 2,200 oth er h o pi tal . An exampl e is th e Lhrcc-s tory a clcli Lion
to the L v rin g U o pit a! in H annibal , ).Ii soun ,
which wa und er con struct ion during the fi sc-n l
year Hl42 . Th e n ew wing provid e additional
space for 53 b ed and includ e a ba cm cnt wiLh
an a mbly ha ll , a R eel Cro training room, fl
cl ining room for doc tor s and nu r cs, and a so iled
clothe. · mpar tm ent. Th e buildin g al o hou PS
a n c"· b letrical clepartmcnL and a nm cry
with a I laLc-gla fron t.
The ,,PA h a a i tecl lo cnl h r:1 1th authori ti e
in the operaLion of m edi c<1 l nncl dental clinic-s
which have mad e m ed ical and h ealth Sl'l'Vi(·l'S
ava ilable to t ho u ands of peop le who could not
cn rl y 100 h ea lth
otherwi c afford them.
throuo-h \VP A
operated
beinocenter were
73,500 Le Ls
About
proj ect in January 1942.
T Anu~ 30.- Pum I
HE
L'l'TI
FA
TLT'l'TE f; Co'< s -rnrr'l'ED
\\' PA
0 ll l"PRO \' ED 0l\ l ' 1to.rn(" l',; OPER ,\ThD 13\
l ' \l l I \ Tl \"I• TII B< W G II .J 1·, p ;j{) , Hl1 2
lfrm n•
T ) Jll'
or foC'ilily
I lospil als
II a t.•r trea tment plants_.
\\' a tn lint•s
St' \\
agt• trea tment plant
U nit or mcasun•mpnt,
~umher
~urn her
.\lilt•s
'\'"u,nher
---------------------------------------------------------
S{'\\t'r lines ___
Pumpin g: stations _______
ill 11,•s
Number
( h1rhnp:t• in r inrrators
l osqu1to control draiOage
N umhC'r
lllilrs of ditch, cana l.
Sanit ary prides. ____ _____
A
aucl pipe ___
Numhrr
N£> W'
C'O ll·
stru t'-
l ion or
stru c-
i1n-
tion
provement
345
A
A
2G7
15, i
A I,
010
I , 314
A J33
23, 708
A
15,204
2,
7, 070
2. Of,9
15
3,522
107
3, 317
357
61
18, 9b6
37,504
Includes additions to exisung facilities.
and immunizat io ns were given at thr e centers
in t.hat month. Vi ion an l h ea rin g Lcsts g iven
Lo ch ool children res ulL l in th e con ecL ion of
dd ct in many cases and in t he c tabli hrn nt
in m an y local sc- hool y t m s o f p rcia l c!::i sc
for chilclr n h ancl icappc l in th sc resp ects.
Durin g the sam e pcri o 1, 11PA worker gave
as i lance to more than 1,100 ho pit::il , cu tod ial institutions, dini c , and oth er h eal th
agen cies. Th t'Sl' en ices included clerical as!o istance in publi c h e1llth and hospiLal offices,
nonprofessional duti es in h ospital s, and assistanc·r in laborato 1y work.
\YPA t rainin g cour e. for nonprofe ional
wo rk in h o pi ta Is h:wc h lpccl to fill the pre cn t
need for persons wh o ca n assi t in Lhe ca r e of
th e ick und er profess ional s upervision. Thi s
program i cli sc u sed on page 18.
Impor tant conlrihulion to public h ealth h ave
al o been made thro ugh ,YPA project for improYin g water , y tems. In t he eYen year
ending Jun e : Q, 1942, about 250 water treatmcnL plant ha Ye been built and a bout 175
others h a,'e been r econdition ed or enlar ged .
ea rly l G,000 mi les of water m t i11 and dis tribution lin e haYC ht'c n laid. ,YaLcr h as been
bro ught to th e l1 omes o f about , 73,000 fami li es
b)' the in tallation or improYcmcnt of con umer
connect ions. \Yh crc there was 11 other wa ter
upply aYail able, \YPA workc1 haYe dug or
ea rly 2,900 torrepaired abo ut 5,900 wells.
age ta nks and reservo ir h aYe been con stru cted
and irnproYcnw 11 ts h av been made t about
725 oth er .
t\J an)7 of these project haY been in small
comm uni tie where th ·re were no cen Lrn 1 " ·a ter
4
REPORT ON PRO RE S OF T HE WPA PROGRAM
·y t ern or wh re exist in g- f.1 ·iliti cs "~ere in adequaLe or outmoded . ln B,n11<1rd , J~an a , a
tmrn of t1 hou l :350 people, 1YP A worker bad
:1lmo t compktccl a n w water y , tern by the
end of th fi · e:tl year 19-!2. A ce ntral water
y Lem wa ba Uy nee l 1, as the g round w; t r
underly ing Lhe town w; highly mincrnlizcd and
not uiLablc f r dom tic u c. The new y tern
incl11de n well , a pumping lation, a 50,000gall n elcYaled con rete tank, water main ,
con um er co nn ection , and fire h yd rant .
A mu ch m ore e:-..ten ive type of project was
the D eKalb ounly (Georgia) water works y tcm w1cl cr con truction dming the fi cal year
1942. A raw water re ervois \\'ith a capacity of
50,000,000 ga llon , a pumping tation, a filtration plant, a clear well with a torag capacity
of 375 000 gallon , ::i nd an elcYated tank
reservoir with a capacity of 1,000 ,000 gallon
h ave proYided an adequate water upply for the
om ection of
r idcnt of D eK alb County.
the cow1 ty had previously had no ccn tral wa trr
y tern and others h ad been encd by y tern
which wer in adequate.
Improvement of sanitat ion facilitie ha al o
contribu tcd to the protection of h ealth in ma ny
commun 1t1e . N early 950 cwagc trea tment
p lants have l cen built and 475 others h ave b ee n
enlarged orreconditione l through WPA proj ects
in the pa t even ye, r . In additi on, WPA
worker hav built or improYed 27,000 mile of
storm and a nitary wcrs and in tailed more
than 5 5 ,000 , " ~eragc rYi c connect ions. In
area wh ere n o ewage di po al y tcm xi ted,
2,2 7,000 a ni tary pri Yic ha ve been built. To
facilitate ga rba ge di po al, almo t 200 in cin rntor plant haw been built or re ·onditi necl.
wa ge cl isposal sys tem not only
Adcq uat
provid e mor h ealthful living conditi on within
conununiti e , but often protect urrounding
trcams from pollution and make them afe for
healthfu l r c rea tional pmpo e . An exa mple is
the sewage di posal plan t completed at Danvi ll e,
K entucky, during the fi sca l year 1942, which
prevents ewa g from reaching Harrington
Lake. The new :vstcm treat all of the city'
cwage at on point in tead of incomplet ly
treating it at four point a wa form erly done.
T h e planL ha a capa ·i y of 1,000,000 gallons
per day.
:t\[cas Ln- s which haY b en taken for thr
control of malaria in mo quito in.fcsted ar as
ha vc been anot her imp rtant part of WPA
hl'alth actiYitie . Throucrh 1fPA proj t mon•
than 1· ,000 miles of drainage ditche a nd pipe
have provided drainage for thou an l o f acre of
of
wamp land . An addition al 19 ,000 mil
.
ed
n
onditi
e
r
been
have
draina ge faci litie
ctiin
nd
a
il
prayed
o
al
1YPA ,rnrkcrs have
cidc on ponds and in mar hy place when•
mo quitos breed. Dw-ing t he p.1 t two year
much of the WPA malaria control work ha
I en in th e neigh! orhoocl of military and ntiv al
re •rvalion ' a11Ll \\·ar product ion cen tcr · .
Welfare Services
Thi-ou gh its " ·elfar e project the WPA ha s
for lo,-..b en a ble to provide many rvic
in om familie . I t i on the c project that
mo t of th e women on 1YPA roll h ave b en
cho 1
employed . Through their activitie
lunche bav-e b een erncl to million of und rnourd1rd <:hool children, ::i nd food ha e b n
canned an l pre ened largely for the u e of
public il.1 Litutions or in co njun tion with th e
chool lun ch progr am. C lot hin g and oth er
art icles have been made on ewing-ro m pro jand
ects for ddribution to nee ly fami li
have
aid
g
public in titution . Housc ket' pin
been trained a n l made an1 il.i hi e for erv1 e m
h om e of the needy " ·h re illne s r other
em ergencies cxi l.
On of the mo t important WPA acLivitie
h a b en th e chool lunch progrnm. In the
even yea r nding JtU1e 30, 1942, WPA worker
prepared and cr nd to chool b ildrcn more
tl1 a n 1,000,000 ,000 h ot l unch e . In the th ree
m ntb prior to JUJ1e 30, 1 4~ mor th an
75 000,000 hot !tmch es ,vere '"' cl to c hildren
in more than 2-! ,000 chool .
su ppli d by 1YP.\. gardening project , Lhe Agricultural l\Iarkeling Admini st rati on , and local
spon ors. Th e pro,i ion of on e h allhful wellbalanced meal a clay ha done mu h to irnpr ve
the hen Ith of chil lren from lo\\~-in ome group .
SC' hoo l authorities report that a a r e ult school
work and attendance record have improved .
The ch ool lunch program ha proved o im portant il.1 promoting better health among
49
PROJE T ACTl YITIE
T
\l.lf,E 3\.- A C'COilfPLI S HM EN'fS O , ELECTE D TYPES OF
\\ E LF AHE P ROJE T - OP E RATE D By \\' PA
LT M ULATl\'E THRO UG H .J lTN E
30, H).12
N umbl' r
\ "i~n s mad C' hy horn, keepi nir airh•s
Lunches sl' rwd to school ch ildren
Food presC'rved:
Qua rts canned ____ ______ ___ _
Po unds dried ___ __________ __
...\rl iclcs prod uced in sewing rooms
Ga rm ents _______________________________________ _
~1.02R.OOO
1. 093, 203, 000
73. 004. 000
9, 176,000
4 6,572,000
374,917,000
75,056,000
•1, 797,000
65, 772, IHKI
71\, 299,000
4·1, 364, 000
28,629.000
Otber a r ticles
aide projects. These projects were developed
to train women to r ender hou s keeping ervic<'s
to low-income families in case of illn s and
oth er emerg ncie . In th e pa t even year. ,
h ou ekeeping fl ides, who bad b e n trained on
'IVPA proj ect , made more than 31,000,000
visiLs to home where th ey a i te l in general
h ousework, care of children, and imple care
of the ick. Dming the fiscnl year 1942 a no"·
ac tiviLy, the housek oping clinic program, was
developed in ome area to nssist h omcmnkers
to meet proble ms of nutri tion , food an( l cornmodiLy sh or tages, an d increased living c sL .
111 , G55, 000
Conservation of Natu ral Resou rces
ch ool children , that in many areas where thi s
ac tivity could not be ontinued as a WPA
proj ect, s h ool authorities have taken steps to
make it a pnrt of th e r egular sch ool program.
With th e sh arp rise in employm ent of wom en
in war industries, the public provision of a noon
~unch Lo childrnn becam e a year-r ound n ecessity
m many areas, and smnn1er fee<lino- ce n ters were
establish ed. M an y of the boys an l girls who
appeared at these centers daily would oth erwise
h ave o-on e without any l un ch es at all or would
have en ten cold unnow-ishing hmch es.
Proj ects for th e canning and preser v in g of
foods h ave also b een an important part of th e
WPA fe eding progr am . Millions of quarts of
Ycgetables and frui ts h ave been canned or
prcserv cl and other food stuffs h a e been dric l
by th e WPA workers on th ese proj ct . Mu h
of th e food pre erved was produc d on WP A
gardening proj cts.
r-Iillions of garments and oth er ar ticles h ave
been produ ced on vVPA sewing proj ects during
l he past even year for distribu tion to publi c
ins tit utions and to families in n eed . In add ition to th e 375,000,000 garments made for m en
women, and children, more than 111 ,000,000
olher ar ticl es, including towels, sh ee ts, pillow·ases, and h ospital supplies and s urgical drcssino-s h ave b een produced. In ome areas
work ~rs on sewing proj ects repaired army
clothin g and equipage.
WPA worker h ave also o-iven valua ble ervices to needy familie through housekeeping
WPA pr ject have played an important
part in the Nation's conservation pro o-ram
dming the past seven years. Through
e
proj~cts, work h as b en arried on for the prevent10n of soil ero ion, the onservation of
forest , and t he protection of ,vildlife .
Th e constrnction or improvement of 1 600
mile of levees and embankments, 200 mil:s of
jetties and breakwater , 125 mil es of bulkh eads, and 1,900 mil es of retaining walls an d
revetment h as prevented overflows and flood
saved valu able topsoil from b eing washed awa/
and at th e same time con erved water. Im~
provement work on mor than 4 ,300 miles of
riverbank and shores an 18,200 m.iles of s treamb eds and th riprapping of more th an 17 ,000 ,000
qu are yards h ave scn ·ecl s imilar purposes.
In addition, million of acre of soil haYe bee11
t110
T ABLE 32 . - C ONS ERVA'l'ION AND FLOOD CONTROL
A C'l'IVITIE S 0
PROJECTS OPERATED BY WPA
C UM l ' LATIVE T l·IRO UC: [I J UN E
nit of
measuremen t
Item
l'is b hatcheries ________ __ ___
Firebreaks __ ----- ---------Refo res tation . ___ __________ _
Oys t rs planted ______________
Le\'ees a nd em ba nkm ents___
R etaining walls and revet ·
mcnts_ -..
Rh·erba nk and shore improvement b
tr_ea a~- ed im prov m e nt
lmgat10n sys tem s
A
30,
I NIumilcs.b~~::: : ::::::
1942
New
con-
R econ·
st ruction
or
strurtion improvement
t,3:
2
m
'frees planted . ____ ________ 175,539, 000
Bt.!sbcls ___________ 8,190.117 _______ _
Miles_____ ______ __
580
1,082
I
Miles.
----------- i\Iiles ___________ _
.\ I ilcs . .
__ . Miles of pipe and
flum e ...
Includ es additions to existing facili ties.
1, 775
133
4,347
', 199
1, 342
5,301
50
REPORT ON PRO Gr.ESS OF THE WPA PROG RAM
reclaimed, princip ally in the wes tern pa rt of
th e Uni ted tate , by th e ·on stru ction of irrigation canal an d th e pl acem.ent or irnproYem ent
of m ore t h an 6,600 miles of pipe and fl tm1e.
For th e conservation of fore t , m ore than
175,000,000 tr ees h ave b een planted by vYPA
workers in publicly own ed fore t through out
th e country. Forest protection work h a also
included th e cons tru ction or improvement of
more than 7,200 miles of firebreaks and th e
building of fu-e and for t trails, forest ran ger
s tation , and fiTe look-out towers. Other
activities for th e preservation of forests h ave
included praying of trees an l spreadin g of
poison for pro tec tion against plant diseases
and insects.
Through oth er WP A proj ec ts , work h a
been canied on for th e pro tection and propagation of game and fish . Th e con lru ction and
enlargem en t of 290 fish h atch eries and th e
reconditioning of abou t 160 oth er h as facilitated the tockin g of lakes and treams wi th
fish.
early 8,200 ,000 bush els of oys ters h ave
been planted in depleted oys ter beds on th e
Atlantic and Gulf Coas ts. Num erou s sa nctuaries , sh elter hou ses, and feedin g stations
b ave b een e tablish ed for th e protection of
gam e bir l and animal .
l\1uch of th e work which h as b een perform ed
on WPA projects for oth er purposes h as also
aided in th e conservati on of n atural resources.
Road side drainage w rk has b een of valu e in
preventin g soil erosion, a h as th e planting of
trees, gra , an d hru hs along r oad ways , wal erways, and in parks. Drainage operations for
the prevention of malaria h ave helped to
reclaim th ousand s of acres of land.
WP A research workers ha ve as isted stat e
universiti es, coll eges, agricul tural experim en t
stations, an l con serva t ion comm ission s in a,
variety of tudi es which have been of benefit in
th e development of conservation programs.
Other Accomplishments
In addition to the type of work descrihecl
in th e preceding section, " ·bich have made up
the bulk of WPA operations durin g th e past
even years, many oth er activiti es of importan ce to communiti es througho ut the counLry
h ave been carried on.
Among the 1, 00 office and administrative
buildings constr uct ed or enlarged and t he 4,300
r econditioned and improved , were CO Lll'thouses,
municipal buildings, and other building for
th e use of state, county, and local governm enLal units. About 200 penal ins titution
wer e buil t or enlarged and more than 500 others
were r econditioned . D ormitories, ntnnbering
more Lb a n 1,400 n ewly con f,ructed and enlarged
and 5,600 improved, added to th e faciliti s of
state sch ool and coll eges and other public intitutions. ~fore than 300 new firehouses were
built a nd additions or improvem ents were made
to about 2,350 oth rs. Other constru ction included garages for highway d epartments and
oth er public agencies, storage buildings, and
barns and stable .
The Ellis County courthouse, located in the
city of H ays, K ansa , is a typical example of
a \\TP A constrn Lion proj - t for the improvem ent of community faciliLi e . This four- tory
fo·eproof building, construct ed of native stone,
con tains 63 working rooms and is equipp ed with
th e mo t up-to-elate h eating, water , a nd l ighting sy terns. I t replace an old building which
was inadequ ate a nd un safe for occupancy.
vVh en th e buildin g was clecli atcd , a pub lic holiday was leclared , so that all th e p eople of Elli;:;
Co unty co uld att end th e c r emonies.
Public b en efits conferred through cer tain
t)7 pes of ·w PA proj ect s, u h as r esearch , music,
and ar t, cannot be m easured in physical term .
Profess ional and clerical wo rk ers employed on
r esearch proj ects h ave, in coop er at ion with
colJ egc and universities and oth er public
agen cies, cal'J'i ed on tudi es of social and
econ omic condition s, agri cultural r esearch and
exp eriments, historical studi es , and many other
types of resear ch. ' Clerical workers on r ecords
proj ects have fa ·ilitatcd tl1 e work of vital
statistics offices, law enfor .emcnt agc ncie , and
oth er public agencies by a rranging t h eir record
in more convenien t forms.
Through th art project contribu t ions h ave
b een m ade to th e cultural life of th e Nation.
WPA artists h ave cl ecora ted the halJs of schools,
1 A list or research project reports may be rouud in the lndu of R esearch
P roiects (Was hington , D . C.: Work Projects Adm inis tra tion, Vol. I,
193~; Vol. 11 , 1939, in collaboration witb a tional R esources Committee
and Stale Plannin g Age ncies; and Vol. Ill. 1939) and in the Bihl iorJTaph y
of R esea rch Projel'IS ('Vashington, D. C.: \ York ProJ(!Ct.s .Admin~tra tion; Nos. 1-4, 19-10 and N o. 5, 1911).
PR JET
'I l\ !TIES
51
WPA workers bui lt thi s court hou se at De tr oit La kes (Minn .)
]1 osp ita ls. nnd ot h er publi c buildings with more
th an 2 .."i 00 mural . Th ey bav produced more
t han 16.500 p ieces of sculpture, 10,000 fin e print
d e: ign s, an l 10 ,000 ea 1 works. About 22,000
plates hn ve b een mad e for th e Index of American D esign. Art cen ters bavc been esta l lish cd
fo r Lh e t ea chin g of art to ch ildren and adults.
Exhi bits of fine nrt and h a ndicraft have bee n
widely circu ln ted .
W orks of gr eat composer s lrnve been mad e
avai lable to milli ons of p eop le t hrou gh o pen nir
concer t , p erform ances at public gath erings,
and rad io broad casts by th e workers on vVPA
mu ic proj ects. In th month o f ,January 1942
th ey gav more than 100 radio hrondcns ts, and
about 6,000 concer L to 11 udien cc•s total in g more
than 2,000 ,000 p eop le·.
vYPA worker on 11-ritns' proj ect hnv c• prepared g 11id ebook s. knowJt as l he Anwricnn
G uid e c ri e , for aU f t h e state , t h e prin cipal
cit ie , m a ny counlic and towns , an l fo r Alask a
a nd Pu erto Rico.
ln addition , t h ey lrn n
wri t t n pamphlet an l a r t icles on many ph ases
of Ameri ca n li fe an l hn v(' rnaclr aYailal>le a
val uabl c ll cc lion of r e c11 rc b d aLa.
Project Procedures
T l, c accompli s h m ent s d escr ihccl in th e preceding pag s r e Aect th e m any factor involved
in tli c selection of a proj ect for i VPA operatio n .
All work under taken must be s ui ted to t h e ki lls
of ava ila 11 workers, and it mu t provid for a
public need . Th e election o f l roj ccts is also
govern ed by th e fin a n cial a bility of s pon sor to
pro\·id e fund s for nonlabor cost of proj ects.
I\ Lost WPA proj ects have bee n ponsored by
talc or local agencies wi th lc 0 ·:i l aut h o ri ty l o
und ertake th e res pon s ibi lities t hat spon, o r hip
ent ails. Som e, h owever, whi c h 11re n ation-wid e
in sco pe or which supplemen t t he fun ct ions of
th e Federal Go,·crnm n L, h a \·e bee n s pon sored
by F ed eral t gcn cics, ucl1 as th e \¥ a r and Navy
Depar t m ents a nd t he U.
. Publi c H ea lt h
SL' rvicc. I n th e pn t t wo year , many proj e ·l
po n o rcd locall y h ave bee n ce r tified bv th e
ec rcta ry of War or the ,_ccr cla ry of th Nnry
a impor t11n t fo r military or na\·al purpo e .
Spon o r ar c r q uircd to bctlr on c- fo urth of
th e tota l ·o t o f n on-Federal proj ects und cr takc'n in ac h s lal(' . Thi provi io n ha be '11
appli ed 0 11 n . late-wide bn s is in or<le r that th e
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REPORT ON PROGRESS OF THE WPA PROGRAM
WP A may b e able to r end r assi t :rnce in areas
where unemploym ent i gr ea t, lrnt ,vh re
ponsors arc not financiall y a blc to bear oncfomLh of t he proj ct cost .
ponsors usually
provi le mo t of t he maLerial , upplics, and
equipment and th e F cl eral Government pays
the wa ges of Lhc certified work rs employed on
the project.
TonJabor cosL which can b paid
from F ederal fun I arc limited to $6 per monlh
per worker. H owcver , wh en in creased p ri ces of
m ateri als justify it, Lhe Comrni sioner o( Work
Proj e ·Ls is auLhorizcd to rai se tlic aYcrn gc lo as
mu ch as $7. Cer tifi ed war pr jccts may be
exemJ ted from these requir •rncnt .
Local public ag ncies l iring to initiate
proj ts, submit application to the state Vi7PA
offices ; the applications mu st be a ·companied
by detailed plans, cost esL imates, ev id ence of
the need for the project, and other related
information. Proj e t application arc then
reviewed by the slate offi ces, whi ch utili ze the
technica,1 advice of expert in the field of work
cover ed by th e project in order to determine its
desirabili ty.
Project approved in th e state office are submitted to the Federal WPA in Wahington for
fina l revi ew. Certain type of projects are
su bj ect to r eview by other Federal agenci s.
The P ublic Road Administration, C ivil A ronautics Admini tration, and Public H ealth
Servic , for example, review t,h e technical aspc Ls of th e proposed WPA proj ects th at fall
wiLhin their r espectiv fi elds of activity. After
approval by the Federal WP A, each application
must be approved by th e President before the
project becomes available for op ration.
All approved projects are not placed in
immediate opera Lion. Th ere is accumulated a
reserve of approved project th at can be put into
operation when the need arises. This resrrve,
which consists of projects that can provide
employment for va rious types of workers, n ables the v\1 PA to adju st its program to flu ctu ations in unemployment. Projects of a type
whi ch can be r cndil y expanded or con tractccl,
such as bighwav, road , and street project , are
fo und particularly des irable for the proj ect
re cr ve.
APPENDIX
TABLES
LIST OF TABLES
I.
II .
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
I X.
X.
Page
Explanatory N ates _________
_ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ ___ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _
.:S: umber o f P e rsons E mpl o.ved 0 11 WPA Projects, \Vee k ly, A11 g11s t 193.5- ,Jun e l 9-l2 __
.<\\·erage N umbe r o f P c rso11s Employed o n \\' PA Projecls, b y Stal , S'1uia11nual ly,
------------------------------ _ ____ _ ___
D ece m be r 1935- ,June 1942 __
N umber of P e rr:o ns Emp loyed o n WPA Proj ects b y State and by i\Iajo r T ype o f
Pr jct, Jun e 16, 1942
-------------------------------------Am o un t o f \YPA Funds All ocated, Obli gated, a nd Expend cl, by Op<' ratin g Age ncy,
through Ju ne 30 . 19.J2
---------------------------------------Am o unt of \\' PA Fu11ds Expe nd ed fo r Prog rnms Operated b.v WPA and by Othe r
F e d eral Agenc ies, by Ope rat ing Agency, and by Fis cal Year , lhrough J un e 30,
1942 ______ __ _______ ---------------------------Am ount of \Y PA Fun I~ Expend ed for P rogram s Operated by \\' PA a nd by Othe r
F e d eral ,\ µ. nci e, . by State and b.v Fis cal Year . t hrougb J une 30 . 19-l2 _ _
Amount of \ \"PA and Sponso rs' Funds Expended for No1 da bor Purposes 0 11 Projec ts
Oper ated b y \ \" P .\ , by T ype o f Purchase or P. e!l tal and by Sou rce o f Funds,
umul ati,·e thro ug h and Ye a r Ending Ju11 30, 1942 ___ ______________ ______
Amount of WPA and Sponsor' Funds Expended on Proje cts Ope rated b y \VPA . b y
T ype of I'rojcct , h y Source of Funds, n.nd by Object of Expe ndi t ure, C 11rnul at ive
th rough Ju ne 30 , 19~ 2 _______ --------------------------------Am ou nt o f \Y PA and Spo nso rs' Fu11ds Exp e nded on Projects Operated by \\' l' A, I y
Type o f Proj ect, b y So urce of Funds, and b y Object o f Expe ndi ture, Y ear Ending
J un e 30, 1942 ____________________________ ------------------------ __
Am o un t o f WP A and Sponsors' Fund Expendrd o n Projects Oper ated b y WPA . by
Stale , by Source of Funds, a nd b.,· Object of Expenditu re, C umulative t hrou gh
Jun e 30 , 1942 _________________
_ _ _______________________ ______
57
,iS
62
63
6.'i
66
67
6
69
70
71
XL Am o unt of \YPA and ' ponsors' Funds Expended o n Projects Ope rat ed b y W P .\ , b:-·
X II .
Xlll.
X I\' .
X \' .
XV I.
'l ate, by 'o urce o f Funds, a11d b." Object of Expe nditure, Year E nding J u11 e 30 ,
1942 _____________________ _
--------- ---- ---------------- _ ----Am o un t of n ·PA and Spons ors' Fundf' Expended on Project. Ope rated by \\' PA, by
State, and by i\l ajo r T y pe of Proj ect. C umulative through Ju ne 30 , 1942________
Am o un t of "-' PA and ' po11so rs' Fu11ds E xpended o n Projects Operat ed b.v WPA, by
Stat , and by i\lajor Typ e of Project. Year e ndin g J un 30, 1942 ____ _____
Ph ys ical Accompli~hmC'11l s :tnd Publi c P a r t icip at i n on Proj ects Op rat ed by \VPA,
Cumulative through .J un 30 , 1942
_ ---------- ---- --------- --- ---------Selected Acti ,·iti es o n \\' PA He rvi ce Prog ram s, by State, Select ed P e ri ods__________
' lectecl Item of Ph .,·~ ic:il .\ ccom pli~h me nl 0 11 Cons tructio n P ro j<'cls Operated by
WPA, by tate, C umulativ e t hrough Jun e 30, 1942 ________ __ __ __ ___________ _
55
72
73
76
79
82
83
EXPLANATORY NOTES
WPA ta ti tic pre en ted in this report r elate
to activities cond ucted under th e prog ram from
it initiation in the summer of 1935 throu gh
Jun e 30, 19-!2 . The fi o-ure cover activitie on
all vVP A projects financ ed in whole or in part
with WPA funds. 1Ios t of these proj ects have
been operated by th e W PA itself, but in the
period beginnin g with July 193 a fc"· h ave bee n
operated by other Federal agencie with funds
appropriated to the " 7P A and all ocated lo these
agencies. Unle otherwise pecilied , all statistic presen tee! in this report cover the continental United State and the terrilorie of Alaska,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico , and th e Virgin Islands.
Many of the tabulations relate to fiscal years
(July 1 through June 30).
Employment Statistics
WPA employm ent data shown in the firs t
three tables of the appendix rela le to person.
emplo~red on all \VPA projects. None of the
fio-ures
bown in the e ta hi e includ e adm ini
0
.
trative employees or workers paid by proJe t
sponsor .
Monthly WPA employment figures have
usually been used in holh the nppendi.'s: and th e
text tables, except for certain dis tribution s that
were reported on l~T for selected weeks. The
monthly stati tics are averages of tbe nurnh er
employed on a given day of each week. The
basic weekl~T figure nre summarized for ll1 e
nited tates and territories in Table 1 of the
appendix:.
Financial Statistics
Tables IV, Y , 11nd "\TI are based on reports
of the D epartm ent of th e Trea ury and the
Work Proj ects Administration nnd r elate to
Federal funds allocated or appropriated to the
WPA under the ERA Act of 1935 , 1936, 1937 ,
1938, 1939 , and fiscal year 1941 and 1942. Th e
data cover project operations and aclmini trative xpenses of WPA (includin g 11clministrative expen e of th e NYA prior to July 1939 ) ;
other Feel ral agency project operations and
aclmini trative expenses financed ,,·ith allocations of WPA fund ; the purchnse of surplu
clothing for ne dy per ons and aid to self-help
and cooperative nssociations under the ERA
Act of 1938; tornado relief under the ERA Act of
1939 · and the ettl m nt of proper Ly darna~e
claim und er the ERA Act of l 9. 9 and fiscal
years 1941 and 1942. Some of Lbe terms u. eel
in these table are defined in the followin g
paragraphs :
1. "Allocation " repre en t amounts directly
appropriated to the agen y or ordered tran ferrecl to it, warrant for which have been issurcl
by th e Treasury .
2. " Obligation , " a used in this report ,
represent acLua l or conti ngenL liabilities in curred ao-ainst
alloca ted fund s. The figure
0
are cumulative, and represe nt paid a well a
unpaid , obli o-nlion s. R equi sitions for matcrinl ,
supplies , and equipment are set up as obligations. Items s uch as pay rolls, rents, and travel
expenses, which are certain to become d~e in_ a
hort period, are obligated one period m
advance. 1
3. "Expenclitures" represent checks issue l in
pnyrnent of pay rolls and other certified
voucher .
J either oblio-a tions nor expenditure
necesarily provid e a wholly accurate measurn of
operation at any given time sin ce obligation in
part reflect future operations, and expenditure
lao-b behind cmrent operations because of the
time consumed in making actual payments.
Tables VII to XIII , dealin g with e:x.--pen<litures of WPA and spon rs' funds on proj ec t
operated by WP A , ore based on data compiled
from WPA proj ec t ledgers maintained by th e
WPA divisions of finan e in the several stales.
Project Accompl ishment Statistics
Table XIY, XV, and XVI relate to the
number of physical units of work that wer
com pleted on projects operated by WPA from
the beginning of the program tlu-ough Jun
1942. The fi gures bO\rn for certain activitie
on ervice programs, however , refer to th
extent of public participation during the month
of J anuary 1942 . The dakt presented are
limited to selec ted items of accomplisbment.
, '!'bis d efiniti on of ·' obligations" d oes not corres pond with that used
under tbe rl'v ised accounting proced ure effecti ve with fi scal year 1942.
Under the new procedurt\ tb e definiti o n given abon ?, applirs to "encumbrances/ ' and th e term "obli ga ti ons " covers only th ose transacti ons
which le gall y reserve an appro priation for (' xpeoditure. For exa mple,
th e obligations record ed for labor costs in the fi scal year 1942 include only
earnin gs for completed pay peri ods pins accrued Nlro iogs for ioco mpleted
pay pe ri ods ; in gcm·ral, th ose rt>cord ed for nonlahor costs ioclud ~ 0~1l y
p .A reQuisiti oos for whi <'h purc hase order~. bills of ladin g, or s101 1lar
documents hav e bcc11 is:; U\!d.
,v
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58
R E P OR T ON P ROGRE S OF T H E WPA PROGRAM
T A BL E
o:-- \\" PA
T. -N' l ' )IB E R OF P ERSONS E MP LO Y ED
Pn o J E ' T S
\\" EF,KLI", _\ l.'L,L"ST 1935- J n,E 1942
Year end ing
Year ending
Juuc 30, 1937
June 30, 19:111
M ontb
Projrcfs
Dalt>
OJlera ted
Date
IH
h,·
Date
I OI";';~ted
3
I
8
l7
15
:N
31
22
2, 240, 08,>
2,232, HI i
2, 2-W. 223
2. :NY. 3:ii
2,264.056
29
A veragr_
1, sr
2, 24S. 328
--::;;;;;;;;;j==1l=l,==18=7=_=96=8=I
August. __
August. __ _
A ugust_ _______ _
21
2~
Aug ust ______ .
219, 781
2.12, 739
5
12
19
26
I
2. 279,612
2,322, 59.,1
2. 3,0, 7.'iO
2. 376, 5fi5
A ugust. __
Average_
B
i--eptcmher . _ .
September ______ _
,'eptember ______ _
September _____ _
September.
4
11
1,
220.163
299, >43
341, 118
39~.,'l3
_\ vcrage __
n
I
14
21
2~
I
-1
Ii
1:J
20
27
No'"embcr ___ _
]]
I, 92.1, 325
2,445,954
25
4
18
l. 814, 9:iR
A vrrage. ____ --- ------ ----
December __________________ _
De('('m her _ __________________ _
l)crembcr __________________ _
December_ ··---------------Decemhcr_
A,,erage_______ ___ __ __________ ___
1, 204, S,i5
I, 623,696
4
II
1,
2fi
_
__
~1
2,563, !i!ln
2. 6f,0, I Jr.
2, 70-L S77
2, 740. 0iO
2
9
lfi
23
30
2,667.190
January _______ _______ ________________________ _
Ja nuary ___________________
_ -----·------ -·
.J anuary __________________________ ___________ _
.I an uary _____________________ . ___________ . ____ .
21
'
22
I:,
:.w
2,782,252
2, b40, 214
2, S90, Olfi
2,925,605
2, 960, 577
2. ,i25 . 4 11
2. 54,\ 112/l
2. 5,:;:-.., 11.12
2.~l. 20S
15
22
29
I
6
13
27
I. hih. 3fil
I , 4,is, ,30
1, l55, I i O
2,914 ,1 21
84,900
3
10
l7
21
31
3,076,
3, IOI, 344
3,123,988
3, I.i:!, ll3
3, 1;1, l 4
2,992,876
3,0 16, 775
3,03
75
3,066: 95
3. 085, 762
83, 712
84, ,\69
85, 113
86,218
8ii, 422
3.12,\ 24-!
3,040,237
85. 007
7
3, 197, 4,,9
3,210.3 12
3,2 18, ,>84
3, 22S, OS2
3. 108. 921
3,121,091
3, 12i . 757
3,136,505
88, 53,
89, 22 1
90,827
9 1, 57i
3,213,609
3, 123,568
P0,04 1
3. 23:J, 932
3. 3t'tl, 32S
3, 34ti, 107
3, 141 .433
:i. 17:i, 2,9
3, 211,. 951
3, 2.03, 623
89, 499
90. 8rn
91,377
92, 4:;4
l4
21
I. 1.\ 1, l 12
l. 4,55. 9i7
I
13
I , 4:\0, 667
I. .J 5i, O:~N
20
27
1, 4tifJ . 92:i
rn
l..ti5.8(10
2ti
I
I. 402. 60,5
I, 4'-17, 007
I , 498, fi2
I , 009, 505
l, 5 19, 740
3
10
17
24
2, :,51, 012
I . ,103, 720
2,389, 2112
2. 2 ~. 56:l
2,214, HI 7
2, 192, 4119
2, 152,212
I ..i~i. ,i.1"
l, t)[17, fi~9
2, 132,698
2,124,307
2,129, 2.'iO
2, 138, Oii9
2, (l\19, 021
f,31, 204
1.i
22
I. ,1,,, 244
I, H:..>9. 271
29
I , fii0.11'20
I
5
12
I-
I
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
2~
1, 59fi. ,)7ti
3.
2 1)1),
Oi,i
3. 2~h. Ill I
3,195,567
91.0H
3, 3ti3, b4 l
3, 3,,,, .>25
3,345, 032
3,318,983
3, 2f-.fi, 592
3,271, 39
3,266,550
3, 252, 55,5
3,225, 62,
3,193,658
92,
91, 44
97:i31
92. 417
93, 3,S
92,934
3,334, ,;94
3,241, 957
3.210. fl / 7
3. ISii, ,21
3, 123. gr,g
3,093, ,55
3, 148,437
3, 09:J, 927
3, 03:l, 759
3,002.241
3. 1,,1,01,0
3,069,311
193.,
I~
19
26
I
84. 360
84,570
84, 177
b, 495
I, 44S, 4 11
1937
20
17
6
2, ,.,2, 574
2 . .'ib7, 301
2, 5b>. l07
2,549, 077
2,482, 6SI
2, 53, 129
2, g , 597
2,93 7, 926
2,966,832
I, ,i lll, , 94
1
2. 247, .JGl
1936
J an uary ____ ___________________ _________ __ ___ _
2, 40.'i, 098
2, 42f'i, 237
2, 4-Hi, 721
2.-H·d .ilG
2. .'\1 1', 441
A
2,937, 489
2, 9S3. 167
3,022,103
3,053, 327
6
13
20
27
1,
25 l ~ 'l,b31)
2, 4,,3, !l02
374. 3 16
l=l====I==7
'lovemher _____ _
Novembe r ______________ _
Novemh('r ___________ _
Novcmher ________ _
JI
age ncies
1935
I. .i:l'-1, 21 i
I. ,i:.?L J6i
I, ,itll. 3.ifi
4
2. 332, 3b0
2
9
Hi
:: :::::::::::: 1--2_.,_, _ _4_5_6_.(_)1_3_, __30
_
October_
October
OctohN __
October_ __
October
I,
operated
by other
F edNa l
hv
\\'P A
I. 711. 5 5
I , G.12. 283
I . .itl:?, 129
7
14
21
28
Projects
Projects
operBted
I
JH3i
1931\
10
D ate
\\"P A
\\" P . \
1935
Year endi ng Jun 30, 1939
Projects
r roje<' ts
op1•r•1!t•tl
\Y i' .\
J uly ________________________________ __________ _
J u ly ___ ·---------------------- ___ ________ __ _
J uly ____ ---·-------------· .
J u ly___ _________________
____________ _
--------------July___ _______________
Yt'ar tmdrng-
June W, l\1:18
I
992,240
1, 94
9]. 209
91,6H
91,739
1939
1. 711. 932
1, rn;. 701
l. S32. H,
1,900,625
3. Ofi9, 932
3,029, 7R5
1, 1 :J. tlll l, 062
11
2, H:--.5, fi20
25
1. ,n3_ w2
3,021,595
2,931. 40!
90, 194
l , 94.\ 317
I. 985, 40(j
2,0119, 145
2, 9G6, 202
2, 9fi.o, %6
3. Oltl, 659
3, IU3, 367
2. 1'76, 649
2,922,029
2, 955,022
89,553
90, 262
. 630
88,345
2,996, 5,'\-l
2,907,356
89, 19S
3,032,2 17
3, Otl9, 253
3,014, ~5
3. oo,. 994
2,948, li5
2,927,11 5
2,926, 730
2,9 15.588
2, r 2,722
4,072
82,1 38
2,920,066
89.044
2,979,99 7
2. 939. 5i4
2,910,907
2, &95, I 25
I
9,935
90, 191
90, 155
90, 495
---:---
2. Si!l, 733
A verage
:,
12
Febru ary
FebruarY.
w
February _
February __
2fi
A verage __
2,131 , 07!1
3
10
17
24
2, 1--1-1 , ,i2fi
2, 160, 209
2,147, 178
2. I 15, 51)2
2
9
16
23
2, H9, 3r,9
3, Ol9, ll98
Average
l\Iarch
March __
March __
March __
March __ _
2, 98,~. 373
3,017, f,49
3,034, , 17
3,035. ,.,2
·-------------·----·--- -_____________________ ___
4
11
3,025, 428
2. 991, 121
3
10
----------- - --------- --
1,
2,953,074
17
2, 148, 193
2. 139, 4 7R
2,133,953
2,lH.'-110
2,110,9 19
2,003.840
2
9
16
23
30
-::~~:::::::::::::::::: :- ~~ !<'.~~!;: :~-__ ?1-----:---
Bee footnotes at enrl of t nh le.
2, 129, 4;5
2. 0:.5, 492
2, ltlf>. iO,i
2, 243, Sfi5
2, 356. ,; ;
2,394, , 13
'2, -I -Li, --Jl.i
15
22
~I
15
22
2, !Nl,--Ji2
29
- - - - - - - -2, 3'21. 5-ll ------ 3, 0119, l JO
2, ~i5, 724
•
7,855
93,406
9i . 750
I
59
APPEXDIX
T rn ,,E I.- XnrnER
OF P ERRON;:; E~1PLOYED O N
,YPA PnoJECTB
\1-E~KLY, At:Gl' ST 1935-JL"E 1942
Yea r ending June 30, I 940
I
Year ending June 30, 1941
Year ending June 30. 1942
1 - - - - - ; - - - - - , - - - - - - - - , - -·1- - , - - ~ -- - -
Projr('t s
Date
Projects
operated
by \\" PA
'l'oia l
Projects
opera.tl•d
hv other
I
Federal
agenciC's -"
D ate
Tota l
2, 3 8, 0 0
2, 2 9, 702
2, 3S8, 179
2, 24b. 61 I
2,250, 3ft
2, 197,220
2,200,195
2,143,662
2, 282, 087
= =1= ===11=
2
2,082,366
2,053,552
9
16
I. 97i, 396
23
l , 897,896
I, 842, 230
30
6
13
20
27
8
15
22
29
2, 2:36. 920
45, 167
==='==
2, 02,\, 241,
57,120
1,994, 73(i
5l,, R16
1. 91f,, ,\2,\
60,871
1. 834,747
6~. 14\1
1>4, 0,15
) , 7i'f:.. 17,'1
Gil, 802
I. 662,447
I, 603,275
l, 63~, 095
J, fl67, 836
1,719.873
59, 172
ll2.(;!19
67, 7<14
70,29 1
I
I, 834, 192
1,875, 190
I, 98,671
I. 901, 702
1,877,439
I
2H, 901
I, 901, 147
1,929,219
I, 960, 06
I, 9 7, 202
2, 024, 2 I4
I, 764,3M
l, 802,225
1. 823, 729
1,825, 937
6\1, 8:J i
i2, t:fi5
74,942
75, 765
I. 04.0t\3
73,376
'= = = = ' = = = =
I. 824, 11 3
,i, 0:34
ii, ~liS
J.851.244
((i, ~81
I,
, 825
I, 909, 23(i
77,966
I, 945. 352
7 , 862
1,996,894
2,044 , 516
2,066, 171
2,075, 977
I
I
7
1. 689,731
I. 700, 84G
I, 655, 4i9
1,6 10, ill
3 , 83
41, 90
46, 02
47, f.42
4g, 440
- ,
4,J, 768
l,G91.307
I. f,,\,\, 8091
1,6.\4,070
1. ()42, 79f,
1,635,984
52, 716
54. 169
55, 182
55,323
14
21
28
l, 701,512
1. 647, JIM
54. 3,1s
I, fi90, 104
I, Gb7, 420
I, 689,292
I, 703, 748
1,634, !,02
1, 631, :J2b
l ,G:l:l, i\l5
55,302
56, 0!12
56, OH7
55, 778
I. 708. 525
I. 708, 239
I. fl97. 97~
2. 045. 889
78,493
78,305
77, 499
75,870
I
,\fonth
agcn-
!941
1,568. 899 1
1. 5ii, 729
I, 61:l, 434
1. 642,089
I, 6f>l, 406
1. {;59, 455
2
9
16
23
30
I , 03.5, 5\)5
1. 054. 904
6
13
20
27
1, 1.\1. 17 1
1, 01.,, ~19
1, 011:1, :374
1.011,01 1
I. 022, 732
I, 168,066
I, 029, 429
1.016,6-14
l. 024. 784
I
1,041.001
16, \l5
1:i, 610
13, 270
12.87:J
12. 863
I
13.903
1,028,806
1.041.218
I.
041. 6~2 1 1.030. 589
1,042, 4,\1
1,03 1, 787
1,044, 781
I , 034, 094
12,412
11 ,093
10,664
10,687
l ,O·l2,533
1. 031,319
11. 214
I, 037. 3fi8
I, 034, ,>,14
l , 033, 019
I, 032. 298
I, 026, 508
1,02:l, 392
1,02 1,787
10, n4
10, 860
l , 03(i, 994
1. 02:i, 996
10,998
I. 020, 440
I l. 7fH
I I. 9fi7
July.
Jul y.
July.
July.
Ju ly.
...-\ \t'rage.
Au gust.
.\u ~ust.
.\u gust.
A ugust.
Au gust.
4
11
18
25
1, (i..J7, ~170
I, 746, 7(J.I
I, f,(IJ. 224
3
10
17
24
55, lsO
2
9
I , 762,fii2
I, 707.551
55, 121
16
23
30
1. 7f,8, 1;;2
I. 775, f>-14
I, 779. 261
1,713,242
1, 721. .10.1
I. 725, 2:32
54. 920
54,139
54,029
6
13
20
I,
I. 766. 489
27
ib3. 479
1,78,1,(i()fi
1, 801;.s11
I, 821. fi30
I
8
15
22
29
I. ii I. , 51
54, 738
; = = = = 1 = = = =1
1,730,024
53, 455
1,732, ]32
53, 474
1, ?.1:i.1;51
53, 160
1, 761,, 525
53, 105
5
12
I
25
J
1. 043, 032
I. 032, 201
I. 037, 597
I, U2fi, i\30
I. 040. 032
l. 027, H24
I, 044,
140
1.047,454
I. 034, 720
I, 040. 285
1.028, 109
I. 050. 340
I, 038, 026
I, 043, 494
1.045, 721
1.047,922
4
II
18
26
Ti, ,542
1,799,382
1. 746. 083
53,299
1. 832,523
1,8,\,\ 175
1.878, 3\15
I , 780,931
I, 803, 720
I. 821, 70:i
I. 828,024
51,592
51, 455
50,579
50,371
I, 859,594
1, sue, 595
50,999
I, 872, 2~4
2
9
16
23
30
11, l!i2
I I, 232
12,108
12. 31 I
12, 734
I, O:!I.829
,-- -- - - - -- - - - I, 056, 236
1, 0,18, •JIO
1,060,616
12. 176
II2.314
12, 742
12,689
12,694
-- -- -- --
-- --
77. 764
2, 075,387
2, l 22,R2!
2, 143, HiO
2, 151,847
Total
til'S .\
I. 656, OJ 9 · = =
64_.=9~77=; •== = l~,5=·9=2=,(=H=l= '.==1='=6=
%=,, =82=4= ===5=·'=· 8=\= I
l. 960,5 18
2. 123, 431
1. fiOi. 73:J
i,GHI.G:!O
41.091
53, 142
56, 533
1,909,886 1
1. 720, 99f,
4
11
I
25
Date
Projects
operal('d
hy other
F cl ral
Prujrtt s
operated
b, WP ,\
1940
I, 970,688
I, 695,794
I, 735, 5~0
1,790,164
hy othe
Federa l
aj?eocies A
by \\' PA
19:J9
5
12
19
26
I operated
Projet'ts
OjlNfltC'd
A,•C'rage.
eptember.
September.
September.
Septem ber.
A, erage.
October.
October.
October.
October.
Octoher.
Average.
November.
No,1 embcr.
November.
)..Tovemb r.
ovcmber.
.-\, (.•rage.
)==i,=0=56=·=4=0 =
1 ' ==!=,0=·1=3=,7=9=1=il
12,610
1.062, 8 10 1 1. 050,438
I, 047, 706
I, 059, f>82
1,055,670
1,044,154
I. 046, 24 1
I, 035, 238
1.030,894
1,04 1,07:l
12,372
I I, 976
11, 516
II. 003
10, 179
December.
December.
December .
Decembe r.
1.053,095 1 1,04 1,686
11 , 40~
A,erage.
Decemb<'r.
- - - -1941
1940
3
10
17
24
31
2, 159, 939
2,189.563
2,222,006
2,244,452
2, 265, 609
2, 0 5, 577
2,1 15,169
2, 14,. 903
2,1 70,935
2, 192, 35/i
74. 3G2
74. ~~ 4
73, 103
73,Jl,
, 3, 253
2
8
15
22
29
I. 880, 460
I. /,>lfi, 9 12
I. b93, 750
1,895,386
I, 895, I 9
1942
I 1,837,54
1. 830. 208
4
I 1,847,009
1, SH. 928
50, 252
49, 39
6
13
20
27
4 . 22
48, 37
4, , 28
1, 846, 902
1,017,400
1, 019, 762
I, 025, 32fi
I, 032, 323
1,0 12,565 1
I. 1116, 274
1,022,793
I, 029, 89 1
4, 83,\
3, 4$R
2,533
2,432
020, 38 I
3, 322
i.029, 613 1
I. 030, 134
1,026,006
I, 020, 804
2, 089
2,077
I, ,rn
I, 765
Jan uary.
January.
January.
Jan uary.
Jamrnry.
1
I,
73, 726 = = - ·,,==l ,=R=90=.=3=1S= =-=-l: ,=8--1-=l: .=3- =
l-8~ :~:::~4-9:.:0=2= 1.:..:..:..:..:..:. _ I. 023. 703
= =·-, l==2=,2=1=6~,3=1=4=l==2='=14=2=,=58=~=· l===
7
14
21
2
2,287,797
2,306,048
2,3 1 , 940
2,324,089
2. 212. ,R9
2,231, 139
2,244,,140
2,249,9 12
7S, 008
74,909
74, •100
74,177
2, 309,21
2,234,59.5
7•1,623
5
12
19
26
I, ~92. 243 1
I, ,92. f.32
l ,R$4,f>99
1. 866,885
1. SH 585
1,845,377
1,837,566
I, 20,453
47, 658 1
47, 255
47,1 33
46,432
1,
1,836,995
47,1 20
3
10
Ii
24
I, 031, 702
1,032,21 1
1, 027,825
1,022,569
A, e ra!!e.
.F'ebruar~ .
February.
February.
Fehruary.
1 - - - ---1-- - -- 1
- -- - -
4,1 15
i==
6
13
20
27
2,323, 491
2,318,9 14
2,3 11 ,525
2, 288, 227
2, 24, , 890
2, 2-14. 32.3
2,235,992 1
2, 212, 233
71 ,60 1
5
74. ,59 1
12
19
26
75. ,i33
75, 994
I, 805, 582
I, ,63.895
1. 735, 676
1,707, 21
1. 760. 43 1
I, 719.346
I, fJ9 1, 067
1, 663,856
45, 151
4-1, 549
41,609
43, 965
---· -- -----------2._2_3_5._3_;o_
_- -_-_- -_- _ 2_, _3_10__. _s3_9_ __
-,5_,_18_0__- _--_-_· _, __1_,_·,5_3_,2_4_4_ ,__1_._7_o8_,_6_75_
,_ _ _
1
_ _ _4_4,_56_9 _
1
1
3
10
17
24
31
_
1,028, 577 1 1,026,639
1,93
1,006,42 1
9~4. 472
960, 856
!J.l2, 9,5
922. A.32
I, 7•14
I, 75 1
I, 709
J,670
I, fi24
963. 4%
I
1,004,677
9,2, i!S
959, Hi
941,225
92 1. 208
- -9fi l , ,9!i
A\"l'rage.
J\Iarcb .
--,
I, 70 1
~larch.
J\I nrc h.
l arch.
J\larch .
A verage.
60
REPORT 0
T ABLE !.-
OF T HE WP.\. PROGRAt'1
PROGRE
::\'UMBER OF PERSONS E M PLOYED o:s
\\' P ..\
PROJECTS -Contin u e d
11'>:E KLY, A 1'<1l'ST 103S- J l''iE 10 12
Yl'ar rnding
Ju11e 30. W36
M onth
Date
Projects
operated
hy
\\'PA
Year r11< linp:
June 30. 1937
Projects
operated
br
Date \
\\' PA
Yrar endmg
June 30, 1•1:1s
IDate
IDate I
'l'o tal
Projects
operated
hy
\\' l' A
- -- -
---April
April
.\ pril
April
Apri l
1
8
15
22
29
----------------------
.\ \ C'rnge
---------------------
M ay
M ay
May .
M ay __
May _
A,·tra~e
6
13
20
27
---- -- -----------
2,626,367
2,078,221
2,454,2 15
2,4 18,458
2, 374,46 1
2,339, 740
2,046, 75 1
2, 023,3 16
2,0 16,979
1. 999, 269
26
...
--------
------------------ ---2,319,913
2,293,625
JO
2,273,052
Ji
2,255,898
24
----- ------
June
J une
Jun r
AvC'ra J?e
":Financ(•d hy allorn ti on of\\ P .\ fund s.
u .\ \ eragt for thn•e wee ks.
14
21
28
5
12
19
2,285,622
6
13
20
27
------
2
9
16
23
30
2, 606, 719
2, 625, 744
II
2,650, 29
18
2, 678, 223
25
------------
······1
22
29
1, 7 ',00
5
12
19
26
------
3
JO
17
24
31
2,640, 246
239
j'(fi,
--------------
4
I. 9SO, 236
I. 945, 796
1. 66, 6 1i
I. ,21, 151
1.
2,504, 4~3
2,531.392
2, 5H, 085
2,581,897
2,540,464
2, 021,579
2,396, 719
3
Jun l'
JunC'
2, OR, 359
2, OS5, 329
2,070, 151
2,059,044
2. 761. 155
2. 67~. 021
2,617,453
2,570,3 15
2,504,892
1
8
15
P roject
operated
by other
F edera l
agencies A
1939
193b
1937
1930
Project s
operated
by
\I' p A
Yea r ending June 30, 1939
2, 905,791
2, 760, 735
2, 752, 282
2, 750,639
104, 17
l 10,849
116,9 13
121,325
------------ ------------ ----- ------2,792,362
2, 67n, 046
11 3,316
2,736,329
2, 660,236
2,622,590
2, 60 , 920
2,599,673
2,610, 0 2
2,527,958
2, 4 5, 360
2, 46S, 073
2,457,901
J2b, 247
132,278
137, 230
140, 47
141,772
2,645,550
2,509,875
135,675
2, 4-19, I 9
2, -11 5, 545
2,4 , 255
2, 420, 74 1
144 , 160
144, 17
139, 420
130,677
2,693,375
2. il L 162
2,736, 014
2, i6i, 0-H
2, , oo, Y3 1
14
21
28
2, 593,349
2,589, 723
2. 5ii. 6i5
2,55 1, 41
------
2, ;43,025
-----/
2, 57' , 041
i
2,801,6 13
2,649, 6
2,635,369
2,629,3 14
------------ ------ ----- 2,438,432
139,609
61
APPE ' D l X
T ABLE
1.
X u ~1BEH OF P1m ,- 0Ns E~1PLOYE D ON
WPA
P1wJEcT,;
o nclud cl
\Vt::E Kl., Y, .\ l'<H'ST 193,'l-J UNE H1·12
,~1-----------------'-
Y ear endin~ Jw1e 30. 1040
Date
Total
Projects
op rated
by \V PA
Y ea r e n rlin ~
l roiects
operated
by othe r
F edera l
agencies
I
Dato
Tota l
June 30, 1941
Projects
operated
by WI' A
Projects
opera ted
by other
Fed era l
agencies
A
A
I __ Yea r en din g June 3 0 ~
I
Proj cts
operated!
Projects
IDate 'l'otal hyoperated
h y 0th cr
\I' p A Federa l
I
ae:cn-
- -- - ' - - - - - -·- - - - ' - - -- - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - 1 · 1 - - - - - ' - - - - - - ' - - - - -cies
1940
J\ l o11th
l !f4 I
A
I
1!1-12
--3
10
17
24
2. 204, 440
2, 161, 90 1
2, 11 7. 741
2,092, 0 1
2, 127, 384
2,082,546
2,037,282
2, OJO, 598
77. 056
79,355
80,459
81,483
2,144 ,040
2,064, 452
79, 5S8
2, 059,045
2, 00 ' , 540
I, 970, 257
1,944.945
I, 925. 539
I , 977, '173
1, 924,388
1, 5,683
l , 57,8 13
I , 37,853
1,572
4, 152
84, 574
7, 132
87,686
J, 981,666
I,
l , 857. 906
J, 785, 270
J, 714,327
1,664, 626
I, 770,289
I, 696,620
I, 628, 137
I , 583,242
1, 755, 532
I , 669, 572
---- -------- ------ ------------- ------I
8
15
22
29
- - - -- - 5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14
21
28
4
II
18
25
------ ------------ -----
I , 6fi2, 393
I , 634. 016
I, 606, 759
I, 585,587
1,560, 248
I , 590,616
1,562.681
1,54 1,889
1,517,692
43, 6-15
43,400
44, 07
43. 698
42, 556
1, 609,80 1
1,566.325
43. 476
I , 519, 185
1. 477,263
I, 454,4 38
41,922
42, 2ll
41 , 474
40, 12
1,496, 6-19
I, 474, 200
1, 464,362
- -----------
1,432, 726
1,423, 550
7
14
21
28
892, fi73
77, 6 1
57, 125
839,475
891,084
76,029
55, 528
837, 936
----- ------------ -------866, 723
865, 1-14
-----
-•·
5
12
]9
26
8 17,548
795, 5,54
775, 5!0
755, ,11 3
------------ ----------- ------ ------ -----
816,027
794,034
773, 9R I
753. 897
-------
1, 488,599
I, 416,994
41, 605 ------
786, 007
784,485
1, 44 1,936
1,423.371
l. 410,05 1
I, 368,363
1, 400,885
1,382,328
l , 367, 935
1, 32i, i62
41 ,05 1
41 , 043
42, 116
40,601
735, 704
7 17, 79 1
700, 744
681. 5 0
652, 6 9
734, 196
716,3 10
699, 3-14
680. 222
651. 465
697, 701
696, 307
- ----
85,960
I , 61 , 748
...
I , 4 ICI , 930
...
I, 369, 727
--
-41,203
2
9
16
23
30
...
I , 589
1, 589
I , 59 7
1, 539
I, 5 i9
April.
.\pril.
April.
.\pril.
April.
A v('rage.
I , 52 I
May.
1, 5 20
I, 529
1, 516
:-.ray.
I, 522
1, 508
I , 481
I, 400
I , 3 58
I , 2 24
I.
l\ l ay.
l\ l ay.
May.
A ve rage.
JU D(',
Ju ne.
Ju n e .
Jun('.
June .
REPORT ON 1 ROC.:RE SS OF THE WPA PROGRAM
62
AY E R AC:E 1\ 1 ~!TlER OF P ~; R>;Ol':f\ E~1PLO Y E D 0~
T A BLt~ II. -
~E M IANl\l \LL' , ] )bCl:..MIH.. ll 1935-J L'NE
u,,c,•m •
i
J une
IDecem •
Tota l
Decern• 1 Juae
Dccern• , June
J une
be r
be r
her
State
------~~~~~
I
ber
1938B
1938
•IR,330'
IO. 872
40, o08
121.453
37.907
32,921i
9, 529
30. 340
11 5,Hfi
28,596
30.302
8. 347
32. 400 '
105.939
21 , 7
23, 405
7. 832
24, 5f>5
11)2.07h
20.076
23. 931
6. 90
20,593
71.b-S5
l8, 4S,
45,2·12
9, 9~7
36,94 1
95,003
28, 11 5
25, 722
2. f'15
6.f>96
3-5.11 19
53, 724
23, 466
2, 41 5
7, 71 3
27,30 1
34, 469
18, 268
2, 174
6,934
25. 958
33,602
17. 615
I. 954
6. 524
25. 3f>9
25, 44i
16. 11:l
I, !135
5. ,10
24. 01 I
24, ', 3
3,558
8,457
36. 0:1,
47, 187
ld aho --·-·
Jll inois .•.
I n<l1a na ___ _
I owa ______ _
K a nsas _. ___ ---
9. 6, 8
l M. 52f\
23, 5~0
4 1. 3r,r,
6,589
157. 451
69. 35,
19, r,o
32,402
6. 71 I
159. 476
65,899
22, 6~3
41. 784
4. 842
135. 60i
55. 333
20. ISi
32. 4112
K e n t u cky _
59,200
49 , 256
9 , i93
17, 63,,
I rn. 187
46. &~,
36. 105
7. 91.5
14 ,9 11
107 . on
5 1. 969
32.012
7. 56 1
12. 868
99, 791
43, 472
27, 752
b.~. 772
56. 6 12
31 , 385
82. 00~
13. 5f,>
76, 41'
67,955
47, 0 8
25, 496
71. 923
C'onnrrticut
Drla,\ a rr
ol
Louisiana
:!l l oin c
;\ I a r y la n d __ - -·
1' l assarhusetts
:II irhi~an
~ 1 in nesota
)1 ississippi _
~li c;sour i
;\l o nt a n a ._
79, :J.12
4fi, 222
26, il 3
67,35 1
JO, 59 1
12,
24, 272
6,930
107.hH 1
June
8
D ec rn ·
be r
19408
4·1. 5211
l l--, I ii
2fi. ,1-t\
3~. 73f
40,1 89
28, 103
7,04
12, 856
80, 445
29, J4
2 . 736
4,60 2
8, 172
Si, 142
2\. 203 18, 761
22, 726 14 ,978
I, 50
3. IO
5. 067 3, 445
28,253
36,505
-,.095
46. 174
43. 924
i i . 61
13.175
67. 155
35. 674
25. 758
64, 411
8. 73fi
67, l I
43,588
33, 806
62. 530
JO . Ill
48,838
36,941
28, 483
51, 71
. 41 5
33, 265
2b, 74 2
20. 632
36. 168
, . 183
20, 19fi
I, 470
6. 234
5 , 51 I
9. 024
23. GIO
I. 721,
6. 912
li2, 765
JO , 829
20. 176
I, 23 1
4. 820
42,471
IO. 066
6. l b9
14 . 11 9
485
975
3. 516 2,34 4
28. OOi 2 1. 490
7. 563 5. 605
14.~. )lj f,
37, 466
IOI. 919
30,302
9. 918
<;(), 670
32. 109
$.3, 087 62,035
24 , 133 13, 604
G.095 3. 55 1
50. 246 3 1. Y99
27, 5 19. 0f,9
,2. 353
10 ,
2
52. 130
3,. 5i2
20,303
67. 33 1
9. 643
4S. f,O,
36, GI I
19, 2Hfi
50, 392
13. 14 7
182,4 11
6 1. 307
3,5. 074
100,710
20,606
1-18. 729
67,637
4 ,690
I IO, 662
20. 95\1
19. 759
19. r, 1:1
29,032
2. 672
11 ,543
104, 570
II . 62
2fi,29h
I , 951
8. 536
82. 940
II . 95f>
2i , 124
I . 799
6.873
70 .1 28
12, 446
2S I, 19 1
57,004
15. 593
265 , i%
71, 609
2 10,344
43. 79
13,832
2114. 501,
.,r,, 970
154.32 1
42,098
13,637
140, 163
48,031
11'. 994
37. 843
138,990
43. 7
1 I. 694
105. 71 5
40,381
19, 672
26 , 11:1
16,899
46,671
16,767
Ii. 100
189. 728
15. 108
13,581
1.,. 428
15. 11r
147, 270
12. 2!\2
39. 627
15, 159
12,658
158,605
10. 952
2X, 668
9. 463
12, 299
141 ,957
11 . 477
32. 156
12. 241
9,096
93. 0 18
6. 038
25.801
9, 764
5,852
68. 062
4. I5r 2. 543
22. 370 14. 5 13
6. 779 3, 211;
:]6. S98
3, fi 17
10. 977
s.3n
5. 5311
57. f,(lf,
6. 272
Ne w Y ork .
No rth Caroli na
No rl11 D a k ota
O h io . • .
O kl a h o m a .
378. 09
:!7,530
12,.';44
I 74 . 252
85,600
309, 248
30, 42l,
8, 6211
153. 89 1
5-l , 9-15
287. 64fi
28. 403
19. 625
135. 939
66. 929
246. 114
23. 177
II. 987
104. 046
50. 64 6
Ib9.3\17
21. i35
12. 75H
91. 307
43, 6fi l
226,337
36,833
13,320
245. 77S
fi5, 16H
O regon ___ _
18,8 14
21 . 14 6
lfl, 21 2
3 1. 439
14 . S90
14. 899
2.14.1114
11, 26,
9,565
14 . 00 1
229,875
IO. 805
24 . 212
23 . 7b5
13, 37fi
183,513
II , 550
20. 274
13. S!-.1
12,o:!2
159. 107
II. 73
18. 7211
15. 55!'
rr e nnessee.
15. 585
T e\aS
-···
l · rn h
\ "erm ont. . _
\ "i rgi nia ____ _
7:i. 7.52
14 . 635
4. 759
39. 672
36. 306
SO. 97S
10.3m,
4 ,5 17
26. 832
3 1,3m
77, 21i9
8. 969
3, 468
24. 720
24, 143
71. 5591·
i . 4f,1
3.0·1
19. 200
21 , 129
52,892
7. 020 '
3. 071 1
17. 90 4
\\"a"-h in gton .
30. 379
50. fl 9
fill . 0.56
4. 764
26. 228
43. 790
27.04
26. n-in
49. Ml-I
53,069
3,598
29. 8112
2,. i lf,
37. 40,
2. 364
\\"i"-cons in ____ _
\\"yorn in g ____ . __
2, 765
42. 175
G. 184 2. 423
f,7, 356 48, 426
22. 687 IS. 973
15. 028 9. 326
15. 993 8. 73
34. 463
24, 7
6. 246
15. 220
6!\. 910
6. 151
69. 617
24, 9h7
6. 444
95,5 19
34,067
18, 830
20,280
4.\, 008
36. 197
7. 438
14 . 796
86,609
29, 04 3
2,1 84
, 54:1
91. 140
10,620
llh o d e ls lanrl
Sou t h Ca ro li na
South D akotn
61, 166
23,9 17
26. 71 6
7,237
I:J,5. 737
47.345
19. 093
20,374
IO. 3 7
rno. 0%
68,563
54, 736
IO, 986
19,933
1 , 786
I , fi91i
Prnnsy lva nia
3,992 2, 49
I, 219
800
4,762 2. 1,2
21,676 16, 5i9
24 , 430 16,376
19. 026
2,5 15
IO. 2 1
37, 716
47. 707
62,!i()fi
33, 11 2
8. 169
12, 9-13
I . 6-1"
s, 54,
6, 921
I. 959
7,909
25,372,
30, 061
25,000
.39. 403
fi, 317
35, 369
8 1. 708
19, 73
23, f,!S
4 ,231
9,625
67,632
22. 172
2.091
c. 90 1
76. 422
Xe w :i\I exiro
59,594 I. 410, 9301 I, 053, 095 697, 701
11. 687
:i,rn, 73
9 1,738
:I I. 995
37, 126
15,245
2. 282
7, 57 1
8 1. 520
7, 91\6
Ne,·ada ____ _
New l fampshi re
~e w Jersey
_' _ _ _
'"· 724
2. 736
IO, 799
25. 379
35,388
34,523
5, 740
26. 941
75,571
17,234
IO, 730
20 1,590
78. 360
27. 079
30. l 16
1941 8
24,047 15,2 16
3, 905 2,2 15
22, ~12 14 . 997
40,602 20,2'6
12, 159 3,944
50,900
6,868
42. 995
90,020
24,019
12, 919
45. 387
57,367
4
___
32, 037
5, 608
29, 757
50, 67
16,939
51,351
, 52 1
46. II 9,
109.069
25.%4
3, 46S
D ec,•m· 1 June
Juoe
I 1941
bcr
01
9 2 "
9,3 19
222, 1.%
Y4. 003
33. 737
34. 717
19, 477
2,325
7,026
9,696
IO. 898
.:--'e h raska ..•.
\\" ~t \ "i rgi ni a
IDecern·
be r
~~_'.:._
f,1,295
11 ,479
,,2, 569
1211. 7
33,022
T TE A
PRO J EC T !S . RY
I2, f\67, HHl 2, 2'-5. f,22 2. 247, 4fil I. b7 . OOh 1. 596. fi7b 2. N 3, 02f> 3, 161. 0>-0 2. 578,041 2, 123, 431 1, 755,532 I,
Al abama ..• -._-.\ r i,ono _
Arkansas
alifornio
Co lorado
)) isl of
F lo r ida
Geo r gia
8
\\'PA
19-12
33. r.,2
42. 405 ,
2.370
44 . 6S
46. 4 11
72. 726
4,207
9. 598
26. 11 7
17,248
15, 157
24. iii
3. 74
4~'. (;;~
57, 909
112,984
15, 028
8.642
32, 196
3h. 46
'12. 06
I I. 5-1 1
4. 4001
25, 4341
33. 600
73. 246
. 702
3. 833
26. 259
8\1. 383
IO. 192
·I. 090
24. 425
29,449
73. 850
. 425
2. 662
17. 37
24. Q.55 16. 94
6 1. 571 4 I. 031
6, 157 2. Sf>O
995
I. 974
12. 500 i . 253
53,9 10
51,502
, 789
4,739
27,801
32.929
5 1, 4i
3. s,,
Zl. 77
2.3. 557
30.0 11 1 30.421
44 . l 18
3 . 71 3
2. 806
2. 577
16. 306
26. 850
30. 297
2, 24 2
22. 60
120
I. 7S5
11. 0, s
1,2781
241
1. 672
17 .356
1. 760
0
3. 170
46
I , 34,5
---1
' D ata repr esent AH•ra ges of " eekl y em ployment co unts n,ade durin g the m onths.
" In clu <les p e r so n s c w pl oyed o u \\' PA projects o p e rated h y o th e r F edera l agen cies.
754
2. 333
4.0 1
1.361
1391· -- -·· ·-·,
93
1.35
30.3 16!
1.701
-·-·····-I·_•-
3. 95"
IS.915
9,503
f,36
I. 690
IO. 57
24, 21
15 ·-·--···· - --· ·5
7
1,03 1
28,76i 25, 7S3
32.5 5
933
915
1.463
-T---· ··-· --------- ---· ···
APl 'EKD IX
:'\i:;)JB ER OF P Enso:,;-,; 1-: ,1PL01ED 0:-1
T .,BLE II.1. -
\\' PA
Jt ·,
t..
\ND BY :-L\JOR TYPE OF PHOJEC1
P ROJECTS, BY, T.\'IE
lti, 11112
P1 ujl'ct s op~•rntL•d hy \\' P ~\
Didsio n of
AIIWP .\
tale
I project s
Op1•rnt10:1s
All
projt-<.:t ~
Ol)C't alrd
by WP.\
Airports
nnd
airways
'I olfll
Il111ld 111gs
Si•n·n-
1.l i~hwav s.
ronfl s,
tion
anci
C'on-
s trrl'ts
Total. ...... .
;mi, 744
Alabama
I.I. 3 i;,
Arizon a
Ark ansas_
('a! Hornia __________ _
l.i. 217
2,232
699, 344
!,\ 342
2. 2~1
15,2 15
1,1, hfl2
3. 722
185, 176
I I, ;)35
.\0, r,r,o
279
111
5,611
20
UG
Wl7
1. 22~
2i6
279
627
Xl
26
411
1, 174
39
206
loU
1.001
7til
I , 033
453
450
H9
137
34
9
8, 1.11
!i, i311
973
41
114
1, 42_-.,
513
693
10, .\S:l
434
31
I iG
12
14
i2
10, 21G
16, 35S
, 226
10
2, 425
48. G~3
15, UIS
I, 39i
155
2,050
2, 42i
K entuc·ky .......... .
___________ _
~ l ainC'
~ l aryhncl ........ .
l\I assarhuse lts .....•
l\ J ichigan ............ .
1\I inn l'f:O ta _____ __ __ _
1\ I ississippi _
rebrnska
New J"rscv
Kew l exfco __ _
~•forth
Ore~o □
__ ----
P Pnnsy lvan irt ____ __
....
Rhode Island
South Carolina ..
South nakota ... •-
________ _
Tennessee
'Trxas ______ ________ _
l'tah . . . . . . . . . . . . .
\ 'ermont. ........•....
Virgi nia ______________ _
\Vyom ing _ __________ _
Hawaii ...
Puerto R if'o
\ 'irgi n Islands ........
2
3, 0S2
25.1
12,012
2,91,Q
I, 22.1
l it,:
8fJO
2 11
130
I , 119
! , Jf,4
34
fi2f,
ltl
721
2~f~
5, •Iii!
2fi. 322
Ii. 412
15, 33i
49,\
I , 115!1
9, 0,\0
.50
I, 92 1
92t;
431
fii3
3, G33
2,\ 089
I t,. 220
2.1, 049
8,60 1
2, 41Mt
3,89 1
3,89 1
6, 38!',
iOI
G. 120
4RI
36
2fill
i76
l 7fl
,186
511
471
10
3f,0
519
5, !i21
4, 197
506
3, f~KI
I, 033
62,535
G2. 21KI
3,\, 961
l. 034
I I , i2'i
69·1
3, f\07
7,44 1
2,5 11
2,076
3,607
31,922
19, 331
:ll, \IO!i
JU, 2.10
I , 217
11, 09i
860
.lf,l
I, 41lli
2, fl.14
I, ~Gi
49, ggg
2, ,i G3
14 , 4;,f,
3, I 4
1. ~(i.11
4\), \IR3
2. fifi l
8 16
3 6
29, i f.fl
544
I, 399
36
100
4, fi!l4
4:"',3
211
I, 8:l~
R
14 , 431
:l, 17,\
8,925
I. f, 9
70 1
I , 2{17
315
,i ;I)
12
HH
9
If., 974
41, 0.15
If,, 90,S
41 ,(13i
5"1i
370
53
38
2,.140
!l{lG
6,932
19V
X3
I 74
Ii
(/,\f,
2, 7iti
211'1
13
1, 195
2, ,;,;o
[O
17
IC,3
21}~
40
52
3, 9 1 I
15,943
9, 33i
674
3,910
I.I , 942
9,334
674
10,
3
22,030
I , 34.
!',3i
3,234
l. 452
1(1, 167
2, 38G
37
154
240
6fi2
i09
4, 0 1,
212
2,',6
Jfo, 94 1
379
633
214
24
399
3n
404
234
6 1!i
525
66
13
134
fiOH
6,233
249
l, 2ifi
2/ 220
4
17
43
109
2,352
9,045
223
3, 0,\7
17[1
,11-t
S74
3·1
3, 5 10
I, 3411
27()
r.
l 1 5'.iU
34H
2, 4.12
210
39f,
2:i
31
119
I, 31!i
12,992
22!'
Gf)h
9, 139
I, 37 1
2, 3,19
l :J. 6R!i
J,:n1
2() 1
3, 21
21.5W
107
3, 14
2, 31\1
14, 63
3, 5ii
5911
71U
22~
5k
63.1
I , 311
15,212
I, '3
2:-n
1n
I.I
4
49
33
738
65i
655
35
31
1, 4~1
G6,\
1 13
4
3
226
27
5, 3f,7
''°
4U3
212
H:l
1.13
2. 43.'i
2!0
28
119
28,487
4,872
10, 42!)
'.?fi. t)j6
!17'
1
4, 43r,
·1:?\I
3,430
28. 211\
6, 9711
W ashin ~to n
\ ~ ~st Vi :ginia ________ _
\\ 1scons m ___________ _
23
3(~1
! , 21 4
6
91
25
43
15,062
1. WI
13, 63,S
arolina
North D akota
.
Ohio
Oklahoma ..
:n
1, 82[1
2,439
1, ll~l
1~. il '
5,529
New York
25
394
6,121
4<4
2,360
21, SiO
).Te,v ll ampshire ____ _
452
13, 54r,
l !"i, 22H
_____ _
Ne,.. ada _
11
5, !GI
17,412
1' l ontana __ _
43
252
6,062
26,333
1\ f issouri __ _
JO, 528
5, 247
330
57
2, 2'JI
9,334
8. \102
18, 727
1.;, 072
I. 492
3, 44R
28,310
Louisiana __________ _
28,513
217
l!l!i
5 15
162
4
, 964
0llll'r
I utililil'S
hll',
16,377
1,\, Qi9
9, 33.\
Other
f,3, i33
,01
2, 139
16. fil i
4~. S I.I
S(' W('r
sys tt.•ms
and
I, i'.'lf1'2
f'onnecticut.
Delawarr
Distri ct or Columhia
. ..
F lorida .. ...
..
Grorg ia.... ......
Idaho ............... .
lllinois ............... .
......•....•.. _
diana
In
________________
lo,va
Kan sas ______________ _
Rrmilnlton
34, 992
2,M2
SO.I
2, Jf,2
l~. 639
2, 53f,
(,•,duding h11 i1d in~s)
\l, f, 13
20. 2Hl
3, 93fo
3. 913
and
fuc•ilit it•s
HM,fo04
Colorado ...
'.!f'.08~
\\.al(•r
H t•('n'·
ational
13i
1, 10
575
49i
1,440
1, 23
30
134
II
4, ()flt)
171
2, fi21
I, llh
I, 0.17
371
56
1'13
9fl
~- 82 1
2, 9fif\
'.?!i
7, 234
2,460
IG2
5 12
J.53
I
15
21)-1
3,354
5i0
l ,2fifi
31 4
l lfi
3,906
256
l, 207
03
l. 909
9
f,R
18
'11!-
"
411i
:11,
!:?\I
85
70
i
541
.,,3 I···•······ ......... .
(Cooclud,•d on ne xt page)
3, 31111
303
I , 40,\
11 , 2-C~
5, 12\1
603
,2
14, 6!19
2 19
3, 3:1r.
4111
I. 3H
511
8
113
221)
3
8. 22\l
11 ,063
222
697
7Hl
60,1
46
1~6
I, 97i
1, 41~
443
46
,11 1
2r,3
' I
119
137
JQ
263
12
23
Hl,1
2,2 11
------ -- -- 1--------- -------···
47
42!1
2 11
19
15
7, [l-t 7
323
121
l. •11 3
192
278
6,10
9 11
'.?!I
,II
hHl
298
903
1,689
10
6
9
427
2
6-1
REPORT 0 ,
T .,n i,i, Tll. -
PROG RE SS OF T H E W PA PRO GRA I:
Nu MB E R OF P E R SONS E MPJ, O l i-:o ON \YP . \ Pn o J1,CTf\, BY STAT E A
o BY i r., J R TYP E OF Pno J E 1~
Cunclu ded
Jun e Iti, 19-l2
ProJrct s opt•ff\lt>d hj \\- P .\ -\onduded
Projects
n h~is ion of
Tr ininga nd
R eea1 ployme nt
tu te
Research
and record s
Puhlic
aclidues
Total
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Total
.\ lahoma
__________ _
\ rizona
.\ rkansas ___________ _
<aliforn ia ............. .
rolorsdo .............. .
Com1"clicu t
Drlaware _ ______ _
()i<trict of olu mbia
Florida ........... .
Georgia _______ ·----- -- ----
tdnho ................. .
Illinois ............. .
I ndiana _____________ _
lo\\~a ____________ . _
K ansas ... _______________ _
i,02~
30S
1m
247
I. 005
2. li9
161
34
241
313
i 43
2,\3
-t 602
I, 4i0
ii5
894
75
2, uqg
JO, 2li
533
19i
I 19
2, 151
I. r,~g
2, 09
1,0 17
il9
S35
104
558
797
80
Ii, .of,~
I, 154
2, fifi l
3, Iii
I
liO
I. 903
}l f ichigan __ _
~. 6f,~
2, 26 1
I. 44i
.\ lississippi_ ___ ________ _
6. j'f,-1
'>. 11,3
1. 6-18
1. 812
I. 20
i... , ZYI
1, 9%
303
854
3i9
694
7~
IH
2,522
225
30
64
2. 098
254
65
5,8 10
II , 2 1,\
11. 49 1
5,391
I. 220
3 1r,
2. ~97
991>
;.49
1n. ::Jtl2
!J-12
5, 11 14
I. 308
2-17
2, 9IO
3Jr,
65fo
312
I-In
2. l fi l
r,4
183
li6
I, fil3
100
3. 57.~
31)()
112
94 1
373
I, 4 16
IOI
141
$0''
200
) fissourL ____ _________ _
.\ 1ontana ____ ___________ _
Xrhraska ............•
Xrrn,!a ..... .
);{'w Ti ampsh ire _______ _
Xew Jersey ___________ _
New Mexico . _ _______ _
___ _
Xl•w Y ork __
Xorth Carolina ......... .
Xorth Dakota .......... .
Ohio .................. --•
Oklahoma .........•.....••...•....
Orec:on _____________________ _
Pf'nnsy l \·ania _________________ _
R hock Island ............... .
South Carolin a ....•.........
, ou t h D akota . ................ .
T('nllflSSee ___ _________ --- --
Tr,as ............ .
1,7::Jfi
2,0i3
2,"'10
S!iO
~. 13;,
9i5
22. 0,\9
5, 112h
9q4
lfi, 9fi6
l ' l~h ........ .
V1•rmont. _____ _
I, 1131
3~8
3. 3r,4
Washington ............ .
\\:~st V i'.f!inia __________ _
\\ 1sconsm ____ __ __________ _
W yom ing .... ... ........ .
n awaii _____________ _
P11 t•rto Rico
\ ir2in l s lands.
2. Joi
4. 72'1
660
2, '\72
624
9
\ 'irg:inia ______________________ _
A
Financed by a! locotion of\\" PA fu nds.
129
621
%
i3,\
1,00,t
369
26~
.\ (inn esota _____________ _
3r,
3, 0,0
7, 26i
I, 45 1
114
ii
14 1
I, 455
347
.199
4, ti62
i09
2,660
~ l nryland
~ l assachusetts.
I. IJ15
4,400
hOI
4, 4'!4
12, ll33
2, 529
4, 4 7
3, ii-I
fifi::J
',t,I
11, 6/i l
Kentucky .
Louisiana _________ _
) l ain(' __
, 703
2,4 14
L'>-1 , ~23
5. 12<J
i , 2li
H3
5
fi. 7f,fl
:1 1.·1
o,s
99
ii
f,S
i3
56 1
111
l, 614
l 5
Jq\
I, 14i
6,
:;
'.!04
3
A
,
:l3, f.iO
249
agenc ies
.31.,
3
59,300
1. '.!05
St ~te
s u pply
sections
______ ______----- - -
24i. i02
------------
01X'rnted
by oth er
F cde, al
---- -4.\4 1
qi6
2$9
449
I
39
5
37
19
5:i9
72
717
3i
I, 100
- - ----
3
3
2
l i3
23
122
6
228
I
23
22
IP
HO
5 1i
49
.'\06
219
14 1
53
162
31
I
62
3, 2 10
2. l l2
4\11
4 13
7. oss
519
747
6
I~
I. s,;3
16G
151
12
66
139
10
I
18
94
4,9130
3, oos
3, 57
5. 4fi l
I, OS3
14 1
2.
1, 02:l2
1,06-1
I. 336
Ill
303
34r,
98
210
162
1, l fi-1
1i2
642
3, ;,I .\
656
319
10
179
151
IS
lo
10. 8:\~
3, ~l.1
S3.,
6 '174
,\ \1 3
2, ()09
41
204
107
3. II
4,295
S52
99
2. 096
9
II
---- ---- ----
I
3
~1
213
:in:1
3
40
-------- -- -1
10
8
1.,,14
1, 271
183
25
329
145
4Sli
II . 3'.!'s
,ifl2
4, li5
11 I
3. 42'1
!21
83
404
99
Jr,
31\6
128
25
820
148
30
9
3. r,so
11. 975
1. lfl2
2 17
14
!7
69
Hii
14
2. 114
t,M13
I Ii
II
276
r.311
145
I. 9ii,
I
1:I, ~~
IOI
'.?XG
~~~
2, 2~9
14
1,
3
2
2
I
2(l
10
41
I
.•.•• •• ••..••.
3
ii:i· l---
.........
1
I
I
z
37
169
.;
"· -1-17 ····- ···i .-972 •••••.••••
2il
335
.
13
65
APPE~D I X
TAil(,~;
n ·.- AMOl'
' T OF
~\'P.\ Fc•rn . . \
LLOC\TEO, OBLIGATED , AXD ExrEXOF,I) , DY OPERATING
GEN y A
T11 noe,; 11 Jn<E 30, 1942
Tot al, a ll acts•
ER.I. .\ ct, fi scal ypa r 1042
Agency
.I lloca tions
Obligations
E,pencht ures
OhhgaUons
.\llocatious
Expencliturrs
I
$10,583.573, 337 . 10,520, lfi7, 240 $10, 468,249,193
"\Vork f'roj cts Administrati on
Ot her Federal agencies<"
Dc1,a rtm entofA g ricuhure
Ag r icultural
Agricultural
Agr icultural
Agricultural
10, 286, 6.'i.1 , 697
i==l=4=•=9=5=1•='=90
= l====== I
58,311,003
56,7i5.354
-•··· ........
Adjustment .l dminis tration
Chemistry a nd Eugiaeerin ~.
Economics .
:-1arketin~ Se n ·ice.
- - - - --1-- -- - - i
-1
292,640
3. h98
20h. 79 1
212. 7SO
590, 79-1
85,613
4f,4, !J04
179,028
81,767
345. 823
163,204
14, fi t 8, 40f.i
36:!, 219
onse rn nion .. en -ice
I , 776,324
_______,_______
. . ... ...• .
Coast and Geodetic Run-er __________ _
Foreign and Domestic Commerce ______ _
\\'eathe r Durea u
Exec1nin~ Office of the Presid nt : Xn tional
Resources Planning Board
"$896,933,063
$840, 783, 477
$702,30 1, 74b
lli,9 1, S52, 639
836,877, 662
7 , 404 ,240
3,905,815
3,840. SOb
2,667, 159
2,660, 756
8 5,
0b0, 424
I
--------------------- ------------- ------- -------- ----- -------------- ------- --- -------- --- --------------- -I, 7(l3, 907
1, 76-l , 046
2,271 , 076
793
139, 537
,581, 107
573, 480
434, 732
42.5, 16-1
80,932
3-12, 7.i()
157, 42,5
3.5, 000
41\4 , 904
73, .576
31, 157
34.5, , 23
57, 752
30, 437
342, 750
51,976
13, 149
13,149
23, fii2. 240
139,667
Fish and W ildlife Se n -ice
Indian Affairs
________ ---·--------Genera
l Land
!\,.a1ional
Pa rk Omce
SC' rvice _·-··------··---·______________ _
Reclamation _ _ _
_______________ _
TerritoriC's and 1slanct Possessions _______ _
3, 57 ,64 7
92, 748
110, 59
1 • :n8, 427
29,239
I. 803, 141
3, 443, 8h7
91,863
105,865
17, 9H . 521
29, 235
l , 743, 601
3, 440, 16!<
91,b l0
IOS, 737
I 7,936,954
29, 23.5
l. 738,238
16,920
Alas ka Railroad .
-···--· · -···
Alas ka Rood Commission ___________ _
Alaska- miscellaneous -•-·--- · ·-Virgin Islands.
__________ _
Undistributed
---·-----·-·
232, 762
2,306
309, 787
1,258,26
330, 109
307,832
1,200, 70
330,097
2,299
307, 83:l
1, 195,344
330,098
55, 4,50
55, 439
55, 439
3,465
51,985
3. 465
51,974
3,465
51. 974
Attorney General's Office -----·----·····
Burea u of Prisons_
_ ___________ _
I·---··-
144. 703
23,689,069
Deparlm enl of Justi ce
756,519
181,940
13, 149
232, 762
2,299
756,627
1,027,777
··--------- -------------------------- ------ ---- ----1-------------------------2,---793
ISO
24,173,170
D epo rtment or the Interior _
I
3, 4 5,943
I
729, 5'15
,1t~i1
, oil
l:ndistr ib u ted .. ..
56, 751.632
290, 8.57
3. b9>
205,477
211,260
33,963
19,234, 175
18, 179, 80
i,~2. 377
l , 194, 32 1
3f>2.2 l9
14 ,457. 31,0
I, 695,894
20.
18,670, 473
b94, .5 17
I , 202, 107
National A gri cultural R esea rch C'rnter
Rural Electrification Administration
181,595,496
290. 57
3, b9
205, ~33
211 , 2f,0
33, 9f,3
19, 236, 775
l , 183, 71
5,169
I, 194,332
362, 2 19
14,458, 029
1,709, 148
R~~~~i,:;i~t;Kci -i>i,,;,.-otiii.rantine ::. ·::
Fores t Re r,-ice
. . . . . _. _
.. _
H ome E conomics.••- -···
_
D pa rtm ent of Commerce._.
---
10,398,622, 147
232, 762
ill, 763
.. : : : : 1·
122, 747
57, 2.58
-----------
----- --- ----------- ---- --- ----- --------------- ----------------------------
14, 9tl9
55, 794
----------------------------- --------------------- --------------------------------------
----------------------
D epa r1m ent of La h r : Lahor $ talislics ___
4, 712, 471
4,67 1, 02,5
4 , !i60, 99S
290,279
41 7,997
420,347
60,500
Librar y or Congress •. . -----·-- -----------···· l====4=
2 1=•=23
=· =
4 l======,i=======I======'
D epartment of th e :S:ary __________________ __ __
36. 707,65 1
36,538,451
36,558.493
49. 013
273. 63S
59,612
53S, 417
53 . 63 1
I. 013
.538, 693
36, 019,062
36,000.034
48,000
36, 168,9.58
1= = = = = 1 = = = = = 1 = = = = ~01 = = = = =
1,499, I 5
I, S.i7, 906
l , 192. 391
60,600
1,012
28,932
9711
28. 739
60, 0.52
52. 64.5
60; ()52
52. 645
Coas t G ua rd D-···-··-··--·---- -· -·-·· ---·
Yards and Docks _____ ··-·--------- · ---Federal Security Agency
Omce of Educalion __
P u blic ll ea ltb RerYice
Department of the T reasu r y: Office of tb e
ec reta ry E . . _____ ----•··---·- ·--·- --Veteran · Administr ation ___ --·-- ·-- ·-·- - ·-- -_
J. :l08, 7;,0
--- --
I. 25 1, 329
I, 25 1. 313
249,156
248,486
2 11. 078
60,600
, = = = = =01======1======1======
2. 8.39,6 19
2,642, 692
2. 839. 250
2,524, 878
2, R.19. 053
2,511 , 215
W ar Department. _·-·-------·-------· - ------1:~~~=52=,=7=79=.=1=28=l======,I=====
52, 4i,O, 9S6
S2, 0.53, 955
Corps of F.n~i1wcrs --···•-•-•-· ---·····-Qua rtermas te r orps. _____
2, 34-l, 499
SO, 134,929
2. 2.18. 823
50, 242. lf,3
F erteral , r o rk s A ~ency : Public Buildings
Administration
7, 72
7. 12
2. 23S, 823
m. ,1 s. 132
,.
72
34. 000
34.(l(KI+ · · ···
------
/"'If)
57, 2f,3
I
29,944
----------------------3,r,, 942
273. 840
26'-i.
I
29, ,119
2!'<l, 190
34. 000
15. 233
34,0011
-----------IS,---233
1--·-- -·
-1---·
' Cow rs runils app ropriated hy the ERA .\ ci s or 1935. 1936. 1937, 1\13,. 1\139, a nd fi sca l yea rs 1941 and 1912, and by the deficiency app ropria ti ons listed
in footnote I, p . 33 .
8 T ota l alloca ti ons do nol include 16,4%,;,10 of l93S, 1939. and fi sral yea r 19-11 act fund s which con1inurd to he B\'ailahle for ohli~ation on F
crirrnl
const ruction projC'ct s th rough pro,· is ions o r th e fi scal yC'u r 19 12 act. Of this amount. $I2,7-rn_.=;H....; \\ as n ,·a ilah le for projf•r ts operated h~ \\. P .\ 0 11<1 .. :'l.1:m.9ti2
fo r WPA projects operated hy other Federa l agcncil's. A !so excludes funds arn ilable upon transfer to the Emerge nt)' R(')11'f .I pproprinti un l et, fi senl
year 1942.
c Allocati ons of WPA fund s to th ese othe r F ede ral •~encies were m ade under tbc ERA .l ets or 19:i, . 19:19, and fisca l y,,nrs 1941 and lll42 and tlw Jo,,1
tb ree of th e deficiency app rop riati ons referred lo in roolnol <' A.
o rrhe oast Guard w as transre rr('d from the D epartrnpnt of the rrrrasury to th e D epo r1n ~t•nt of tilt' '\'ayy ~"' of ~oYPmht~ r 1. rn-tt.
E For thr usC' of th r nun•fl t1 of Inte rnal H:t•\enm' anrl th e ])iyision of T nx Resea rch.
ourcc : Dascd on n:port s of tbe l:. S. Tre& ur) D e partment and th e \\'ork Project:-- .\ J11.111l::.Lrnt10u.
66
PROGRESS OF THE WPA PROGRAM
REPORT 0
TA BLE
V .-
A ,\IOTTNT OF' ,YPA F ON D . EXPENDED FOR PROCRAM f; OPER .\TED BY WP A
FEDER A L ACEN JE., BY OPEHAT1 NC AGE NC Y AND BY .F1 ::;CA L YE A R
AN D BY OTHER
'r11ROUflll J UNE 30, 1942
Y ea,
Ju ne 30 , _
1042
1941
1940
1939
$2. 230. 749. 993
$1. 520. 106, 07~
$ 1. 326, I JO. 53 1
$8, 7, 647. 532
10. 286. 0.,3, m1
2, 157, 200, 3ti2
I. 4f, I. 700, 340
I . 284, 780. 135
Q,9. 247. 501
B
l I, 505. 496
73, 549. 63 1
58. 315. 738
41. 330. 096
S, 100. 031
or Ag, icul ture
56,751,632
2-1. 003. 792
17,931. 893
l l . 200. 02G
3, '.l2!i, 92 1
200,857
3. SU
H O. Sil
3. 898
JOG. 329
iO. 923
4 , 249,193
----- --- --- ----- 1= $10,
= = = = 1=
Total
Work Projects Administratio n
Other Federal age nrit's
Depar Lrn c-nt
1• 11rl 1ng
Total, fi scal
years J93(H2
Age ncy
Agricult11 rn l Adjustment Admi nis tratio n
_____ _
Agr icult11 rn l Chemistry and Engineering _____ _
A gricultural E conomi cs____
____________ __ _
Agri cnl\ural Marketin g Service ___ _____ _______ __ _
D airy In dustry_____ ___ ____
___ ______ __ ____ __
Entomology and Plant Quarantine ______ ___ ____ _
F orest Rcrv icc ___ ___
________ ___ ____ _
Home Economics __ __ ____
______ ________ _
N ationH I Agricultural Resenrch Center ________ __
Rur3l Electrification Arlmini~tration .. __ _____ _
So il Conservation Sndcr
_ --·-------- -- -
t:ndis tributed ________________
···---- -··- - --
33. %3
19, 2'14. 17:,
1 , 179. 808
8S2. 377
l. 194. 32 1
3fi2, 2HI
14, 457. 3Sll
l . 695. 8'11
7,098,045
6, 185, 5S l
500, 44f,
-1-1.,. 89 1
158. 01 4
8,512. 298
9AA. SOS
------ --- ---97.--130
Foreign and D om estic ron1nwrce ______________ _
______________ _
------ ------- --
80,932
312, 750
157. 425
-----------
843
71 , :1 19
19, 92f.
429. 8G2
-~•- 3 l7 _ j
51,609
32. QJ6
342. 750
.,4. 2!>6
35. 037
6, 3 18.
230,
571,
196.
4,581.
9,.
!' 8 1. 10:-
Coast and ncodctic Sun·ey ________ ___ _____ __ _
835
, 69
G24
632
00
19, 799
---- --- -- 5----1. 520
Executh·e Office or the Presid ent: National R esources Planning Board _
___ ________ ____ _
D epar tment of t he Interior . __ ___ ___ _______ ______ _
Fish an d \Vilr1l ife Ser vicC'
_________ ___ _______ _
Ia dian Affairs ______
____ ____________ _
Grneral L and Oflico
___ ____________ _
National P ark Service
__ _____________ _
Rcchmation ___
____ _________ ___
Territor iPS and Isl.loci Possr~c. ions ____________ __ _
Al as ka R ailroad ....
Al a~k a li.oad Comm ission
A1!1,;;ka - miscell ancou s
Vii g; io I slands ___ __ _
Undisl ributed _____ __ _
Departmrnt of Justice ____ _
2, ;94
·----- ---- -----4, 195
104. 152
17-,_ r.05
32, 256
4,413,984
4. 443. 1 7
147.383
175. 7.13
7. 573
1, 280. 56:,
438. 645
--- ----------5. 695, 794
1==== =
D epartmen t or Commerce ________ _
W eather Bureau_____ __
--- -- -------- --
W5, 177
2 1 l. 2ii0
--- --
618
I. 707
2, 026. 352
1, 232. 205
3. 679
1.05fi
-------- --- -82, 717
-
170. SOR
13, 149
9. 553
3. 59fi
23,672. 240
10, lil4. 893
7, 3 10,560
.,. 023. I 05
82:l. 592
3. 440, 168
9 1. , 10
105, 737
17. 936, 9/i4
29, 235
l . 738. 23,Q
I, 866, 468
------- ----- ---
976. 2%
42. 891
62. 391
5,G19. 787
10. 960
579, 0:il
4il , 39 l
48. 5 10
42. 119
4,007.909
I . 275
43 1. 991
126,013
409
l. 227
634. 373
7, 674 , l-85
Gfi2, 52G
232, 762
2. 299
307. 833
I , 195. 34-1
330. 098
55, 439
i n.959
l GS, 250
361. 417
310. 9 14
39. 803
l , 136
133, 597
4 4. 5 15
19. 184
il, 31 l
6. 128
------- -- - --
'
•1
-----
--
-------- -- -61. ,570
-
I
1,1 63
65. 826 1- ---------- -61,
368. 002
- -- ---- ------ -- -
~~
-- -------- ----
--- -- - ---------
Att orney <lrnrral"s Office ____ ____________ _____ _
______ __ __ ________ ____ _
3. 465
5 1. 974
3. 465
45. 846
6. 128
D epart ment or L abo r: L abor Sta tistics ____ ___ ____ _
Library of Congress__ ___
_________ - -------· - - ·-
4,660,995
41 7. 997
755. 920
132. 600
1. 843. 104
I I,\ 4f,2
I. 729,683
109. 421
332, 288
60. 5 14
36. 53~. 451
14. 131'.565
IO, 26f>. 149
IO. 36 1. 3 12
I , 772, 425
538, 41 7
36. 000, 034
275. 99 1
13. Q62. 574
I Iv. 759
IO. 15.\ 390
100. 712
IO. 260. 600
50. 9S5
1,72 1. 470
Burea u of Pr isons
1= =====1= =====1
D epartmen t or the Na,·y
Coast G uard c __
Yards and Docks
F ederal Srcu •ity Age ncy _------------ -- --- ------- --Office or Education _.
Public B eallb Scn , ice
n~. 648
478 ..,78
220, 434
64, 73 1
'·~1::m
540,092
ISS. /iS6
478, ,5;~
220. 434
12. 209
52. S22
2. 39,053
2, 511 , 21;,
I, 502. 563
979,460
905. 855
356, 273
740. 234
356. 477
2 1. 197. 35;l
, 403. 546
11.4 19,592
l. 033. 4G4
6!, J. 2'J9
20, 51fi, OM
1,0,6. 156
17,3 17.390
464, 773
6. S~!i
IO, 9.14. ~19
I , 02G, \G9
7, 7 4
8S
I. 492, 391
1- - -- - - - -1- -
-
D partment of tho Trra< ury : Office of tb e Secret ary o _________________ _
Veterans' Adminis tration ___
_ ---------- - --·--
W ar Department _ -- · -··------------ ____ ____ _
Corps or Enginrers _
Qu ar term aster Corps
.
.
52. 053. gr,,,
2. 238. 823
49. SIS. 132
o()Q _649
I
I
757
F ederal Works Agency : Public B111ld111gs Ad111111
istration
___________ _
7, 872 1
A Expcn<litur<•s during the fi sral yea r in rlucl e, in arl.rl ition to th e amounts expended undf' r the currrnt J<: RA act, th•:: liqnid ~
l. tion of obligations in•
currect un der prev ious E RA acts.
e Expen ditures or WPA fund s by these other F cctcral agencies b.cga n in the fi scal rear 1939.
c The Coast Guard was transferred from the Depart ment or the T reasur y to the Department of the Na,· y as of No,·cmbcr l, l~U.
o For tho use or th e Burea u or In tPrna l Ren•nuc anrl the D1n "- 1on of Tax Hr<.earch.
Source: Based on reports of tbe U.S. Treasury D epartment and tbe Work Projects Administration.
TABLE V f. -
A~IO UNT OF \\' PA F UNDS EXPENDED FOR P ROGRAM S OPERA1' ED BY WP A
1 ' 11R0l'C.H Jl'NE
AND RY OTHE R F EDE RAi, AGE NC I ES, BY STATE AND BY F I SCA L Y EA R A
30, 19 12
_ _ _,_·,_•ar 1"rnlirig..:-J..:u..:n..:".c3:..:o, _------,------1942
State
Total
1936
1937
1938
1030
B
1940
B
1941
B
Total
Programs
operated
by WPA e
Programs
operated
by other
F ederal
agencies e
1'1>l nl
•••.... $10,468, 249,193 $1,258,130,249 $1,818,130,501 $1, 42i,374 , 309 $2,2.10,749,993 $1,520,106, 078 $1,326, 110,5.11
$887,647,532
$879,24 7,501
$8, 400,03 1
Alaba m a...
..... ..
HI.826,329
13,643,M0
17 ,.129,2b2
13,Ri4,917
28,829,353
2fi, 4fii,g26
23,540,819
17,940, 492
17,914,368
26, 124
Amona.. ..
....•••.
41,2"9.649
4,812.888
6,:,15,009
5,544 ,932
S,2iI,599
5,775, 738
6, 065,3.,3
4,284, 130
4,277,029
7, 101
Ark_a nsa~ ................ ·······119, 814,158
10, 924,407
14,i26,096
12,248,023
25,198,835
22,594,916
19, 751.698
14 ,370, 153
14,346,332
23, R21
C'ahforn,a ·- ···-······•··· · .
.......
529.9,,3,996
70.803,941
100,,,70, 770
71 , 180,906
97,i85, 785
75, 171,498
70, 100,552
44,340,544
43,953,61 7
38fi, 927
Colorad ~ •-••···········•·---••········
11 8,199,234
16,505, 995
20,295, 120
15,190,717
23, 4i0, 100
17,807,916
15,044,839
10, 184,547
IO, 018, 241
166,306
C'onnemrut .... ....... _......••.•... _
JO,\ fl 15, .,61
13, 545, 902
JS, i30, 517
16, 102, 842
2,\ OIR, 751
15,683, 547
11 ,676, i 53
4,887, 249
4,820, 253
66, 996
D ~Ia,ya re
.. ... 0 ••• •••••••
12, 051,3 16
1. 31 1,868
1,6 17,706
1, 590,628
2,5 10,9-14
1,865,347
1,992, 408
1, 162,41 5
1, 162,373
42
l?1s1 n ct of Colu mb ia .... 47,988, 724
4,015,917
5,563,830
4, 904, 026
IO, 247,562
8, 861.368
9, 68 1, 676
4, 714,345
4, 512,453
201, 892
~lon d_a . ..........
140, 504 , 697
11 , 404 ,337
15,721,399
15, 242, 704
2.~.7fi3,91 7
24 ,862,3 18
23,786,906
20,723,116
20,584,719
138, 397
O t•o rg,a -• •······ ·······•··
149,584,354
14,486,291
18, 194,971
14,956,532
31,9~9,5i2
26,933,303
24,851,5Hi
17, 872, 11 8
17,542,i88
329,330
Id aho_....... ... ...........
41,221 , 428
4,432,015
5, 275,395
5,123,830
i ,84i,065
7,256,620
6, 414,859
4,871,644
4, i 87,498
84, 146
I lltt:ots ................ _.. _
7fi3, 908, 875
81,651, 761i
121\, M2, 973
107, 039, 012
179, S54, I 22
120,868, 32i
91,338, 989
56,893,686
56,735,097
15b, .,-,9
Jnd iana... .. ... ...........
29H, 493, 5,1
40, 322,303
51,848,690
44,623.142
tli, 444,904
42, 047,839
31,498, 2i8
18,708, 3G,,
18, 617,101
91, 21\4
l!)wa ........ ..... .......
111,774,475
11 ,3H6,609
li ,Hil,795
15, 454,634
21,993,713
17, 156,249
16,167,110
11 ,964,3"5
11 ,930, 4,,0
33,915
K, ansas
..... .. ...........
127, 214,612
15,005, 150
2H.02I.699
li,903,4 52
22, 48i,389
17,528.665
16, 492,631
11 , 775,626
11,551,Sn0
224 , 0tifi
1
K ,•n_t u cky ·················
lli7,810.0ii
13,394, 225
23,929, 41 9
21 , 202, 749
38, , 98,490
27,84i, 378
24, 275,148
45, liQ I
18,262,668
18,217,067
LO".ISiana.................
I
137, 224,294
15,93i,il6
21,0 11 , 902
16,435,938
27, 133,368
20,635,355
19, 345,317
16,724,698
16,672,593
52, 105
J\fame - •·········•·39, 043,976
3. 986,076
5,900,647
3, 83I. 634
6,822,928
5,532,208
6,992,013
50, 752
5,978,470
5,927,718
l\Ia ryl a nd .•. . ........ _
..••••
6i,1 85, 710
8,5il ,859
ll ,9.'\4,008
7,190,098
12,fi l0, 711
10, 725,496
10, 105,7,,9
6,027,779
5,722, 735
305,044
111 assac husetts.. ......
483, 454, 150
53. 925,003
91. 365, 0iO
68, 765, 431
103,029, 061
70,389, 01;4
57, i49, 3,4
38, 23 1, 137
37. 938,633
292,504
J\lir hi ga n .. ... .....•....
431, 351, 185
43,633, 076
57,249,028
59,118,520
122, 791 , 220
67,969,058
50, 483,221
30,107,062
29,995,141
11 1, 921
11rinnes_ota. ....... ........
250,975,21 1
30.040,015
41 ,534, 755
35.1 44,147
53,lfi6,3 77
34,8 17,009
31 , 795,9 14
24 , 476, 994
24,336, 227
140, 7fi7
J'IT 1ss1ss1ppi__ ... .. . ........
110, li0i, 630
9,002, 125
H. 402, 992
10,977, 009
21,496,967
20. 385, ifi4
19,663,600
14,679, I 73
14 ,670,343
8,830
~T,ssoun ..... ......... ...
I
31S,953,977
30.652,292
52,3 10,893
41,1 34,fi90
6S.04i,427
51,784,359
43, 160,491
28,833,825
28,651, 128
182, f,97
\ f untana
............. _
70, 24fi, 610
6, i 39, 540
I I, S80, 244
10,813, 255
rn. t.52, 033
9, 985, 969
8, 221 , ~,r,
6, 253, 683
6, 2.,2, 051
I. 632
l'(l'h raska. ...........
107,3 t9,390
8,688,746
15,082,574
15, 405,fi3i
21 , 112, 484
18, 219,774
16,65i, I03
ll ,553,0i2
11 ,357,624
195, 418
N Pvarla
-••·············
9,630, 726
1,112,879
l. 598,374
1, 443,885
1,826,285
5, HHO
1,358, 171
1,419,721
871 , 408
865, 748
N1•w ll a mpshire ........ _
34, 043,713
3, 188,419
5,948.188
4,442,942
7,250,5 19
4.944 ,239
4,720,R21
3,548,585
3,515,008
33, .,77
Nt•W Jc,rs,•y
·-···· ······ ·
394,736,257
45,3S4, i39
74,032,323
60, 464,3i6
83,:\48,544
56,60~.048
47,644 , 41 8
27,083,809
26,85.3,452
230,357
N,•wl\I ex ico.....
.......
51,000,121
4,9i0,656
7,0U8, H2
5,"57,180
8,i40,3i9
8,665,6~9
8,388,790
7,579,285
7, 520,8%
58,387
N1•wYork..... ..
.....
....
1,358,078,431
2,53,927,669
313,719,647
209,%5,930
239,399, 240
140,341, 84,
119,915,4li
80,808,680
80,115,223
693, 457
North Caro lina ··· ······12;\, 008,030
10, 164,282
13,091,023
11 , 253,453
ZJ,810, 151
24 ,223,362
24,826,91fi
134, 1\1\0
17,638,843
17,,'i04.183
;-;orlh Dakota ..........
59,07i, 0:\~
4,569,073
15,033,231
8,351,161
10,329,835
8, li0,254
8,059,988
4,560,516
4,422. 219
13, , 2<J7
Ohio .. ·
•..•• ••.
I
73b,9 12, 212
Si ,,iil,S lf,
111\,Vl9,136
10ti.bf>l,7i3
202.091,629
143, , 11
103, 409, 490
79, 127,,i02
42,910,%6
42, i 67,035
Oklaho m a
.. ....
180, 77,5, 7'21 , 4Sb, 219
,II, 1\18, 497
21. fi03, 922
37. 046, 841
25,965, 4~4
23,674 ,011
19,348, i&o
19, 163,089
! %.li91
Ort•go n
....
76,630, 104
8, 55f,, 038
12, V51, 136
II, 007, 484
14 , 456, 093
11 ,375, 719
10, 545, ,03
34, ',1i8
7, 737, b31
7, 702, 963
1',·nnsy lvania
9~0. 434, 907
I 2fi, 825,387
207. , 32, 412
154 , 449, 788
20\1, !Si, 294
11 6,387. 217
107, 251, 79 1
ss, so; , 015
57, bG0, 378
64f., i\37
H hodc Island ...
5S, 9fifi, 992
n, 307 858
' · :l03, 210
8. ii 8, 3i 9
14 , 2i,\ 2ll
9, 3i4, fi9S
7, 991, ~o I
JI , 110
3,995, b05
:J, 9~1, 365
~, uth Carolina
11 6. 273,436
7,633: 4i3
12,138,468
10, 798, 137
23, i42, i68
234, 11· 4
23, 230,382
22, 227, 484
16, ,'i02, 724
16,267, 780
South Dakota ...
115, 3i 6, 803
5,11 4, 421
Ii, 581,006
9,877,852
JO, 914,574
9, 013, 741
7. 737,820
l fi~. 2?.7
5, 107,389
4,939, 162
Tennessee ........ _.
123, 484,914
12,588,079
rn.675,779
11 , 473, 769
24 , 198,830
22, 427,8fi4
20, 110.ns
133, !s18
15, 409,858
15,276, 020
'l't'xas........ . ......
29.\ 180,557
2lU 14 , 195
31,.866, 467
28,687,939
55,262, 108
214,924
53, 172, 459
50,450,493
12,626,896
42. 381. 9i2
l ' tah ...... . ......... _
51,308,588
6, li3,405
i,297, 181
6,282,974
9,966,538
8,21 3,995
i,888,024
5,486, 471
5, 427,445
5Y. 02n
Y,•r mont. ...........
3,,, g47
19, 133,9fi6
1. 934,320
2. 163,860
2, 268, 289
4,926, 452
3,108,625
2, 714,867
l,ili, 553
1,fiSI.60fl
Yirginia. ·--····.
88,01 4, 3i3
9, 694,190
12, 104,778
9,901.452
16,807,101
233, li',9
15, 186,908
15,233, 815
9,086.036
8, 852,347
'.l'ashmgton .... --...
.
159,920,786
16,501,804
21, 156,684
24 .209,4 16
39,803,523
12,i, :l!i4
22.939,938
20,915, 672
11 ,393, H 0
11.268,385
\\·!'st Virgi nia . . . -....
155,938,049
18, 490,335
27,335, 179
19,872,105
28,913,276
54, li78
22,275,860
21, 405,460
17,64,,,834
17,591, 156
lrisconsi n .............
.....
260,418, 038
30,501,877
44 ,588,854
36, 751,813
59,6i4,143
12fi, :l2!
38,381,308
32,126. 384
18, 393,659
18, 267,338
ll'yom,ng............
16,91 7,657
2,388.486
2,969, 489
2,170,970
3,31 5,578
7,9 11
2,638,907
2,093,026
1, 341,201
1,333,290
Ila.s ka ................
......•.••
64 1,755 ........ .... ....
IS9
2.392
18,469
34 1,922
201. 943
76,870
159
-·•···········
ll a wai i ..... ........ .......... ... ...
9,894,873 ...... ...... ....
2,523,902
2, 015. 536
2,192,592
1,277, 144
1, 21fi,315
669,384 1
669,384
i'Ut•rlo Rico
····· ·····
29, 8S7,695 ............ .... .. . ...... ...
_ · ···· ······· ····
870, 367
3,65b 662
10, 717,375
14,641, 2\11
14,520, 849
120, 442
1·;rgin ls lanrls
.....
.. .. ....
2. 428, 762 ......... .
3,993
22
3i2, 447
41;',, 202
851, lb7
729,9 11
480. 1,5
249, 72o
I nr!istrihUtl'Cl by state ..
--'='-~
ii, 181,404
6, 154, 0fi7
9, 120, 3!\6
7,932,888
24 , 286, 9.'i3
13, 8~2. 883
9,320, i 09
6, 4b2, 638
5,523.882 1
95, , 756
-' In clucles proirrams of other F,•rl, ral agencies financed by allocauon of WI' A fund s und er th e ERA Acts of 193~. rn39 , and fiscal years 19,11 a nrl IV42. E,p,•rnhturcs on th,,se programs b,•gan in July
1938. Inclurles NYA aclministralive ex 1w nses incurred prior to Jul y 1039, wh,•n lhc \\'PA and NY A programs we re administererl jointly.
8 ~,•parate data on \\'
PA a nd ol her Frrlcral ag,•ncy ex penrlitur,•s arc giwn hy s tate fo r the fiscal years 1939 and 1940 on p. 123 of the R eport on Progress of the ll'P.tl Program , June 30, 1940, and for tbe
fiscal y1•ar 1941 on p. 11 0 of the Report on Progress of th, WP. I Program, Ju ne 30, 1941.
Sourc-1• B ased on report s of the L'. R. Treasury Depart ment and the \\·ork Projects Arlministration.
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'ti
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0:,
'1
0:,
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TABLE VII. -
AMOUNT OF WPA AND SPoNso Rs' F UNDS EXPENDED FOR NoNLABOR P uRPOSES ON PROJ ECTS OPE RATED BY WPA, BY TYPE OF P URCHASE o R
R ENTA L AND BY SOURCE OF F UND S
CUM ULATIVE THROUGH AND YEAR ENDING J UN E
30, 1942
I
I
Cumulative through June 30, 1942
Sponsors' fund s
T otal fu nds
Type
WPA funds
Amount
P ercent
Amoun t
I
Pofercent
t ota l
funds
I
Year ending June 30, 1942
100. 0
$1, 104,886,895
$2, 263, 715, 970
67. 2
Percent
I
$116,559.53
1
I
100. o I
---
$434, 539, I 11
Purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment_ _____________
1,895, 127, 333
56. 3
679,266,516
! , 215,860,8 17
64. 2
241,976,643
Stone . clay, and glass products__________________________
651,381, 750
19. 3
253, 446, 302
397,935,448
61.1
81, 490.281
Cement_ ___
Clay products: __ : ::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::
Concrete products __ ______________________________
Crushed stone ___ ___________ ___ ___________
--- ---- Sand and gravel__ _________________
------·--------Other_ ______________ __ _________
171,493,382
77,059,857
101. 636, 184
115, 997, 629
128, 491, 580
56,703, ll8
5. I
2. 3
3. 0
3. 4
3. 8
I. 7
96,168,350
26, 130,805
38,386, 731
43,050, 452
36,228,401
13, 481,563
75,325,032
50,929,052
63, 249, 453
72,947,177
92, 263, 179
43, 221, 555
43. 9
66. I
62. 2
62. 9
71. 8
76. 2
20, 402,840
6,820, 172
16,415,304
16, 172,030
16, 732,306
4,947,629
I
71.0
44, 424, 915
67,644, 428 1
48,277,610
80,747,676
68,549,332
75. 0
62. 6
72. 2
72. 6
9,025,394
7,526,468
13, 954 , 301
13, 918. 752
2.
l. 7I
3. 2
3. 2
74. 21
62. 8
42. 5
18, 664, 54 7 1
25,027, 146
14, 720, 935
---------- ----- --
Metal products, excluding mach inery
- ---- ------------
II.I
108, 2ll, ll4
Cast-iron pipe and fittings
Structural and reinforcing steel -: ___ ::::::::::: ::: ::_
Iron and steel products A _____ - --------- -------Other_ _________ __________
90, 155, 799
77,075,041
Ill , 803,566
94,395, 754
2. 7
2. 3
3. 3
2. 8
22, 5ll , 371
28, 797, 431
31,055,890
25,846, 422
Lum ber and its prod ucts, excludin g furniture and fixtures_
B ituminous mixtures, paving and other_ ____
-Textiles
__ __ ____ ___ _____________ ____ __ __
---------------
182,990.271
169, 495, 658
123,915,336
5.
5. 04 1
3. i
47,287.655
63, 023, 754
71 ,2 18,575
135, 702, 6161
106,471,904
52, 696. 761
M achinery anrl eq ui pment_ ______________________________
93, 576, 740
2. 8
44. 703, 104
48,873.636
52. 2
11, 762,669
Electrical machinery, su pplies, and equipment _____ _
Paving,
other
construction,
and______
transportation
equipment_
__ __________
____ ______
___ _________
Other ________ ____ __ _____________ ___________________ __
37,340,0 19
I. I
10,677, 258
26,662, 761
71. 4
3. 147,907
21,550,497
34. 686, 224
o. 7
16,113,864
17, 91 !. 982
5, 436,633
16, 774, 242
25. 2
48. 4
2,782,213
5,832, 549
- - ----
---
373, 430, 160
1.0
Chemicals and allied products __ _____ __ __ ____ ___ _______ __
P etroleum products ______________________________________
Miscell aneous _______ ____ _____________ ___ _______________ __
56,280,048
53, 787, 251
190,270, IJ9
1.7
I. 6
5. 7
R ent or equ ipment_ ______ -------- ------- -------------- ---- -Motor vehicles ___ _______ ______ _______________ _____ _____
T eams and wagons ____ ___________________ ______ ________
Construction equipment_ _______ ____ ____ ___ ____ ___ _____ __
Other ____ _________ ____________ _______________ ___ _____ _
1, I 30, 586, 623
Other
8 ___________________________ _____ __________ • _________
6 15,689, 225
30,972, 147
433,807, 216
50. ll8, 035
34 2, 888, 909
I
I
265, 219, 046
I
oI
17,455, 908
24 ,646,034
49,274,070
38, 824, 140
29, 141, 217
140,996,049
69.
54. 2
74.1
33. 5
352,016, 431
778, 570, I 92
68. 9
18.
0. 92 1
12 9
I. 5
247, 260, 637 1
21 , 173,895
79, 633, 749
3, 94R, 150
368,428, 588 1
9, 798, 252
354, I 73, 467
46, 169,885
59 86
31.
81.6
92. I
10. 2 1
n, 603, 948
I
78. 5
I
269, 284, 961
I
I
I
$3 I 7, 979, 580
I Pofercen
t
total
funds
I
78,3 17, 602
163,659,04 1
67. 6
49, 326, 185
60. 5
I. 6
3. 8
3. 7
3. 9
I.I
10,805, 298
I, 605, 550
5,693,985
6,792,91 4
6, 146, 720
I. ll9, 629
9,597,542
5. 214, 622
10,721,319
9,379, 116
10,585.586
3,828,000
47. 0
76. 5
65. 3
58. 0
63. 3
77.
10. 2
9, 127, 492
35,297,423
79. 5
I, 360, 109
2, Ill, 337
3,050,683
2, 605. 363
7,665, 285
5, 415, 131
10, 903, 618
II , 313, 389
84. 9
71. 9
78. I
81. 3
5. 8
3. 4
43 1
4,383, 497 1
9, 155,622
5, 234, iii
14,281,050
15,871,524
9,486, 158
76. 5
63. 4
64. 4
2.7 1
5,260, 769
6,501,900
55. 3
849,663
2, 298,244
73. 0
I, 894, 212
2,516,894
888,001
3,315, 655
31. 9
56. 8
4. i
I
0. 7 1
o. 6
I. 4
4,393, 295
4, 567, 464
23,934,042
30. 1
29. 056. 71 I j
IOI, 593,291
--ii .
58, 743, 163 1601, 482
59, 124, 627
12, 180, 730
135 1
0. 2
13. 6
2 8
14, 138, 936 1
72,923
14,424, 81 I
420,041
44 , 604, 227
528,559
44, 699, 816
ll, 760, 689
75.
87.
75.
96.
I
14 . 2 1
I
52, 72,. 248
I 30, 650, 002
61. 912. 466
I. 04 1
2.
7. I
9, 185. 218
70. 8
52.
7i.
I
;:o
trj
73. 2
32, 164,096
55. 7 1
18. 8
I
Amoun t
I, 812, 1661
4, 194,388
6,984, 795
6. 205. 461
8,761,852
30. 918, 837
Not elsewhere classified.
Includes space rent, contractual services such as light and telephone, land leases and easements, and other m isceBaneous expenditures.
Source: Work Project Administration.
A
B
Sponsors' fun ds
\\'PA fu nds
Amount
- -- -----
Total_ _____________ _______________________ _________ $3, 368, 602. 865
I
T otal funds
85.
"ti
0
;:o
,..,
0
"ti
;:o
0
Cl
;:o
l"'.I
U1
U1
0
"'J
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l"'.I
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~
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T .\BLE V l l l . - AMO U NT OF WPA AND SPONSORS' FUNDS EXPENDED ON PROJECTS OPERATED BY WPA , BY TYPE 0~' PROJECT, BY SOURCE OF FUNDS, AN D
BY OBJECT OF EXPEND ITU RE
CU M ULATIVE THRO UG H JUNE
30, 1942
\\. P A fund s
'rotal fu nd ~
S.ponsors· fund:--
Total
Labor
:-'on labor
Ty pe of project
Total
Percent
Amount
I
Total
A irports and ai rways _ __
Sen ice Division __
Pu blic activities ............ ............... ... . ... .
Art n.nd museum
.. . ......••
Education
Library .... ............... .
M usic ... ... .... .
Recreation .. __
,Yorkers' sen -ice ____ _____________ _
Writing.... .
Other. ... .... ... .
R esearch and records _
E istorical records sur\"ey
Public records .....
R esearch and surveys ..... .
Other ........ ..... .. .
Welfare ...... ............ ...... . ....•.
-
. ..
....
Feeding _
Production (excluding se wing) . _
P ublic health and hospital wo rk .. .
... ........ ...... _
Sewing.
T raining
Other
Division of Training and R eemployment
l'uhlic W ork Reserve ..... •.
\ lisc,•llancous
A
8
1
88. 8
$2, 722, 517.647
21. 6
$2, 263, 715,970
7, 473.971 , 777
fi. 49 1, 915, 002
86. 9
2, 264,863, 380
23.3
I, 915, 241 ,820
376, 457, 549
1,329,850,874
448. 343, 326
52, 049.374
4,812.348, 988
982, I 06, 556
233, 007, 180
I. 277. 110, 209
227, 561, IOI
3. 0
10. 5
3. 6
0 4
38. 2
7. 8
I. 9
10. 1
1.8
283, 73 2. 221
985, 211 . 777
371. 797, 735
43. ,i87, 466
3, 634, 8 73. 538
831. 105.868
182, 442.485
964 ,801, 778
176, 4 IR, 909
190, 600, 534
869, 032, 790
327. 604,630
41 ,965,361
3, 148,.166, 622
727. 261. 736
I 72. 677, 101
855. 853. 403
158, 752, 82,5
67. 2
88. 2
88. I
96. 3
86. 6
Si. 5
94 . 6
88. i
90. 0
92, 72,1, 328
344. 639,097
76, 54:i, .59 1
8, 4fi l , 908
1. 177,475,450
I /i i. 000. fibS
50. 564. 695
3 I 2. 30~. 431
51, 142. 192
24. 6
25. 9
Ii. I
16. 3
24. 5
15.3
21. i
24. 5
22 ..;
83, 8%. 683
290, 532, 221
61,233,4 45
4, 797, 559
I. 004 , 9/il. !i.10
I 22. ,i68, ,'\33
4 i , 079, 6fi3
2.i9, 799, 091
40,384,095
2, 7~0. 779,857
22. 1
2, 356, 13.\ 728
2, 216,5 19, 221
94. I
15. 3
323. 308, 407
905. 772. 205
7. 2
7.58, 21 1, 446
727,887, 841
9fi. 0
16. 3
llii. 098, si,
~6
20
I.I
~7
21
69, 578. O!i5
211 , 712.625
108,826,442
76. 3fi9, 778
202. 026, 79 1
1,126,344
25,685, 756
62. 88.\ 655
434. 7/i4. 97 1
66, 167, 462
201,336,662
I 06, 168, 230
74 , 232, 121
196. 207,055
I . 071 , 191
24,395,441
58,309.679
421. 296, 091
II. 7
16. 3
19. I
i4 0
83 I
7/i. 8
8.i. 8
7:i. 8
h!i. 8
70. 8
6. 2
15. 0
6,835, 270
34, 300,144
19,476. l fi9
6,096, 104
44 , 221. lfi.5
326. 094
966. %2
2,877,000
39,215, 21'0
i ii. i
bfi. i
l.i. 6
.iO 8
',4 3
78,808. 70 1
2.12, 991. 371
134. 506, 510
S.J, 477, 960
260. 386, 212
] , 506,238
27. 050, 913
67, 044.300
.5 11 ,367, 557
I
33. 798,835
196. 67 1. 630
253,507,666
27,389. 426
1. 363,640,095
29. 904 . 461
lfi4 , 513,754
204. 258. 819
22, 619,057
I. 007. 335, 289
95. 8
98. 4
96.0
95. 9
91. 8
2,589, 07"
29, 440, 794
40,777,406
3. 80,i, 308
200,470,784
7. 7
I. OS!i, 39S
15. 0
16. 1
13. 9
14 7
16. 707, li27
lo. 58h. 758
I, 933. 497
16,, 994. 299
292, 225, 603
49,535, 745
70, !i61. 235
712,6 12, 226
869, 926
37,364. 576
282. 675,624
47,8.i 2, 190
69. 430, 6!i2
629, -1771 171
866, 278
36, 933, 374
96. 7
96. 6
98. 4
88. 3
99. 6
98. 8
93,037, 775
6, 67fi, 488
18, ,133, 521
75. 989,843
164,035
6,069, 122
24 1
11.9
20.8
9. 6
15. 9
14 . 0
it\, 300, illl
Ii, l>Si. 304
9,530. 766
73,059,004
11 5, lli9
4, 100, 740
49,356,519
47,675,075
96. 6
13,631, 732
21. 6
5, 787, 55b
o. 5
3, 803, 746
45. 552, 773
3, 473, 442
44 , 201 ,633
91. 3
97. 0
844,356
12, 787,376
18. 2
21. 9
532. 847
5. 254 , 711
0. 1
943, 463
-11, 767, 181
~ 5
4. I
I
943, 463 1
7,611 , 225
----
9, 230, fi4 6
41,278, 746
25. 680,068
7, 108. 182
58, 3!iU, 121
379,894
I. 365, 157
4. 1.58. fi45
76,612. 586
~2
---
424, 644 , 129
===
I Ii, 560,759
95. 1
95. I
97. 6
97. 2
97. I
95. 1
95. 0
92. 7
96. 9
(~
4. 648, 102
68. 340,149
I
------------
77. 3
'
62,988,251
H ousehold workers' t raining
National defense vocational training
Amount
$R. 763, 753,411
385, 263, 3ib
56,2 12,233
89, 094, 756
788. 602, 069
1,033,961
43,433,698
or nonprofessional personnel in hos pitals
c>f total
funds
Am ount
$9, 8fi8, MO. :loti
9,738.835, 157
Buildings . .. ...... . .... .
... .
Conser vation
Engineering sun1 eys _
................... . .
Highways, roads, and streets
Recreational facilities (exclud ing buildings) ........ .
Sanitation . .......... ....... ............. ........... .
_
\\·ater and sewer systems and other utilities......
Other ... ............. . ........................ ........ .
of total
WP A
funds
100. 0
$12. !i91, 157, 9.53
DiYision of Operations
I
p rrr nt
0 total
sp nsors'
Iun cls
l 't•rc.·rnt
Pertt'nl
Amount
~3
I. 6
20
~2
ms
3. I
0.4
0. 7
6. 3
(A)
o. 3
0. 5
-(A )
(A)
31.209, 757
167. 2:10. ~6
212,730, 260
23,S!l-1.118
I. 1fi3. 1fi9. 311
8. 5
22, 4
25. 2
5. 0
------ ---- -------
- - -- - - 750,322
6,893, 791 --· ··79. 5 -I ··· ·
rn. 378, 4f6
I
83. 1
84. 6
-
90. 5
8·1. 3
80. 0
/i6. 7
~Ii. 3
81 2
9:1. I
~~ -
2
79 0
7(l. l
ib 0
-
>
'C
>,:i
r,-J
z
...
t;:;
~
fiH 2
51 2
-
-
b2 0
oh, 2
,ii 4
Oi\. I
70. 5
tii 6
i:
42
-
5
fi3. I
41 1
19,378, 185
Less tha n 0.05 percent.
Inrlufles adjustments for excess of deposi ts in the supply fund over payments out of the supply fund and for items in transit to control accounts, and sponsors' expend itures for Janel, land lesses ,
:1-.t•meots. and right-s•of-way.
~nurcc : " rork P rojects Admini st rati on.
0
CD
TABLE
J);:.
r\~I 0UNT OF
\YP A
.\XO 1'PUXHOR:-,' FUNDS EXPESOED ON PROJ EC'Tf; OPER .\TED BY
OBJEC'T OF EXPENDITllHE
YEAH. ENmNr: Jl' NE
:m.
\\' Pr\,
BY TYPE OF PROJE CT, BY SOURCE OF FUNDS, AND BY
-.:i
0
ltll2
\\. P .\ fund s
T otal fund s
Sponsors' funds
--Lnhor
1-
Total
Typ1 • of prnj1·rt
Amount
P1•rt·t•nt
Tol ;1l
P1 rC'l' nt
t'f total
W l' A
fund s
1
Amou nt
Nnnlahnr
I Percrut
of tota l
-J)l'rC'l'nl
I of tnlnl
~\ mount
A mou nt
s ponsors'
funds
funds
'- - -TotaL
$1. 22.5. fi4~. 2A I
l )i\b10n of Operations __
102, .ito. H,
Buildin gs ___ ___
C'onsL•rvation
Enf! int'.'rriog surn •y~
llig:hways, road s , and s ln' t.' l S
11 8
2. 1
0 .\
:12 I
3 :J
fi , 441, '115
39:l. 410. ti23
40. H,o. s:l3
10. •,9,. ''"
_
fl. 9
ns
l lh, '1 15, Oi!J
29. Hill. 4 I I
2 I
$,4 I. 49~. 22' 1
571. htl3.
,I
I
,Ii, i,89. 01.J
9 I. 496, ,:11,
Jli.135, .\54
., . l 72, 15-1
217, '.J95, !\Hi
2,. OtiR, 2%
i , 7Hi, :10fi
'"· 20,. t3o
211, iih, 421
~t21 . tia'"'. r,gs
.Jt.3. iOO. likl
41, IM.Rt\H
St, /\15, 3ii.J
14, fifi3. tll9
1, %9.t.lR
20 I. 3Si. % -1
313, m,2
2,.
7, 011 , 20H
lifi, 7ll2. 9 I 7
17 . \101. 1,0
:=I
Ser,i<·t· Division ____ ___ _
:iZ,., .•,Ul'I, AH,=.
l'uhlic· ac·th·itks
104 , 417 . .,:m
Art und m1h,·t1m
2'1. b
:=
'
10, 3,0 . .Ji,li
21. it3. 11,2
11,. \lt t,0,2
9.(140,.1%
31, 30i, 4 tO
1, 33H, 211.5
2, (\2o.fili>
R. Q:17, Ri,2
5l. 44,1. i~i
Education
Lihrnry __
_
Re crration
\V1 ,rkrrs' sen kt.·
\\· n1 ing __ . _
Other
R t''"areh and n•c·ords
" ·•·!fan·
Ft' t·ding . ___
l'roduction (1•xc-ludin g st•\\ in!!)
J'u hlit hralth and hos pilal work
l--1'\\ ing __
__
Training of nonprufl·s~iunal Pl·rsomwl i11 hos pitals __ _
Oth,•r_ ______ , __
Dhi..,i1,n of Training and Hf'employnwnt
ll ousehnld work1•rs ' trnrnmf,!:
__
S ntiunal defrnse , ueut ional trninin~
0. i
2 r,
0 l
(I 2
0 i
.j
4, J..ti. g~..-1
-
-
.)
0 .....
2U
I 4
---
II istorical n cords sun C'Y
Puhlk reeords
Ht'st•arcn and s urn•Ys
l'uhliC' \\. ork R ese r ve ___ _
:'\lise1·llaneous a ________ __
I, .j
114,153,927
2;1, 72~. 5"'il
Ht•trPat ional faC'ilit it•s (t.·,l'luding huildinl!s)
Sanitation
\\"all•r and sc•wt•r s Ys l1 ' 1t1'.'-i and othl'r ut1htil'S
Othrr_ __ _____ ___ .
Other_ ___ ______ __
-0
- -" -
---
.--\ 1rport s and airways
?\fusie
11111 0
h10, 0711. 2H I
2
2.1. 1011. n:rn
0. 3
2 l
21. 794 . ..,d li
t02, 92i
172, 735, 27b
I " I
( ')
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mm
Y:\ 17;J,
:i. 0,,2, 1,,17
2Y. 031, lti2
---2 :l
--1-( ')
:i70. s1,a
2~. liliU, 2H7
!11:J . .ir :J i
- 3.1101. 21iU
2 3
I
u. 2
o
l
34. 3
2,\2. 052. 67h
25, ,1i2fi, 4 23
24 , 9
34 4
37 3
3i. 1
22, 59Y, 9~1
41,873.033
i. 013, 223
726,022
Iz.t. o3fi, fii,O
31 :i
27. 2
3,\. ,;
30. :\
10,liH , lhl
2. fili . 202
34 . 192. iOI
i. 019. 60,1
~5
~3
~D
~g
~-
~n
~2
m2
~2
·19. 6.\i. 0h9
9,593.027
I . 269. 4fil
I.Jo. 014. 926
12. SI 2, .>38
2. ~.9. 179
11 . 43fi. r,44
9. 022. 993
rn. ;
91. 3
h0. 8.18, 110 I
2-tH
f14, k 16, 29~
Do. -I
26,887.1194
2.,. 7
21. Sli , 019
/'I, 212, /'ll i4
HJ, 075, 2 lfi
7,ififi.ili
17,tlH4, lfi2
Ill. %5. 494
7, 021, ~ml
21. t.11, HR4
!l 17 , 4rh
H-L h
2, lfifi. !i22
5,667.9 16
.), 488, 2\10
l, 794.,20
8,870. 039
342, 74 I
412. I 18
2, 144,.148
9. 64 1. 568
211. H
22. 9
32 I
19 9
28. 3
25. 6
15. i
2fi. 7
18 i
I , 7.59. 51"
4.912.170
4, f.H. 028
1, a!i3. 915
6,8 13,586
:J03 . 779
273, 979
1, !iii6.044
5, iiifi, 0., 2
Ii . ll
/\ti,1, i3I
2, :\99, 3(i+i
2. tiiO, 9lti
11, 4;\,i, 702
7, 21., . 77,i
22. 437, 11)1
99n . .124
2. 213, oOO
"· i,93, 3:34
41.h04,219
--·--3, 443. 11\8
21, 103, 7ti\J
Hi, Ui:3, Oli4
Ii~. 002. Oil';
U. I
0 1
f12H. 340
$31i, 9i9, 580
, :l. 9ti3, 2011
7 '
Y92, 22:i
I , 31 [>,fiYY
31 I
29S, 2 I 2, 5h0
2:l3, iOS, H3i
:J.J:l,91'>
12,. 405 , 9:1r,
,11i, lih'd. -ltiH
$.181, J.10. 02',
I
1:rn
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II I
ll . 2
I :i
I Ii
1[1.
21i, ilO,t1Hl
"'if, 2
1,1.
--
2. :rn:i. m:i
11 , :m t , 111
H, 7Yi,lill
o:lO, 9'>0
1.1120.:m4
2. 130. f,fi6
.I. li8 I. Slfo
40. 067, 242
3, 295, 82ii
211. :rn9. 2:w
lt,. 1:11. 4s,
:l311. liY2
I 19, liiS, Hl,1
Ii~:;~~~: ~~~
11, Iii, •l2ti
:i,, :170. ,, 14
~27, .17ti
!149. h2 I
\14 3
H,i. i
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\I.I. I
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f!fi. 4
\I,\. ~
9.\ . i
Yli 2
1.r1. 9
59. 009
14 Ii
2.1. i
37. 3a3, 227
Yi . I
2i. r;:3.r1~:i
Yi ti
%4
h:i. i
99 ti
Y3 I
li,%.l,2:H
I. lti7, 929
II.bit. b,\S
litl,2 ~3
2%.:l%
2h. lt
21. 1;
21\. 8
20. ll
,r.. 3
22. 5
22, 4bi, !,93
r)ti9, !H3
2. t:O!i , 921\
11. :l3!i, 374
I 14 , OliK
2-10, 4.,:l
21i, :3!'13, O~Y
YA. 9
271, 139
211.0"'il, H:10
80. O
91, 0
943. 4r,3
i 50, 322
3, 425, (i69
79. 5
:.?2 -4
- ----
- - -- ---1. .546, 9:ll
5. 3
---- ---55, f\38
1. 491,293
532. tl lU
h4. 5
- ---
88. 5
84. 3
79. 4
:'li. 2
h5. 3
ii:l. l
~s ..,
,3. 2
77. 8
- - - so. 2
- - -81. l
- - - -
81. 2
Sil. 7
84. 6
86. 6
76. 8
88. 6
1\6. 5
72. f;
58. 9
- - - ---- --- - ---
14. 329. :l 12
315, 22i
2i, If,9 00.J
·3, 533, i7U
704, 51 i
3. 99(i. 270
4, h"l. 7i2
Y,\. 4
Yli 2
Y3. 2
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------·
- --- -
83. 4
80. 3
liO 0
.~4. i
fii . g
H4 :l
w. o:rn
548, 09i
15. 0 ~
,\ . 2
- --
h2 . ~
SIH
U2. f)
9.\ . .)
70. 7
81. .j
I r,
50 I, 182
- · --
3,5. 4
- -- -
84.3
33. 6
s3fsii7l: - _
Less than 0.05 pcrc-,·nl.
H lndutles adjustnwnt s fur t•xe~•s:-; of •ll-1,osits in thi.:! suppl) runLl U\l:r payments vut of Lhu supply fund and !or it\•ms m trans it to control atco uuts , aud sponsors· cx1x•nditu rcs ror 1and, hmtJ lco..-,es ,
and rie.hts-o(-\\U)' .
Sou rc(' ; \\-ork Projects Administration.
A
08St'Dh' lllS ,
~
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71
APPE DIX
r . - AMO FNT OF
TABLE
U Mt' L\TI\. E THROrr.n J P"E
\YPA,
RY
WPA AND Sro:s: RORR' Fc·NDR EX P ENDED ON PROJ E<'TR OPERATED
BY 80l' R<.:E Of' Fl"NOR, AND BY OBJE CT OF ExPE NO I T RE
30. 1942
\\'P .\ fun<l s
S ponsors ' runcls
•on labo r
Lahor
St ate
'rotal funds
'l'otnl
'rotal
P crcC'nt
or tota l
" ' PA
A
fund s
'l'ota l
.......................... $ 12. 59 1. JS7. 953
Ala bama ______ --·
$!J, hfi8, 640. 306
Arkansas .... _...... .
a lif rnia .. .
olorado .. _
)87,892, 177
54, 9,'\8, 249
I 16,878,5 17
6:!3. 083. 70 I
14 I , 9.>8, 53U
1:35, 2:! J, 693
:J,,894, 713
11 2,978,139
1118, 4·18, 156
1119, 060. 579
Connec ticut
De laware
District of olumhia __
F lorida
Georgia
127,607, 1->3
14. 076. 2.51
S J. 624. 170
172. 476,523
184,40 1. 1:JI)
!JU, 679. 101
Idaho .................... .
l llinois ................. .
Indiana ._ ............. _.
53, 493.449
944. 597, 742
31i2, 0-10. 098
J.>2. 899. 78S
157,920.66 1
Ari zona _________ _
l O\\' Q
__ _______________ _
Kan sas _________________ _
II , W-1,987
41. 635, 410
13 I. 132. 997 1
1:J7. 8 12, 905
36. 9 15,830
740. 088. 069
2x.,. 789, 384
!06. 8\19. I 26
11 ', 696, 42.1
85 5
52, 660, 4S.I
17, 0fJ3, 536
33,900,378
13-1, 635, 5-15
32. 897,960
45, 554, 152
13, li.5, 57 1
'.IR, 796. 249
104. 357, 417
28, 205, 352
6 5
79. 0
84 . 9
77 . ,)
85. 7
91,262,908
IO. 357, 774
:Jr,, 837, 67 I
1111. 4~4. 1,,1
11 '. 004. 06/i
91 f,
92. !l
Z1. 928, 0.52
24,547,411
2. 25 1. 786
6,828, 7 1 I
35,507, 776
41. 89,1, 322
87 . 9
78. 2
13,895,056
146. 736, 144
66,27 1. •IS9
38. 557, 385
34,7 10,623
83 S
71 S
86 9
1 J.>. f>li2,
32,663,
95. 836,
44 2. 879,
96,340,
32. 305.
6S3. 9M.
256. 69<J,
!15, 0~.
I02. 869.
4!18
7HI
2fi2
3S!i
633
86 2
84 8
8/i \I
88 3
ss. ,)
84 3
,) 6
87 .\
88 4
89 8
RX H
gr, 7
417. 125. 652
241. 095. 266
HH. 475, 724
303. 340, 752
H4. 335,200
375. 120. 7,>7
2 14 . 783. 869
i\5, 59•1. 563
269,483,3 12
.,7, 623, 265
89. 9
8\1. I
81 9
Montana _ --------------- --- ------------
.,30, 389, 5,\(1
3 11. 787,392
147,739,821
3i,5, 49i, 70
84,383, 187
Nebras ka
_............... _...... ..
Nevada
N w Hampshire
New Jersey
New 1\1"exico
137, 20 1, 923
12, 798, fi ) ,)
11 , ;J,10, 061
482,9 10, 83G
6 1,7 10, l ,>8
10 1. 2 13,037
8. f,f,6, 353
;J2, 246, 167
376. S89, 156
47, 0,5 ), 640
9,392.239
7, 6 1I. 974
28,806,424
34fi. 764,949
39. 824,847
88 3
87. 8
I. 1.51, 153, 741
98,367, 803
47. H.16, l:lf'i
649. 078. 7(16
142. 492,546
8K 6
~ f issouri _ -----------------------------
I. 2fl9. 629.
8[1
I
f,.,
75 3
3. 3
93. 7
8X X
9. 6
8\1. 3
92. 0
·I 6
rn.
ow
on
577.
20 1. 509.
76,250. 7H
4 6, 000. 662
39,224, 238
87. 6
91. 3
18,405.993
147,933, 2 14
13. 923. 508
2'.I. 312,420
16,924,621
84 2
Sh 4
84 I
84. ti
87 ,
40, 3S2. 133
9 1. .,37. 666
17, 64:J. 770
4,776.006
22, 2:l6. 929
75. I
8 5. 2
84 ~
80 4
81 4
503
IO I
81. 2
8 5. S
83. 2
84. 2
3,467,0 12
5, 5.\2, 2 12
61,564
74. I
4.8
76. 4
53. S7Y. Iii->
94. 21\,1, \l:l3
52. 22.>. 343
91 4
8S. (I
Rfi 4
21, 84 , 069
171,198,53 1
16. 558, 55fi
34,552, b37
19,272,034
169,338, 162
fi7. ,1!1i, 32,5
nO,fl, 960
I 03. 829. 468
l 15. ,1!,0, 240
2n. 631. 2(1,
46, 7Xfi. 92,\
17. 113,34 1
76 ..,2(;, 2\1.\
9\, 227, 9 4.5
230, 1113, 3\IS
42, 4 Ill. JX6
J.1,976, 7J2
fill, 109,584
RS 0
vi I
90 Ii
9;1. ~
86. 4
S3, 757,922
107,384, .~!iS
20. 8 JO. ·HXJ
.5, !):.!(;, fi l\l
27. 30:l, I 73
l!ll. 6,57, 925
1!11 , 2 13, .166
327. :l2 1. 273
21, fj()2, OSG
146. 210. fif)!i
149,344 . 4281
250. S.12, IS9
l,>, OH 190
I 32, 222,
132. 5S2,
226, :!99,
13. 070.
733
44 7
7 JX
424
90. ,)
8X 8
90. 4
86. 9
4 ,), 447. 356
41. SUU. J:IS
76. 772, 11 4
6, 557, 66
20. 743
10. 20X
t!I. 2
13. 93\1, :ii~
9. 2f~1. 728
:_HJ{
24, 141.12,
506. 400
7, 64 ,5, 710
19,01 5, 23fi
37i, 9ifi
82. 5
7"-! 8
7 I. 6
6,34 3, 07b
4. 94 I. fi!iO
ii ,9
ndistributed by s tate ' .. _...... ..
:m, 7'.!i,
.IS6, V!l4
f\
2.16, 802, 762
4.5, 967, 636
16, 164, 793
123,26 1. N!
46,220,561
,, s
20. 71 3
~
82 ,5
74 4
86 I
293. 098. )(j4
50. 354. 486
I • 2,3. UIS
153. 6,877
56,806,341
63. 372. mH
Alaska _. --· ...................... _
______________ _
_ _
H awa ii
-• ........... -.
Puerto Ri eo
............ Virgin Islands
8:i
83
6. 6
82.3
83. 0
84 9
88. 0
,r,1, 333. 22.1
W as hington
·w es t Virginia
, viscons in
" ' yo ruing _ __ _
~
88. 5
3 1. 153, 762
3,399,244
7,551.473
89,983,297
12, 96, 747
mo.
o.,o.
3h l. 016. 063
83
35,98 . 8 6
4, 132, 162
9,093.894
106,02 1,680
14 . 658,518
71. 628. 92:l
235
942.
343
5f..
107. I 19, 640
60, 4fi6, !b6
Vil 1
I
89 9
76 0
83 :i
87 . 3
85 2
84 . 7
93,476.992
I. I J:l. 397, 76fi
72, 61~,. h!IU
14 I. 702. 477
79. 738, 220
~.\ . 0
Mi 6
911 3
, -t . i
39,421,889
32,63 1,967
6. 9->6, 658
13, Jf,2,395
90. 657,681
68 4
85 V
86. 120. 846
59,052,269
37, 763. 357
6 1. 49 1, 923
16. 971,442
I 13. 263,898
70. 692, 126
43. 26-1, 097
72. 157, I JR
20,047,987
.. .......... .
Oregon .
______________ _
P ennsy lvania
Rh ode Island _............. _-•
outh Carolina ................ _._
__ ......... _..... _
South Dakota
54,)
I JS. 736. 639
54, 4\11, 422
7 11', 60f1, :J1-1~
ll>h, 262,362
I
47, 272. 767
39. 0 14 . 9 o
8 , 434, 37
I 7, 688, 43:J
105,327. 73
I ..192, 727,
)fi6,0'J I.
72. 764,
\72, 442,
225, 068.
'Tennessee
Texas
•
Utah
Vermont _
Virginia ___ _
$2,263, 715, 9
2,88 1,264 1
9,988. 760
41 , 3•13. 52fi
46,588, .525
New York ....................... .
North arolin a .......... ..
No rth Dakota
Ohio
Oklaho ma
709
12,>
HO
2fi!'1
703
83 I
$2, 722,5 17.647
14
466
5%
139
67fi
- - - - - -- l- - - - - 1 · - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
I 33. 387, 6fifl
I 13. 056. 470
26. 668. 9 ,> )
48,706.0 18
133. 206. 777
J\Tichigan ....... .... ................... 1\ li nnesota . _........................... _
Miss issiJ)pi. .. ...... .................... -
J=
-------------- -----
7.50
14,>
793
257
787
M a ry land
M · acbuseus
Per ent
of total
s ponsors '
fw1ds
t
88.8
156,655,
130. 273.
3,\ 436.
58. 491.
462. 569.
1\fa in e
n1 oun
$,~. 763. 7"3. 411
203, 928, ,5 ) 7
169. 288. 130
43. 87 1. 17 1
76. 179. 690
567. 897. 660
K en tucky
Louisiana
TATE,
BY
4. 675. 7\IO
6, 5b3, 169
80. 594
36,908,
35. 9f.S,
63. 879,
5,520,
220
I 6•1
88 .5
80 1
81 4
• lncl udes supply fund adjustment and cent ral office projects.
ource: \ \'PA e:o; J)eocl itures based on L'. ~- Trca:,ury D rpartmcnt and ,,·ork Project!:i .\ t.lwmi~trat.ion n.\11orts, sponsors' t''- l'l'nditnrcs based on
WP A reports.
72
REPORT 0
T .\RLE Xl.- .\M OUNT OF
\V PA
BY
PROGRESS OF THE WPA PROGRAM
O PERATED BY
AND SrONRORR' F i::NDR EXPEXDED ON PR O JE CT
E OF F UNDS, AND BY O B J ECT OF Ex r END I T RE
V.' PA ,
BY
TATE,
Soun
YEAR ENDING Jt' NE 30, 19-12
\\'PA funds
poo sors' fund s
Lnhor
Non labor
tate
Total
Amo u □ t
Total
Alahama .
Ari zona
_!\ rkan::-as. __
Californi a _
Colorado.
Prrceot of
tota l IVP A
fund s
Total
Amount
3Ii, 9i9,
3 l. 150,025
86. 2
1, :.?:?.i. fi-t , 2M
i2i, 93f,, 69
44, 49 , 229
- - - - - - 1 -- - - - - 1 - - - - - - -- - - - 1- - - - - -1- - - - - - 1 - - - 9. 598,330
11. 0-lO, 532
,,. l
15,0 15. fi l I
li. 23-l. 691
2b, 275, 223
2, lh2. OOll
2. 621. 232
i9 . 2
3. 23b, 722
4. Oh9, 633
6. 7IO, 1'fi5
5,357, 41>0
6,545, 163
6. 7
11. 909, ,\2 1
13, 732. 0,9
20, 277. 2..12
15. 560, 168
1 , 6 15, 38
b3. l
35,569,933
42. i99, >,h9
hi. 41~. 727
3,252,367
3,805. Oi9
i. 5
, 437, i90
9. 640. 279
13, 445, 35
f,, 1,9. 903
I. -t!li, 7~2
5,9 15. 153
27,412. ~M
24,610,390
4,601.986
I, I,'>4, M2
4. 493. 974
19, 9,9. 324
16. 869, 9-10
3 . .\lb. 070
I. 034, i2fi
3. 491 , >,37
772
15,
13, 994. 240
i6. 4
89. 6
2-,,.
77. 7
i6 . 5
83. 0
1., i, 9 Ii
342, 9-10
I. 421 . Ii9
i , 423. 530
i, 740. 450
l owa
Kan sas __ _
6. 710,000
$1, 12H,42'J
2i, 6R~. 3i9
18,007, 7H2
JG, 253, 196
4. 539. 40,\
54. 987,630
17. 784. 505
l I. 527,293
l I. 148, 944
3, 905. 5i2
49, 462, 967
15,784. 3i l
10,272.819
IO. 057. 989
6. 0
90. 0
88. 8
9. l
90. 2
2, liO. 595
26. 13,, i91
9, 903. 874
6. 480. 489
5, IO~. 252
Kentucky __
Loui~iana
;l! ai ne . ..
) [aryland .
Arassachuse ll s
2.\, 465, 61 I
23, If,9, 639
6. 3,\1', 128
>,.03,. i67
49. x3.,. 071
Ii, 564, 6f0
16. 045. r.,o
5, ,ii. 304
5.3il. 106
3i,032. 9f,
15,529, 557
13. 678,8 14
2. 290. 676
3. 913,436
3 1.477 , 43~
8 .4
5. 2
39 i
72. 9
85. 0
,. 900. 951
i, 123. 969
' fi, 24
2. 66i, 661
12, ~05, li5
ill ichigan .....
~ l ino sota
:l l ontana ...
43, 92.\, I39
3 1,252,5 19
21. ,Oh, 9-Ii
3U. I 18, 45
h. i55, 480
28, S90, 6
23. 640. 856
14,053, 194
27. 606, if,4
5,965.620
26, I 13. 523
20. 444 , 668
11.419, 2,i
2-1, 995,966
5. 153. 547
90. 4
86. 5
81 3
90. 5
86. 4
15. 034, 553
10, fi ll , 663
i.655. 753
11. 5 12, 0 l
2, 789, 60
l I, 805, 082
8,57 1. 853
6,468, OOi
10, 23 , ;09
2,236, 11
:\'ebraska
Ne,·ada __
Ne\l: Il ampshi re
NC \\l' JerSC'Y
New !vl exico
Ifi .•\32, 9,3
I, 12fi, 365
4. 520, ;or,
3,, 05i, 48i
10, 345, 778
10. 96i. 300
839. 629
3. 394, 949
25. 971. ii I
7, 226, I 70
9. 07. 234
70h. 34,\
2, 495,994
23. 056, 4i3
5. 744 , 942
9. 4
~ul
5,565.683
286. i36
I, I 25, i57
12,0 5. 776
3, l 19,608
4, 841. 4&
232, 43
9i9, 3 16
9, 74 -. 233
2,78 1,957
108, 51, 13i
26. f-97, 358
6, 374, h29
g;,, tH3
27, 74 t. 28 7
77. 819,606
16. Ii , 621
·I. 171. 773
41. 337. %1
90. 2
86. 4
le , 471. 229
70. 198. 620
13,642.68 1
3. 603. 00 1
36. 41.\, 095
].\, 037, ,\95
31. 031. 53 1
10, 079, i37
2,203, 056
17,640.662
9. 2i0, 0
25,626, 66
9,068, 028
, il2
!,
13, 3 • ii3
i, 667,55 1
Oregon . _
_
Pennsyl vania
Rhod e Island .... .
~o uth Carolina .. .
South D akota ..
IO, 193,634
7S, 59 1, 203
r,_ 590, 30
20. 1,31, 365
i , 0%, 352
i. 391. 47
56. 203, b92
3. 843. 785
15, 66,\, 225
4,685. 486
4. 979,977
51. 6h3, 20i
3. 316, &86
13, 794, 139
4, 15.5, ;22
sr.. 3
08. l
88. i
'l'ennessee __
Texas . . . . . . . . .
!' ta b.
, ·ermont_ __ ________ _
Virginia __
21. 466. 444
6l 25!<. 161
" · 552, 3!\6
2, 25-1, 573
12. 090, 408
14. 65i. 60,\
40. 36. 613
5. 155. 041
I, 5ih. 689
. 43.\, 800
12. MJO. 762
34. 465. 698
4, 712, 51
l.3h0,i30
6. 960, 95i
8i.3
h4. 4
91.4
i.5
2. 5
6. o.,. 9
22, 421.548
3. 39i. 315
6i5, 84
3,654.608
\Vashingtoo .
" 'est Vi rginia
15, 440, 622
24,869.848
28. 438, 287
I. 689,922
10, 907,055
16, 9.16, 056
17. 6fi3. 378
1. 22i, 905
9, 037, 946
14. 851 , 467
15, 920, 452
1.140, l 2
82. 9
87. 6
90. 1
92. 9
4,533, 567
7,9 13. 792
10,774 ,909
462,017
i.5!, 429
Ii. ',l.7 , 601
560, 7 0
653,325
14, 11 6. 335
480. 186
164 . 0 0
ll, 059, 109
352. 548
25. l
105, 104
3,771 . 266
o. 59-1
484,949
484. 9-19
453, Ifi3
93. 4
C'onn('Ctitut
_____ .
Delaware ____
District of Columbia ...... .
Florida ...
Georgia
Tdaho .. __
Illi nois ..
l"n diana __
!\ I ississippL _
~ 1issouri
_
New York
~orth Carolina _ __ _
:\'orth Dakota ....
Ohio .
Oklahoma ....
\V isconsin _
\\·yoming ____ _
H awaii __ _
Puert o Hico __
\ ' irgin Is lands ..
Undist rihuterl by s tate ' --- ·
P ercent of
tota l s ponsors' fuad s
5.,.
i9. 5
I.]
&8. 1
SL 4
~ul
j'~
3
73. 4
2,357, 19i
19. 026, 69 1
I, 287,357
3,858.8 1I
2, 152. 9i0
78. 5
o. s
84 ..\
88. 9
0. 2
2, i}
90. 0
8.\. 7
75. 9
2. 7
4. l
5. 0
73. i
74 . i
9. 3
ii. 4
.7
9. Ii
7h 4
l. 6
4. l
83. 9
85. 2
85. 6
64 . 288
3. 282,923
61,564
61. 2
i.I
76. 't
.. Jnrlurles supply fund actj11 ... tnwnt and central offic(' projeCLs.
~ouree : \I PA e,penditu res based on U.S. Treasury Department and Wor k Projec ts Ad ministration reports; sponsors ' expenditu res based on
\\PPA rt>porls.
73
APPE DIX
TABLE x r r. -A i 1ouNT oF
1\'PA
A-'"D. rox isoRs' F -'"Ds Ex PENDED oN P RoJE Ts OPERATED BY vVP A , BY
BY ~l.uon TYP E OF PR OJ ECT
l"Ml"LATl\"E TIIR
ttG ll J l'NE
30,
TATE AN D
1942
Di\"ision or ( >p,•rnt urns
rend
Total
ts te
-------------------\ irports and ain,
Buildings
a)~
Engine,•rin g: s11n t.l ys
Cooservalion
T ot al
Amount
T otaL ... .........
Pr rcmt
3. 6
$52. 049, 374
o. 4
1. 0
15. 3
12. I
12. 4
11. 7
1, 875,9 7
677,577
2, 554,613
I I , 165,876
8,990,720
749, 966
7, 745
l , 006, 463
3,41 ,036
383,362
0. 4
(A)
12. 4
17. 4
13. 9
] 7. 8
JO. 5
4,347,641
665, 41
380. 757
3,069,689
930,907
3. 4
4. 7
2, 073,228
1.6
I.
0. 5
497, 574
998,855
0. 5
5,394.9 3
59, 1-1 5, 132
32, 451, I JO
12,409. 759
14,145,365
JO. I
6. 3
9. 0
8. I
9. 0
13,876,074
23, 19, 752
25,524, ! OS
6, 846, 165
13, 025, 177
25. 9
2. 5
2,4 54 , 264
12. 2
I I. 7
5. 0
11. 6
13. 0
613,392
3, 29 , 632
962, 7 9
3, 79,548
27, 414 ,295
o. 3
2. 1
24, 9:Jl, 973
19, 06, 754
2, 18 1, 144
8. 12,923
74, 081, 167
6,667, 197
7,359, 9 10
6. 332, 22 1
3,320, 048
2,967, 52 1
I. 3
2, 4
4. 3
o. 9
3 ..5
35, 719,491
42. 795, 11 5
13, 070, 621
37, 292. I 12
7,255,094
24,000,316
12,249,299
2,845,266
25,630,865
8,826,044
4. 5
108, 988, I 09
9,409,386
31. 943,046
370, 949, 506
53, 026,697
3, 575, 640
446, 135
2,497,574
7,872,652
2,751,9 13
2. f,
3. 5
6. 0
1. 6
4. 5
12, 0·13, 457
970,346
2,640, 155
54,608,112
16,601 ,833
3,435,809
776, 113
2, 29 1,522
14,372, 706
6,859,501
I, 193,447, 7•10
121.973,05 1
58, 443, 798
714,765,5 13
181, 058, 787
67,319,027
7, 255, 753
!, 238, 789
14,167. ]75
4,539, 693
!04 . 058. 273
5. 70 , 049
9,903.267
15, 61
33, 072, 6-13 1 6, 084, 24
127, 435, 069
19, 908, 974
136,816,435
5,639,022
4. 5
Id aho ......•... .. . .....
lllinois ........ .... ... .
lndiaua.. ............ ..
I owa .. .... ......... .. ... .
K ansas .............. .... .
53. 493, 449
944,597, 742
362,040, 09
152, 99, 7
157,920,661
45, 9, 167
720,072,021
306,207,010
124,025, 32
I 25, 7,605
I , 448, 969
19,602,959
5,632, 353
3,055,291
2. 946, 24
Kentucky ........ .. ... .
Louis iana ____________ __ _
Maine ...... .......... .
Maryland ............ .
M assachusetts .. . ...... . .
203. 928, 5 I 7
169, 288, 130
43,871.1 71
76, I 79, 690
567, 97, 660
167. 642, 423
133,367, 180
37, 123,356
63. 070. 272
397,376, 033
I, 662, 32
3,984,977
9, 079,624
4. 417,660
II , 57,100
530, 9,550
311 , 7 7. 392
147, 739,821
375,497,870
440, 259, 688
241. 144,908
107. 295. 125
30 1,717,848
65, 771, 354
Connecticu t. ..... .
D elaware .......... ... .
District of Columbia .... .
F lorida ............ . . ...
Georgia _________ ___ _
ebras ka ......... .
evada .. .... . .... .
New H am pshire ___ _
Tew Jersey ___ __ _____ _
New 1'I exico _____ _____ _
New York ....
North Carolina
:-forth D ak ota
Ohio ............ ..... .
Okla homa..... ...... ... .
Oregon .. ....... ..... .
P ennsyl\•a nia ......... . .
Rhode Island .. ......... .
Sout h Carolina ......... .
South Dakota.... .
1.,ennessee. _____ __
1.,exas ______ --- _- - -
Ll t a h ...........•..
V rm ont_ ________ _
Virginia __________ _
W ashington . . . ..... .
,,:~st VL!"ginia . __ ____ __
W ISCO DSID _________ -- --- -
Wyomi ng ........ ..... .
4,383, I 7
137, 201. 923
12, 79 , 515
41, 3·!0, 06 1
482,9 10, 83f,
61 , 710, 151,
I, 592, 727, 709
166,091, 125
72, 764, 44 0
872, 442, 2(;.~
225, 06 , 703
I
74, 739, l JO
897, 430,242
56,390,922
105, 870, 943
62,294, 52 1
169,338, 162
38 1,016,063
67, 597,325
23,079,960
!03, 829, 46
141, 56 1,961
26 ' 154, 333 1
54, 455. 193
17,201. 64S
68,454,621
191,657,925
19 1, 243,566
327. 324, 273
21,602,056
I. 4
4. 9
5. I
0. 1
11. 8
i i. 5
3.1
2. 7
2. 1
1. 5
2. 0
I. 9
0. 8
2, 4
20. 7
5.
4. 2
4. 4
I. 7
I. 6
2. 0
6, 769,082
19, 519,984
928, 017
3. 656. 784
J, 372,307
7. 2
6,034,957
9, 742, 731
3, 024,4 76
670, 159
2,994,052
3. 6
I 53, 903, 4 76
158, 587, 00 I
260,549,455
15,709,823
12,513,610
5, 149.980
3,7 , 226
557, 712
6. 5
586,994
12, 761,375
25,014 , 76 1
459, 434
I , 644,974
4,372,993
120, 448
6,343,078
8,522
30, 727, 297
8•
I
I
72, 60 . 99
14 I , 702, 477
79, 738,220
93,476, 992
I , 11 3,397, 766
20, 743
13,939,518
Alaska ...... .......... .
8. awaiL __________ _
.P uerto Rico ______ ---Virgin Islands . .
nd istribute'1 by state
I
Percent
$44 , 343, 326
127,607.153
14 ,076,251
51, 62{. 170
172, 476,523
I 4, 401 ,430
Colorado ..... .
Amount
10. 9
5.
5..5
nJifornia _ _
Percent
I 0. 6
10, 936, 955
3,015, 722
2, 0 I , 60
31,009,729
7. 226. 467
Arkansas ....
Amount
20,530, 71
8,379, 159
17,758,357
7 ,4 ,655
16,720,
149, 69. 329
45,047,3 15
11 9,0 15. 43~
413.276, IOI
I 05. 938, 965
Ari zo na __ _ _
Pcr~ nt
I , 329, 850, 74
$12.59 1,157, 953 $9, 73 , 835, J.57 $376, 457,5 49
Alabama ..
Amount
1. 8
I. 3
2. 6
I. 7
2, 6
4. 5
2. 9
2. 9
2. 7
I. I
2. 6
11. 8
14. 2
252, 050, 100
19,994,037
9,602, 46 1
48,959,981
34,495.025
15.
12. 0
13. 2
5. 6
15. 3
.3
7, 754, 506
81,772,602
6, 71 , 919
26, 470,870
, 089, 11 5
7. 3
9. 2
I .7
IO, 345, 439
41,406.002
9,750, 852
972, 132
JO, 606,390
6. I
10. 9
14. 4
4. 2
15,694, 100
10, 292, 792
31, 918,639
2,026, 31
5. 4
9. 7
3,301,4 76
4,001. 282
23. 7
13. 0
20. 5
• L ess tha n 0.05 percent.
8 Includes supply fu nd adj ustment and central office projects.
(Con ti nued on next page)
10. 2
I. 3
1.8
6. 5
6. 3
o. 8
7. 0
4. 5
.2
I. 9
2. 2
5. I
4. 8
3. 9
I. 9
6.
10. 5
2. 5
6. I
5. 5
3. 0
II. I
34,999
27 1. 3 13
1,386.03
337, 0 19
o. 7
o. 5
0. 3
0. 3
0. I
0. 3
0. I
0. 9
0. 2
( •)
0.8
57, 216
I, 294,037
116,397
99,885
6, 144 .9 14
o. 3
673, 328
I, 031. 858
141. 292
295. 825
210, 190
0. 1
0. 3
0. 1
0.1
0. 2
90,601
4,037
93,050
3,307, 167
296,201
0. I
I.I
0. I
( •)
0. 2
o. 7
0. 5
7, 71, 103
2,055,572
6. 962,978
17,310,051
, 376,221
0.5
I. 2
9. 6
2. 0
3. 7
14,954, 897
368,833
2, 126
!, 395,258
158,4 14
5, 767, 075
30, 151,349
4. 697,816
1,045,0 5
, 205, 67 '
6. 2
2. 7
6. 5
437,693
3, 499, 11 3
236, 705
0.5
0. 3
0. 3
JO. 3
110,803
0. I
I. 4
572,2 14
195,32 1
645, 45
o. 3
o. 7
3. 6
0. 9
0. 2
(•)
2
0. 1
o.
10. 2
5. 0
0. 9
107,99 1
0. I
1.0
0. 2
0. I
8. 2
10. 0
680,368
0. 9
7. 6
6. 6
0. 4
949, 133
226,269
0. 3
1. 0
7, 8
9. 4
344,934
25, 293
2. 5
0. 1
33, 4 6
74
REPORT ON P ROGRESS OF T H E WPA PROGRAM
TABLE X II.-
AMO U NT OF \Y PA AND , roN so u s ' F u ' D. EXPEN D E D ON P n o JE ,
AND BY J\b JOR TYPE OF P ROJ E CT- Conti nued
CL' M l'LATIVE TIIROPGH J UN E
30,
s
OPE R ATE D B Y , ~ P A , BY S TATE
1942
Di,·ision of Operatioas-C oncluJed
ll ighways , roads, and
tate
~t rrets
Am ount
PerCt'lll
I Rccreat
i,rna l fac ilities
(exclu' ling buildings)
\
Amount
" ' atcr and sewer sys-
Sanitation
tems and other utilities
Amo unt
Amoun t
Percent
Ot her
Amoun t
P ercent
:----- -1-------------------1
38. 2
$982. 106, 556
95. or,-1, 044
27,837,836
87. 288. 719
11 3. 41 3,899
50. /102. 671
50. 6
50. 7
59. 4
17. 9
35. 2
3,056. 'l41
1, 13;_ 434
3,123.94 1
50, 614. 254
6. 094. ;55
41. S95. 270
I, 924,644
6,706,872
53. 470,949
ii, G56, 952
32. 8
13 i
13. 0
31. 0
42. I
10
30. 7
Kansas ___________ ____ __ _
16. 452. 489 1
362. 302. 8$9
180, 4~4. 443
72, 119, 730
63,609,352
49. 9
47. 2
40. 3
Kentuck y ______ ________ •
Louis iana _______ ______ __ _
i\faine ___________ ______ __
Maryland ··------ ----- -Massachusetts __ ______ __
114. 160. 156
68. 39~.575
17. 852, 917
26. 272. 139
133. 767. 502
lllicbigan ______ _______ __
Minnesota ________ ______ _
11 [ ississippi__ _____ ______ _
TotaL _____________ $4.812.318,988
Alabama ________________ _
A rizona ___________ ____ __ _
Arka nsas ____________ __ __
Ca lifornia ________ ______ __
Colorado _____ --- ------ --_
Connecticut ________ _____ _
D elaware ___ __ ___ ______ ___
District of Colu mbia ___ _
F lorid a _________________ _
Georgia ________________ _
?! 92,1\
1: 204 : 319
1, Rfl l , 213
4,82 1. IOS
4. 246. 659
7. 8
$233,007. 180
I. 8
$1,277, I 10, 209
10. 1
$227,56 1, 101
1. 8
1.6
6, 82.419
I. 39l. 605
2,412.657
1. 97 1. OJ
I. 39. 617
3. 7
2. 4
1.6
JO, 342,446
2. 399. 155
I, 755, 848
80,6 16.059
11. 626. 755
5. 5
3. 41~. 939
305, 87 1
2. i
2. 2
222, 12
0. 4
2. 3
14. 6
1 .6
16. 9
5. 4
4. 1
18,656,210
2,616,305
, ,33, 299
9. 295. 171
16,954. 196
429,800
19 , 11 2
1,032. 980
12, 57 , 57.\
3, 053. 719
1,3 11 , 18 1
71 5,952
0. 2
4. 4
1. 2
12.
.2
I , 913,500
! , 683,290
3,618.9 14
3. 7
1.0
2.0
9. 3
11. 5
2. I
2. 2
.0
4. 3
.5
8. 6
3. 6
2.
0. 3
1. 3
0. 4
0. 7
2. 0
2. 2
LI
5. 1
2. 3
4,0 12. 722
7, 4i9. 462
1. 706, 743
120. I 12. 670
24,951.246
6. 888. 638
Ii. 85;_ 2
3. 2
12. 7
6. 9
4. 5
II. 3
l,27fi.H2
16,400. 237
6. 168. 732
749. 292
3. 904. ,48
2. 4
l. 7
I. 7
0.5
2. 5
4. 975,670
108. ;5 1, I 6
25. 695. 713
17, 662, 757
9, 331. 292
5. 9
722, 798
7, 4 2. 932
5,027,992
2,907. 613
729,946
56. 0
40. I
·IO. 7
34. 5
23. 6
3. 245. 550
19. 442. ;05
1. i30, 903
4. 256. 760
33,079, 498
]. 6
11. 5
3. 105. 69 1
1.5
3. 9
5. 6
5.8
3. 547. 631
9. P66
1,004,379
1,946. 79;
2. I
(A)
12,135.141
11 , 63 , 888
4, 3.;3_ 884
10, 239, 397
78,808. 097
6.0
6. 9
9. 9
13. 4
13. 9
7,730,472
I , 959, 97
45, 832
4, 087, 581
30,276,663
49. 4
3 1. 2
44. S
42. 3
40. 5
26. 060. 3.~8
32.453. 917
I. 935. 062
20,070. 1r.4
4. 797. 24 1
4. 9
10. 4
I. 3
5. 3
5. 7
f>40. 454
12,069.157
8,101. 157
I. 56. 062
o. 2
8, 142. 195
6,589.455
•lc5,0:!8
9,696. 0;9
975, 747
o. 3
2. 2
77,065, 92
31,621.662
4,2 5. 767
38,210, 163
4,673.859
14. 5
10. I
_ Iontana ______ _________ _
261,930. AA !
106, 403. 208 1
66,150,701
159. 092. 4;35
34 . 209. :',96
Nebraska ________ ____ __
Nevada .
New H ampshire ______ __
New Jersey
____ __ ___ _
New M exico ____ ____ __ _
61. 2fi6, 351
3, s66 . .,39
9. 274 . .\78
169, 370. 9k0
1;. 552, ;15
·H . 7
7,02. 262
2,072.340
3. 7.,,. 4~53, , 49,5 15
2. 478. 168
1.9
2. 6
0. 1
I. 3
3. l
16, 745, 805
773. 224
9, 3~4. 219
54, 124,250
3, 728, 015
2, 206, 114
165,001
I, 962. 686
7, 061.407
815, 549
4.
4. 0
2,596.070
335. 651
40. 804
0, 382. 717
], 942. 772
12. 2
6. 1
'.:!2. 4
35. 0
28 5
5. 1
16. 2
9. 1
::--;ewYork
Ko rth Carolina__________
' orth Dakota ___________
Ohio ___
-- ------- -- -Oklahoma _______ _______ _
324,536.176
62,857.327
30.647.92~
438.701.3!17
107,012.'30
20.4
37. 9
12. 1
50.2
47.6
242.805.532
. 364. 281
3.402. 721
81, 62:,. 996
5,3,6.091
15.3
5. 0
4. 7
9.4
2. 4
27.Rf.5.363
, 25. 713
2,432. 426
6,350.48 1
7. 506, 216
5. 3
3. 4
0.7
3.4
214, 121,946
JO. 917. 705
3. , 13, 110
94,2"4.940
11 ,500,030
41,923,596
1,333,830
341, 2'i6
11, 984. 234
2, 084,261
Oregon____________________
P ennsylvan,a __ _______ __
Rhod e Isla nd ___ ______ __
South Carolina __ ______ ___
South Dakota__ _______ ___
37, 7,3.555
616, 067.6;7
15, ll~. 37 1
44,113. ,87
34,681,737
40. 4
5,o.3
20.
3 1. J
43. 5
4,2~.85S
56,09l,. 157
7, 790. -129
2. 761,026
2. 306. 287
4.6
5.0 1
JO. 7
1. 9
2. 9
1,467.906
13.270 . .-o
2.509.168
9.333.777
2. 251. 60fi
1.6
1. 2
3.5
6.6
2. 8
,247,0 l!
73, 11 0.960
16.534 ,073
16,572.876
4,597.231
2. 223,394
3,939. 820
1,863. 124
I, 916, 03
672, 757
o.
'l'ennessee________________
T exas____________________
tab ______
Vermont__ _______ _______ _
Virginia -··-···- ---------
95. 453. 710
154 ,710. 0841
1 , 547,93 1
10.438,582
33,721.127
56. 3
40.6
27. 4
45. 2
32.5
4. I 13. 314
13.0!19,776
2,124.22
.;;1,995
3. 11 ~.ooo
2. 4
3.4
3. 1
2. 5
3.0
16,022.593
.5,>5.~31
2.496.65-Q
2.966
5,121.575
9. 5
2. 2
3.7
(A)
5. 0
5, 705, 4 7
23,790.739
10,108.393
2,512.203
8,807.386
3. 4
6. 2
15. 0
!LO
8.5
956,671
3, 104. 470
2,453, 766
17,386
3,032, 0 9
0.6
0.
3. 6
3. 5
2. 9
Was hington ___ ___________
West \ ' irgini~------ ----- Wiscons in _______ ________ _
W yoming _______ ________ _
62.138. 669
118,396. 21
82,35",803
7, 451, 375
32. 4
61.9
25. 2
34.5
H. 595 ..539
2.91~.32!
49.%1.005
1,36~.203
7.6
1.5
15.3
6.3 1
0. 6
6. 4
0.6
2.6
25,661.347
6, I i , 78
50.903.870
1,567,945
13.4
3. 2
15. 6
7.3
2,362. 756
I, 645, 336
13, 19, 596
514, 216
Hawaii ________ _________ __
6 460 39-
46 3
3 2
68,089
4, 079,661
9, 132
13. 3
1.6
8,522
0. I
Idaho
- - -----------____
____ -__
Ill inois__________
ln<l iana ___________ _____ _
lo,va __________ ________ __
1issouri_ __ ____ _______ __
I
!:::::::::::,;;~;;;
A
H
g~
I
3 .4
30. 2
~ I it i
I
l , 184. 5881
12,35Q, 729
1,9 7.545
571,964
.2
2. 2
I.
t~: 0' : ?: ~ I :::
49'.857
:::
11. 1
1. 3
0. 3
3 6
L ess than 0.05 percent.
B lnclu<lrs suppl y fund adjustment and central office l''"l' ,.,,.
(Concluded on next paee)
4 •· 6 '
9. 2
7. I
IL 6
2. 9
10. 2
5. 5
22. 7
11. 2
6. I
~ ,;, I :
I. 3
o.
1. 4
I. 9
0. 5
3.
I. 2
I. 9
5. 4
5. 4
1. 5
2. 1
2. 6
I. 2
I. 6
1. 3
1. 5
1. 3
2. 6
o.
o. 5
I. 4
0.9
2.4
o. 4
2. 6
1. 4
I. 2
o. 9
4. 2
2. 4
o. 5
75
APPE JDJX
T ABLE
XII .- A.,10
NT OF
\YPA
A
·o ,
PO'l f; On s '
F u:rn. ExPE ·nr,;o ox
Pno.m
AND BY l\L~J OR TYPE OF PnoJ 1, CT-Conc l
Cl':\ll'L.\TJ\'E TIIH Ol·r. 11 Jt"'\ t.
Public actidti<"s
State
:m.
BY S ·rATE
Public W ork
Reserve
.\1 iscd}anrous A
Hll 2
\\',,Ifa re
(including se wing )
R esea rch and
reco rd s
\YP
T f; OPERATED H\
ud d
Di\·ision of
Training and
R ce mplo) m,•nt
Total
Amount
PPr·
cent
A mo unt
Am ount
P er•
cent
P e r- Am oun t! P e rcent
cen t
Am ount
-----1
TotaL ...
.... $2, i 0, 7i9, 85i 905,772,205
I
Alabama ....... . ...... .
Ari zona __ _____ ________ _
Arkansas .............. .
California ............. .
olorado .. ...... , .... .
36,894. 04i
10, 26h, 23U
2i, 339, 249
215, 87 , 446
35. 32 1, 400
i .2$511 .367,557
4. 1 $1, 363,640.095
--·1------,-9, 958, 561
5. 3
5, 35-1, i i I
2. 9
21. 5SO, 775
3. 810. 150
6 9
I . ii8. l~I
3. 2
4. ,;79_ 229
5. 136,599
3. 5
5. 7.'\.I, ,10\1
3 9
lfi, 448,141
4 2
102, 1\Ua, 42
6.802,342 13. 71 2G.3i, l ,21,2
8. 80(), 450
6. 2
3. 971. •liO
2. 8
22. 543, 480
C onn cticut ........... .
D e laware ___________ _
Dis t ri ct or Colu mbia ..
Florida ..•..........
Georgia ........ .
9. 326. 674
1. 3i9. 491i
4. 186. 8·15
13.602,012
ll . llf>,032
I dah o ........ .
Illino is ........ .
I nd iana .. .... .
Iowa _______ _
K ansas _________ _
2. ZiS, 87fi
I 9. 2112, 425
.5
11. 2
16. 2
15. 9
i\14. fii9
22i, 126
350. 20
4,5 18, 65
7:J7,65I
2. 206. 108
7. 631. 590
2.'i.i20, 34
2i,94,65 1
6, 9
15. 7
14 , 8
14. 9
15. 1
l iO. 05i
523, 3.15
t ,0 11, 001
I , 012. 43i
( 8)
6ii, 558
O. 4
0. 2
0. 7
0. 5
19, 473 (")
42. 95 1 ( 8 J
19,339 (BJ
0. 5
1. 2
25,132
( BJ
0. (;
0. 5
20. 563
30,742
(ll)
( ll)
0. 7
0. 5
0. 4
o. 2
0. 4
14 , 5()3
38,253
ll , 45i
13. 366
li. 379
(B)
(B)
0. 4
(D)
( B)
0. 4
14. 57
22, {1()7
2 3
12,849
33,041
i, 866. 424
i, 964. 902
4, 4
8. 7
5. 3
.'i. I
5. 11
520. 498
44. £i50, 9tii
6. 6511. 184
5. Oi2. H4
2,752.52 1
l. 0
4. 7
1.
3. 3
1. 7
4,377, 740
95, 165. 433
28, 33 , 03
15, 106, 301\
20. 797, 213
8. 2
JO. I
i.8
9. 9
13. 2
350. 27.1
4, 09, 245
1,395,074
3 3, 3i 3
GI , 291
35. 37.3 li
34. '43,7 15
I>, 614 ,822
12. 571. 531
168. 24i. 639
9. 967. 50
11 ,9 1,462
1. 558. 534
4,352. 122
46. 253,37 1
4. 9
i. l
3. Ii
5. i
8. 1
6, 91 . i22
6.841 , 414
I , 136. Wi
3,63 1, 1\28
3i, 120. 12.1
3. 4
I • 950, 745
6. 6
3. 920,02 1
4. 58i, 781
84. 74. 145
9. 3
9. 3
.9
6. 0
14. 9
882. 421
1,0 16,640
181. 13:i
4G6, 439
2. 22i, 907
Michi ga n .......... .
Minneso ta ... ... ...... .
Iiss issip pi.. .......... .
Missouri_ _____________ _
M on tan a .......... .. .. .
87. 441. 73
69, 38i. 4 5
39. 362. 318
72,558, 986
18. 538.1 31
30, SSi. 627
20. 565, i68
10,868, 3i]
14. 68 1,674
4,515, 582
5. 8
6. 6
7, 4
3. 9
5. 4
21,1 3.,. li9
17. 459. 412
4. 597, 714
12. 424 ,622
3, 34f,, 721
40
5. 6
3. 1
3. 3
4. 0
35. 41 .932
31. 362. 305
23, 96, 233
45, 452.690
10, Oi5, 828
6. 7
3,593, 149
923,672
973. 852
1. 386. 413
243. lGi
0. 7
0. 3
0.6
o. 4
0. 3
44 , 8L1
22,068
21\, 593
17,928
12, 129
( B)
10. J
16. 2
12, J
12. 6
Nebrask a ............. .
cvada ____ _
New B ampsbire ...... .
ew J erse y ........... .
1 e w 1-I ex ico _____ _
27. 959,324
3. 37 1. 839
9. 055. 020
109, 44 2.322
8, 16i, 820
9,201 , 147
996. 171
1. 755. 255
33. 21. 274
2. 6.19, 595
0, 3
14 ,852
(D)
17, rn2
24, 95i
12, 7&1
(B)
New Y ork __ _
No rth Carolina ..
No rt h D akota
Ohio ............ .
Oklah oma ........ .
377,3 14 , 738 173, 544 , 593
43,6 13,623 13, 443,389
14 , 267. 91
4. 237. 501
156, 106, 144 49. 525. 156
9. 732,658
43,098, 59
Oregon .......... .
P ennsylvan ia . . . .
Rh ode Island ..... .
South Carolin a
OU th Dakota ..
17,917, 2l i
211 , 131, 161
15. 767, 796
35,337,886
17,341. 260
T ennessee .... .
T exas ........ .
L'lnh ............... .
Verm ont ............ .
Vi rginia __________ _
26,530,884
11 0,813,985
12. 34,5. 41 6
5,827. 339
34, il9, 510
5,957.20
24. 052. 341
4,456. 564
1. 80 1. 902
8,943,372
W as hin gton ........... .
W es t Virginia .... .
Wisconsin ............. .
Wyoming ............. .
37,003,344
31. 744, 750
&I . 340. 391
5,672,508
10. 888, 010
10. 61, 097
25. 2'23. 562
1. 466. 146
Alaska ................ .
H awaii_ _______________ _
Pu rto Rico ...... .
Virgin Isla nds ........ .
20, 743
1,076.352
4,206,680
127, 374
Undistributed b y state c
6,058, O&l
4. 0
2. 6
4, 8
I 5, 820, g:39
6, 7
3. 3
14 . l.'i4, 929
7, 8
4. 1
4. 3
7. 0
4. 3
2, i
7. 0
1.0
1. 846. 588
6. 194. 689
41. 944,956
10. 9
4. 3
2, 3
.1
5.
4. 1
5. 7
3. 4
4. 3
1. 9
3. 4
8. 5
15. 9
9. i
8. 8
12. 9
7, 648.044
521, 420
104. 895
3,576. 700
803. 05i
0. ,1
8, i 93,013
107, b94. 639
s. 930, ii 9
22,820, &13
11 ,689,382
9. 4
9. i
12. 3
16, I
792. 534
4, 72. 17
421.
638,3i501
18
156, 4i6
0, S
0. 4
9.8
19. 4
i. 2
6. 1
16. 574, 174
73. 704 , OOi
6, 348,444
2, 3&1, Oi5
19, 43i, 452
7,973. 16
2, 713, 96
20,382,668
769, 460
4. 2
1. 4
6. 2
3. 6
18, 14 2, 166
18, 169, 757
18,734. 161
3,436, 902
2, 4
3. 4
2, 3
0. G
135, 300, 366
26,303. 222
i. lli5, 752
76, &16. 199
29, 145,319
3, 999. 502
13, 05i , 63i
] , 540. 408
1. 66 1,362
6,338,686
2, 7
o. 4
7. 9
3. 5
6. 3
6. 6
1.0
0. 6
4. 888, 424
3, 162, !Si
46, 72i. 660
2, 162, 110
l , 403, 751
2, l &l,804
4. 2
I.II
362. 369
17. 789
306. 452
2,185.993
251. 459
6. 4
5. l
6.4
7. 8
4.4
3. 0
10. 3
14. 4
15. 0
'. 7
14. 7
9. 4
10. 3
18. 7
9. 5
9. 5
5. 7
15. 9
I , 485, 739
2,056,252
7 1. 741
44,2 14
6li, 201
58. 743
l , 130.824
2,846.387
216. 654
$7,61 1, 225
0. I
-, -1. 461 -1. I
liOI
K en t ucky ......... .
L ouis iana. ________ _
1ain e
M ar y land
M assachusells ..... .
8. 840,152
0. 5 $943, 463
5.2•lf>,683
i , 737.1:ll
Ii. llif>. 393
P(' rc,-nt
-- ---!-- ---- -Q. 4
18,231 ( B)
315. 91 0. 2
i .9
9 i,
h I
4, 8i9. 2,1\I
41 3. 31I
II. 5
$62, 9 , 251
Am ount
.--
:l 8
2. 9
11. 9
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4, 2
2. 337,598
i 3
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0. 1
0,
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0, 4
0, :J
0, l
0, 4
0. 4
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0. 9
45. 316
21,350
12,295
17,082
11 . 267
(B)
( ll J
( BJ
( B)
( B)
(BJ
(B)
( B)
( BJ
(B)
( B)
( B)
(Ill
(ll)
(ll)
( DJ
(B)
15. 307
36,913
270
11,589
13,062
( BJ
( B)
]6,946
45,856
23,508
( B)
(ll)
(B)
225
(8)
19,716
(B)
(B)
( B)
( B)
154 . 149
0. 1
- l;'.32, 455 -0. I
-5', 816 ( 8 J
- 199, 895
4, 012
43,344
-559, 153
- 21 1, 998
-0. I
( BJ
O. I
-0. 3
-0. I
3. 668 ( B)
- 2,41 7,053 - Q, 3
169, 610 0. 1
432, 54i U. 3
- l l i . 250 -0. 1
- 448, 222 -0. 2
23 , 588 0. I
- 48. 435 - 0. I
58,599 0. I
13, 040 ( 8 )
-949. 40 -0. 2
309, 259 0. I
I, 933 0, I
- 183,305 ( B)
- 181. 594 -(). 2
- 122, 731 -0. I
-499 ( "}
18, 411 ( B)
308, 05b 0. 1
251, 41 8 0. 4
14,271.Sil
-3", 319
- 64. 439
- 2,02:J,li4
96, 733
12. 824
- i2. i28
28, 161
- 156. 259
- 67, 099
0. 9
( B)
- 11. I
- 0. 2
(ll)
(B)
( B)
(")
-0, I
-0. I
- 257, 368
-54.363
-8. 533
6, 534
18. 420
-0. 2.
(8 )
( ")
(8)
0. 4
12,951 ( ll)
- 120. 589
0, 6
IQ, 982 (B)
-229, 991
0. 9
13,781 ( 8 )
- 425. 741
3. 071
1.0 ··••••·•· ••• ..•
-0. I
o. 5
I. 2
0. 2
0. 6
( B)
-0. I
-0. I
(")
20. 743 100. 0 ............ ······ ·············· ............................ . . .. ······ .. ······ ..
336. 608
2. 4
265,349
I. 9
4i4. 3951 3, 4
31, 762
0. 2
70, 0291 0. 5
432,577
1. 4
228, 85
0.
3,545,245 11. 5
543,287
l. 8 ..• •.••• • ••••••
962. 569 3. I
26, 447
4, 5
4, 015
0, 7
96.912 16, 5 .......... ...... ..... . ... ......
l ' fi ' ( B)
1, 174, 730
4,883,334
76. i ..
242.230
3. 8
61,652
1.0
-27,390
A Includes adj ustm ents for excess of depos its in the suppl y fund o,,er payment s out of th e supp ly fund and fo r item s in transit to control accounts
and s ponso rs' ex penditures fo r land. land leases, easem ents, and ri ghts-of.way.
B Less th an 0.05 percent.
c Includes supply fund ad justm ent and central office proj cts.
Sour ce: W ork Projects Administ rati on .
76
R EPO RT O:N P RO GRE S OF T HE v\·P .-\ PROG R.U l
TA:RLE
X TTI.-
A ~1o u NT OF \\. PA AN D SPON RO R R' F u o . · E x PEX D E D ox Pn o.1E CT S O PER A'PE D BY " . PA , RY R -r ATE
AN D BY l\Luo u TY PE OF Pn OJE T
Di d sio n of
B uild ings
.\ irpor ts and airways
Urand tota l
Sta te
'l' o ta \
.\ mou nt
1
J
P ere nt
Amoun t
28. 275, 223
6. 710, 65
20, 2ii, 252
6 1, 41 5, 72i
13, 44 5. 35
Connecti cu t. ..... _. __ ._ ..
D elawa re ______ ________
Dist r ict of Colu m h ia -·••Flor ida ..... ... ..... _..... . 1
Georgia .. ·· · ······ -·-
6, 189, 903
1. 497, i 82
5,9 15, 153
27. 41 2,85 4
24, 61 0, 390
Id a ho _. _.. . ..... - . - - .. ·Jlli nois ............... ..
I nd ia na ......... ·I owa .... . ...... ....... .
Ka nsas ________________ _
6. 710. 000
S I , 126,4 29
2i, 6 . 379
JS. 007. 782
16,253, !Ufi
Ke nt urky _____________ _
Lou is iana ______ ____ _
lll ai ne
•-• ·-··-·-•l\I a ry la ncl
···-·-i\ fassach usrt ts
1'. f ichiga n ___ _
22, 009, 644
5,294,951
15,089. 6R O
36,985, 5GI
8. 830. 39
6, 6i 8, 649 1
I. 467, 7•15
620. 7S8
7, 550. 33 4
2, 114 .833
23. 6
2 l. 9
3. I
12.3
15.7
1. 743. 552
53 1. 3~7
2. 06i , 256
i ,1 32, 298
l. 5i0, 472
I , 927,407
15. 61
I, 241\, 447
8, i98. i51
2. 14 2. 51i
31. I
1. 0
21. I
3 2. 1
s. 7
522, ~95
668, 390
596, 527
6. 262. G3 2
2,282,295
6. 2
77-t . srn
20, 499 , ,\i9
13,624, 432
11,259, S52
41 8. f,29
4, 515, 42 2
I , 239,810
525. 735
698. 671
5. 6
4. 5
6,2 10,896
3. 709. r,75
2. 256,080
25. 4fi5, 611
23, I 69, 6:l9
6. 3.58, 128
20. 790. 311
17,649, 43,\
.I, 481. 36.5
·I , 354, 21\8
8. 03 , 767
6,834, 572
49,838,071
35,453.853
43,925, 139
34, 252. 519
21, i08, 9 17
39, ll R. 845
8, i 55, 4~11
31. 020, 679
23, 6!i5. 079
l.1, 10, . 919
2 . 276. 332
16,532.9, :J
I
5,253,580
54, 376, 87b
623,667
], 989. 352
2, 408. 27 1
4,309.929
2. 9
4. 3
2..\
, r,
6 .5
30. 0
2, 2fi, 794
2. 2n2. fl20
2. 319, Rl 5
240, 084
I, 0o7. 2fi-l
10, 404, 2r.2
I, 871. 159
2, 62ii. 754
s. 9 i fl, 02i
2,803.840
2,687.901
sos. 037
I , 070, 489
4. 6:i4, 7R 2
1. 61>9, 4:,3
5,985, IH
910, 711
12,547,544
fiGO . 949
3. :16 1, fi40
25 . .577. 4~2
8,49 1. 643
I , 130. 100
106. 3 11
851. 2.11
I. 236,8 10
I , 2 3, 8H
2,267. 234
H 2. 20i
725. 11,1-t
5, fi92, ;;73
6. 374. 82\i
58. 978, 643
27,7 41 ,287
75, 38i, 443
!R. !i07, 273
4,755.9 n
4 1, 0GG.3 10
rn . HS!. 004
3, 117 ,043
3, 193. r,34
3r,s, 453
Orego n .... . ... _
Pe ans y lva nia
Rh ode I sla nd
Sou th Ca roli na
South Dakota
10. 193, fl:l4
78,591. 2113
5. ,\911. 30,
20. :ll. :JG,1
i , 095, 352
8,044. 295
54. 4 lf,, 633
3, 790, -1 74
16,043, 501
5, 030, 69
2, 737 , 217
T e nnessee ....
U tah
Verm ont ......... ···-·-V irg inia ___ ___ __ -------
21. 46fo, 444
63, 258, Jill
8, 5,\2, :l,16
2, 25-1, 57:l
12,090, 408
15,649.940
44 , 296, 05,
6,206, 49:l
I. 4M,822
i. 799,068
419, 49
5,897,2
10 1
105,747
363. 9 10
W ash ington -•--•· ···· ·
W es t V irgin ia .
, v \sco nsi n ___ __________ _
W yoming.-·· ·· ....... .
15, 44 0,622
24 , 81\n, 84,
2 , 438, 287
I , 689,922
1 I. 01 3, 470
18,626, 100
211.0ii , 317
976, 479
3. 410. 57(\
l , 551), 41]8
I , OiO, 78\1
11 5. 0·11
Ilawa ii
Pucr lo R ico .
Vi rg in I sla nds
7 . 429
17, 8 7. fiO]
560, 780
556, 7112
2,391. 1(1,\
120, 448
1 f innrso la _________ _
1\ f ississippi_ __ _____ _
J\ rissouri. _____________ _
lllon ta na .. ... ....... . . .
Ne bras ka .. . ... ·-•--Nevada _____ _
New n am psh in•
ew J(•rsev __
Ne w 1'kxiCo .
__
New York __ __
l\Torth Caroli na
No rth D a kota ........
Oh io ...... . .. ----···--Okla bom a .............. .
'I'exas _____________ ___ __
l' nd is tr ibuted hy sta le c
] . 126. 3tifl
4, 520, 70f,
38, 057, 4,7
10,345,778
10 , 51. 137
26, 97, 3fl:'\
4 4, 949
I
697. 34
13,943,018
459,434
2,926, ;s(ic.)
2,899. 4!)1
1, 328, 9fi7
609,974
629,190
320,01 I
P e rce nt
2. 9
11 i
5.
5. 0
10. 5
26. 9
1. 7
10. 9
3.0
6. 2
102, 045
7. 9
10. 2
11. 6
1 I. i
IG2, 41
1,1 56.040
249. 460
JU. I
22. 8
u. 3
0. 5
158. 743
0. 6
60. G21
265,01 4
81. 273
0.3
160,311
2.6
34. 379
0. 1
( B)
II. 3
1. 448, 769
1, 91 I. 635
21. 6
2. 4
0. 9
324, 149
3 4, 56
1. 8
2. 4
.9
7, 406
24 0. 754
(B)
1. 0
27. 7 15
0. 4
37
181, 344
18. 263
I , 240. R20
430. ,\8
15. 4
o. 9
43. 746
329,88 1
941. 94 7
4 12. 834
580. 08
884,174
0. 8
10. ti
3. R
13. 2
211 9
G0
13. 6
7. i
1.;,3
10. 4
2. 7
I. 9
1. 5
10. I
4. 7
0. 9
2. 8
8 lli.02 I
3, , 519
1,069, :!i2
I. 434,509
17,6~.~32
2, 3 1.\ 177
1. 101. 254
I. 14 2.1 16
3. 250. 07,5
2
b. I
Ji. 3
1. 9
11. 7
386. 130
267. 389
566. 973
11 , 459
2. 62 1, 983
1 0
.9
o. 2
47, J;R3
9, 9411. \1 70
8 3
12. fi
fl lO, 7~6
9. I
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17. 4
320. 414
1. tl2t'I. i-1 5
12..108
97, 9R9
:mo. 819
] f).
I . !iOS, 367
9 3
6, fifl:i, :14 l
I 2
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1. 1:in. :mo
7. 11
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13, 2
104 , H~7
4. 7
fi . 5
I. 854. 960
15. 3
22. 1
1. 671 ,RH
I , 32:i, !Si
3, 502, 811!
10.
5. 3
6.8
24 0. 2RR
14 2
73. 4
13. 3
21. 5
39. 593
], 355,439
"' C' rerlit dur to rrt urn of ma terial to s ponsor ar ter completion of project.
n Lrss than 0.05 J)t' rCPnt.
c l ncludcs s u pply fun d ad just m ent and centra l office• µroject s.
lll' \t 1,a,_.L')
19,88 2
22,367
ii5
31 . R03
48,854
248, 107
4.,\
(Contin ued on
$6, 441 ,615
13. 4
12 5
17. 4
i . Ii
20. U
12. 3
P ercent
2. 1
77 5. GI.. ,
20. 2"-3
. 522
A mount
0. 4
( ")
0.
1. 9
1. 9
0.6
1. 5
( B)
4 4. ti
2. 0
3.
'-69
b. 5
11. f,
P erce nt
------ ----
I I. 8 $25, i28, 58 1
3. 621. 525
1.41 8.829
6. 2
A mount
En ~in rerin g surve ys
13 . 7
12 Ii
lll.0
14 9
27. 2
2,
7 0. 2 18
I
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- - -- -
T o ta L . . . . . . --•·+ 1. 225, 64 ,2 54 . 8i0,076, 294 $102,4 15. 43i _\ _ _ _s_.1_ $ 144 . 153. 927
Ala ba ma ..................
Ar izo na.......... ........
Arka nsas ......... . __ .. _..
C'a liforn ia... . ........... .
Colorad o._ ....... _.. -·...
1w rm inns
26 , 52 1
1. 104,007
68 , 660
7,075
174 ,941
680. 7 4
28, 1008
1. 10 . 84 2
4, 42R
1. 8
13. 9
0. 4
9 5
0. 4
0. 6
0. 3
( B)
(B)
1.
0.3
(B)
1. 7
4, 653
124 . 071
( B)
6. 838
12, 225
(B)
20, 618
46
49, 184
282. 038
87, I 78
o.
o. 3
0.4
0. 1
0.1
( B)
1. 1
o. 7
0. 8
1, 961, 09
26, i7 7
232,992
2. 195
1.8
0. 1
0. 4
( B)
45. 2 16
7 8.1 8
7,021
o. 4
5. I
19, 759
0. 3
1. 3
1. 7
8. 1
113. 082
62. 167
192,306
o. 5
3 l
2. 5
LO
0. I
0. 5
0. 1
2.3
3. 9
I. 4
73
4. 4
67,937
0. 4
i20. 830
o. 4
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3. 9
5. 0
(BJ
77
AP PEND IX
TAB l, E
X III.- A~!Olf
' T OF
,YP A
PON S OR 'Fl' ' D EXPENDED ON PROJ EC T S Qp~: RATEJ) BY
:-ID
A:-.D BY ;\ f AJOR TYPE OF PRO J E CT--Continu e d
\YP.\ ,
TAT E
BY
YEAR Eso1N r. J UNE 30, 19~2
Di,·ision or Operat ions-Conclud d
Iligbwayo:; , road s , and
State
s tree ts
R ecrea ti onal facilities
\\'at<•r an d se" (•r ~vs-
Sanitalioo
(exclud ing hmldiugs)
l-- - - -~ - --·1-- - - - - - -- -1-- -- - - - - - P ercent
Amount
Connecticut .. . ... .. ... .
0, 833
3. 3
143, ,>IS
350
36,477
974,4 16
429,388
o. 5
17. 8
1.9
0. 9
34 S
11 5, 323
12,866
12,908
42, 53fi
196, 142
~
11,699,614
2,98 1, 25 1
11 , 769,971
12,300, 142
3,418,21 2
I
P ercent
I. 4
H4
5S. 0
20. 0
25. 4
32 I
... .. .... .. , ,393. 410,623
Tota l
Alabama . .. . . . ... ... ...
Arizona . .... . .. .... . ...
Ark a nsas.... ..... ......
Ca lifornia. ........... ...
olorado.. ... .... . . . . .. .
Amount
, 40,
(A)
0. 2
1.6
3. 2
0.
125,345
6. 3
10. 8
IO. 5
I
~,:i~i
93i,
130
6. 4
51, 456
643, 15i
143, 550
3, 371
312,032
0. 2
2. 5
143,922
350, 161
Ii, 781. 002
9, 316,334
8. 090, 351
13, 41 5, 04 2
2, 498, 337
40. 5
21. 2
37 :l
31 3
2:-,, . tj
05, 350
I, 508,985
(ifi3
2,0 12, b3 1
200, 22·1
5,839, 330
180, 03 1
i02, 239
9,655,3 16
1,946, 466
3,1. 3
11; 0
I.\ . 5
2S. 4
18. 8
3 14, 57 1
111 , 23S
182, 424
l, 58S, 85fi
135, 062
23,334, 514
9,690, 143
2, 302, 44
25,453, 339
, i 41, 8 2
2 1. 4
31\. 0
31l. I
43 2
3 1.,;
Oregon ........ .. .... .
Peo osy l va oia
Rh ode lsla nrL . ....... _
Sout h Caroli na .. ... ... .
outb D a kota .. . .... .
2, 524, 3~.,
29,725,2 12
37 .~
T ennessee ...... ........ .
T exas .. ... . ..... ....... .
l' ta h
11 ,395.609
23, I , 025
2,10 1. 950
573, 4b l
3,555,663
53. I
3r, r,
2-l '1
2, 082,316
13, 971 , 159
7,943,605
384, 466
13 ,\
5H. 2
27 ~
79, 750
5,598, 9, 0
329, 54
10 . 5
31. 3
5o. b
N'ehraska . __
1\' evad a
_____ _
1\"e w Y ork
_____ _
Xorth Caroli na _ ..... .
X ort h D akota
Oh io
Oklahoma .. . .. . . . . ... .. .
\ "erm oo t_ _______ __ __ ___ .
\'irgini a ___ _____ ____ ___ _
W as hin gton
... ... .. . .
\ Vest \ "irginia ·-- --- -- - \\"isconsin
W yo ming ..... . .. ...... .
ITawn ii
Puert o Ri co
Yirgin hlancl s
Undis tributed by s tate
1'09, f\85
5, i 93, 945
2, IG2, 403
24 "
14. 5
2i . ~
30. 5
25. 4
29. 4
22. S
o. 2
0. 2
0.
l.i
1. 2
0.
1. 06
- • ··
5, 751
. iUfi, 2-l i
2, 9 Ifi, ~ix
0. 5
( A)
1. 9
1,S9 1, 1,15
0 17, 5G2
0. 6
l ,O lfi,f,92
1. 5
1,HO l .~t-1
92, "I S
1··········
m,.o,G&-
0. 1
;:: !·:::::::.....:::::::...:
5,932,
,no
I, H--t , 696
330, 11 3
6, 69 i
6. 7
fi , 7!)0, 913
3, f,13, 344
.1 111, 193
0. 1
3, %0, hS3
334, h74
4, 2
197, 089
13, 545
3, 451
855, 684
l. 3
58,M3
I. 2
I. 2
0. 1
2. 2
0. 6
9,696, I R2
~- 9
5.loi 7, 1~3
11:i, '"2
2, 3 11. ',} 5
36,\ , 03
623, 01 I
534, S90
I "
:1. 9
I. 3
53,1399
4. 4
o. 4
5. I
2. 3
I. 9
9. 9
4, 0
2. 2
111 , i 52
I.I
2, r,m;, Gl3
222, 200
63, 2 11i
3. 4
4. 0
o. 3
I ~, 2:>7
285, 03~
8, 16f,
46S, 935
6.1, i36
506, 475
167,414
o. 8
34,379
0. 2
4. 0
6. 9
3, 6h4, 728
167,4 22
I. 4
41 ,212
14 . 5
0. i
O. fi
8. 5
11. 9
4f,6, 398
2,809, 690
5. h
5. 6
15. ·I
JO. 6
2. 3
JO. 2
3. 8
8 11, 967
6il. 7i6
l. S
I. 9
210, 79
I , 157,386
57, 296
o. 7
11. 4
7. l
16. l
12,
5.
0. j
0. fi
2, %3, l.10
2. 7
0. 6
0. 3
1, 71 :{.tmu
21i2. 3.5 1
7,3 17,H,
1. 1(;7, 133
6. 4
147 , 77 1
4. I
12. 5
4. 2
20 , 31,"
I , 479, ~-,3
3 17, 5fi9
0 1
J. 0
0. I
1, 3%, 11.19
0. 6
fi, 5!-ii , :ii i
4
2,
1.2
2, 4
5.10, 41
249, 4~7
36, 6 13
o. 4
o. 4
o.
46, 579
2, 2
,i.i, r.os
2. 0
6. 7
o. 2
~6i , 433
77, 743
I
1, 4r,:1, 25 1
3, 979.394
457, S~4
13. i
·" · 32
2G.
19 I
G. 4
5. l
7. 0
I~ G
3. 9
0. 4
I ,0>-5, ,, I I
.J, 107, 196
I, S9 1, IJ4 2
s:,.,, 2~ft
I, 2 13, fi l,I
o. 3
2, 67:{, 4/fj
17. 3
7 17, 0911
3, ~ 1.,, 342
I 1:J, Hli7
2. 9
13. 4
2. 6
I.I
0. 3
10. 3
.5
l. U
3. 11
121, 9 10
7,029
so, 293
3 11 ,089
13-1, 994
2, 0
o. 3
I. 3
l. 7
I.I
I.I
5
• lnclut.Ics s upply fund ad jus tmen t and central oflice projects.
( ' ond ud Pd on next pa,•e)
594, 721i
1. 0
I. 2
O. I
0. 4
fiG, 472
14 . 4
28-:1 , ·171
33, , 575
490, 576
I , 907, 8 11
3, 5i4
4, S"'iX, X4 I
0 4
13 ,
2. l
I. 6
K
5. 8
1,1, 026, 772
I. 7
I, 0'>6, 034
911,224
25 :io5
61: 3i2
1, 8 1, 01 -1
Ml , 2., 9
729, 22.1
0. h
40, 154
6,656
8 1., , 245
0. 6
117 , l12fi
"·I
"- Les <. t han 0.05 pe rc·,•n t.
o.8
o. 4
0. 2
2. I)
o. 2
574, 327
3!J6, 24 i
11. 4
l b. 3
,2.
I. 5
9. 7
6.1
10. .1
fi l , 900
5~7. :l\16
liO, 171
51, 297
I , 5%, 4G6
Ke w l la mps hire _______ _
_______ _
.. e w· Jprsey
Kew l\I c:\ ico __________ __
3 Ili, :J21l
2, 5, 1, 2:30
51 0
l\fissouri
27S, 455
5, 979, ,102
2:J, IX\l
2, 4
(A )
2, 7
12, 9 9, 439
10, 211, 327
6-lfi, 34
919, 083
9,1 24, 04 2
J\lontnna ..... . . . ...... .
18
27,843
3S, 078
I , 620, 3·10
24, f,3f,
4,
IO. 5
6. l
II. I
2 3
K cntuck:, . ... . ...... ... .
J\l ichi ga n ... . ..... . . . .
1\ l rnnrsota . ___ ________ _
!\[ississippi __ __ ______ _
., 29, RO I, 414
4. I
4. 2
9 1. 1)23
I. 4
8. 9
~I.I
ltl . 2
9 .5
I , If;/;, 34\J
r,11, 0 11,
92,064
7, 252, 034
45S, 420
21 :\, 4~
1, 010, 773
Louis iana ___ ___ . _______ _
, 11 6,6 1,1,079
I. 1
0. 1
0. I
(A)
o. 9
67 1, 1',4
G3f•, lifi7
29. I
29 i
12. ~
•Hi 2
30 Ii
J\l a ,ne _-• • · · ··· · ······ 1
--·• ·· ···
J\f a ry la nd
J\ l assacbusetls -- •· ···
o. 9
P ercent
5. 3
I. 954,613
24 , 0i6, 544
11. i4 5, 284
8. 3 19, ; 59
4,965,93 1
10. 2
5. 5
IR 5
310, 326 1
7, 9X2
17, 745
7, 475
JI , 965
A_n_,o_u_n_t_
__
0. I
I. 7
Idaho ..... . ..••..... ..•
Illinois . ......... ....... .
Ind ia na . ..... . .. . . .... .
Iowa
K a nsas . ... .. . ...• . .....
__
10,598, 7 5
I P ercent
o. 2
1,103, 02:l
152, 499
32i, 95 1
5, 0i 7, HI
8, 490, 13
..
Amount
P erce nt
Amount
Other
12, 244
7 , 46
8, 164
466, I Ii
655, 056
Dis trict of Colum uia
Florid a ............. .. .
Georgia . .... . ..... . . .. .
D t' la we r
I
te ms and otll t•r uuh l u.•s
.)I,
1. 1'
0. !,
I. 3
2. 5
I. 3
0. ,;
I 3
440
I, 0 14 , 132
89,253
I , 35 1, i6 7
5,993
1. 13
6. 5
0. 1
23, ~06
1, 5;, , 391
0. 1
263, .\fi l
223, , o~
8 1. 64i
3 I
2 7
9. 9
o. 7
43, 357 1
Iii, 969
529, 494
5. 01ft
l!J2
3 9 9 fiS9
• 9: 1:l2
..
. 5,.,.,
I
o. 3
0. I
I. 9
o. 3
0. 1
22. 3
1. 6
13
7
OF T H E "\V PA PROGRAM
REPORT ON PROGRE
TABLE XIIJ.-
AMO
1
TATE
NT OF \Y PA AND SPONSOR8 FUNDS EXPENDED 0~ PR OJECTS OPERATED BY W PA , BY
AXD BY l\lAJOR TYPE OF PROJEc1~ Concluded
YEAR E:rn,xr. Jt'>I E 30, 1942
Dh·ision of T rain -
Public actidties
Sta te
ResC'arch and
\\' clfare (includmµ
n•cord s
st•wiog)
ing and Reemployment
Puhlic Work
Resen •o
~ l isce llaneous
A
Total
Amount
P1•rcent
Amount
P ercent
Amount
172, 735. 27
104. 41 i. 530
8. 5 $51. 44S, 7 7
4. 2
22, 77-t, 730
4. 506. 271
1,8fi .510
59i. 993
763. 71 I
9, 57 1,229
l. 207, 272
6.6
8. 9
3. 7
I S.6
9. 0
r.ss. 190
2 3
2.5
S. S
3. 6
4. 6
1. 732. 285
409. 9,0
1,%fi.037
5. 422. 830
i, 669, 430
S70. :U-R
224. 6S3
454. 8i6
I. 539. 9-15
2,070, 2H4
9. 2
15. 0
7. 7
5. 6
l ,26i,423
2:i, 201, 423
f>. fi.55, 542
4. 3 l3, 956
4. 6? . 36 1
397. 5 9
9,028.812
2. 897. 500
1, I, 2fl!l
1. 246, 071
S. 9
11. I
4. 482. 502
4. 00. 364
99. 171
l. 213. 395
12. iSI. i06
I. 055. 1-19
I. 501,931
162. 643
425. 65-l
3, 36i. 348
4. 1
6. 5
2. 6
.,. 3
6. 7
11, 373.975
9. G-11, 0 6
5. 952. 539
10. 346. 260
2. 701. 544
4. 151. 09
3. 213. 240
2. 443. 61-l
3, 201. 79i
624. 402
3. SS l. 5{)(1
1, 432 . .562
.i
45i. 042
11,742,623
I, 540, 744
136. 2-lfi
205, 149
3,868,841
•!06, 44 3
12.1
4. 5
10. 2
3. 9
30. 602,510
i. 441,334
I . fi08, 842
lfi. 74i. 471
i , 299, 280
9,882.673
2. i09. 406
617. 495
5. i 33. 165
1.9()4, 192
9. 1
10. I
2. 010. 50R
22.016. 367
l.,171, 2l,
4. 532, 700
I , 950, 134
720. 53 i
6,494. i 33
5i7, 150
l. I 13,f,ofi
541. 625
7. l
3
10. 3
S. 3
5. 19-l. 954
17.832.6h3
1. 60. 242
77 . 3ii
4.24 .931
I. 03S. 420
4,4 56. 218
4.
i. 0
6-19. 7!i9
260. 739
1, 32i. 697
7. 6
174, 7.J9
2 7
:! ()
11. 6
11.0
21 . 130
f-00. 051
9 7
5. 0
I, 183. 880
7. 7
1,986.534
2, 4 ·. 333
19[. 458
11. 3
410. 191
290,528
2,045, 76S
71,601
2. 7
" ' isconsm
\\"yoming ._
4. OH9. 666
"· 765. 523
i, 163, 4c
691. 056
Hawaii __ _
PUf•rto Rico
3, Oil. 789
4. 68i
1 0, 510
0. 6
I. 0
328, 59S, 595
Total
- - - --- ------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5. 61,254
\ lahnma .
I , 44 5,598
4. 954. 336
\rizona
.\rkan sas
California
Co lorad o .
Connecticu t
Delawa re
olu rnbia
District of
Florida .....
Georgia _____ _
ldabo _______ _
I llinois _______ _
Indiana ...
Iowa ____ __ _
Kansas _
Kentucky .
Lou is iana
~t aine
'.\l a ryland
.\lassacbuse tts
'.llichigan
.\Ti11neso ta
.\[ississippi
.\(issouri
'.\lontana
:-.'ebraska
.
:-.'evada
1, OO!i, -121
X (•w JJ amps hirc
Xt·w Jr rsr y
N"cw !vl exico
Xew York
North Carolina
:-.' orth Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon __ ..
Pennsylvania
Rhod,• Island
South Caro lina
· outh Dakota
T nnrssee __ _
Texas
l · tah
\ 'ermonL _ __ _
0
\ · irginia __ _
Washington .
" ·es t Virg inia .
Undist ribut ed
s tat e c
___ _
3
5. 3
8. 4
IO .,
7. 7
7. 7
9. 5
9. 4
11. 2
8 2
1
71 ,3 15
7i8. 24
502,406
29-1, 709
i 5, 269
3. 4
I. OiO. i 67
-I 6
1.7
3.
107. 250
307. 347
2, H9, 804
2, 125,012
1,873.280
74.061
I, 236. 725
f>'15. 97~
5. 5
4. C
5. 5
0. 3
3. 1
7 4
6. 9
.0
8. 7
3, 212
354,247
26,447
0. 4
2. 0
399,560
139,068
21. 5
629. 6-13
l , f>9fi.006
14. 1 $29. 031 , 162
2. 9
1. 2
7, 2
4. 2
4. 7
0. l
18. 231
0. I
19,473
42,95 1
19,339
0. 1
0. 1
0. 2
-2, 2
25, 132
0. 4
-3. 5
I. 9
2. 3
20,563
36. 742
0. 1
o. 1
(BJ
I.
- 1.5
-2. 1
3. 4
3. 0
2. S
1. 3
2. 3
14,503
38,253
11 ,457
13, 366
17. 379
(B )
0. I
0. I
1. 7
2. 0
14. 578
22. 007
293
12. 8-19
33, 0-11
3. I
1.8
2. 9
44. 15
22, 068
26. 593
2.0
1.
12. 129
0. I
0. 1
0. 1
0. I
0. 1
1.7
14,852
0. 1
17, 132
24,957
12, 764
0. 4
0. I
0. 1
45,316
21. 350
12,295
17,082
11 , 267
(BJ
1.8
1.9
1.1
927. 291
106,5 12
99-1. -l9i
3. 302. Olli
4, -199. 046
2. 223
39, 158
166, 6-12
519. 611
553, 513
2. 8
229,514
2, 411,4i7
684,832
237. 947
370. 755
3. 6
2.
1. 3
2. 6
2. 552, 084
2,227. 6M
629. 278
180. 394
6,fi&l.55-l
10. 0
5. 09i, 154
4, 55-1 .566
3. 434. 06-l
5. 907. 73
l. 431. 164
11 6
13. 3
IS.
IS. I
1,893, 790
2.52, ,141
688, 455
4,650, 184
I , 022, 699
11.5
22. 4
15. 2
9. ~
281.001
3,628
142, 211
763. 493
196, 7 6
13, 90 ,923
4. 089, 087
7!i9, 9-11
8. 202. 3 2
4, i45. 2
12. ;,
15. 2
11. 9
13. 9
17. I
2,543, 015
261,830
34. 221
I, 483, 446
572,373
2. 3
I, 008, 7i3
ll. 571 , 414
N,. i9-l
9. 9
1-l. 7
14 I
15. 6
15. 1
306, 783
I, 63. 705
1-19, 721
273. 931
3.0
9. 6
9. 9
6. 0
13. 4
l fi. 1
12. 2
I rn. 4
459 1 . 5
3. 526. 891
11. 6 fl.
I. 035, il14
2'J9. 50b
2. 321 , I 3
I 2. 1
13. 3
19. 2
16. 0
14. 0
2. 475. 095
3. 485, 461
2,629,390
427, 997
9. 2
25. 3
2. Ul!i
2,537.032
74, 713
0. 4
14. 2
13. 3
4 . 34-l
593. 117
72. 490
79,501
996. 450
I, 348, 05
634, 064
620. 12
789, 4 6
159, 59-l
2. 6
1.1
1.0
0. 3
3. 2
2. 0
I. 9
1.0
0. 6
2. 5
2. I
2. 4
2. 7
1. 3
3. 566
I. 2
7-1. 978
1,319, 494
400. 068
2-1, 533
200,442
4. I
2.1
346,067
444,077
1,381,072
51, 5-19
2. 2
1.8
170
406, 723
-$3,001 ,260 -0. 3
2. 4 $943,463
514. 093
123. 596
216, 763
2,194.033
381, 247
3, 2S~. 006
1.0i6. 2
7. 6
PerAmount l_r_e_:_; _A_m_o_u_n_t _r_(~_;t_· ,_A_m_o_un_t_ cent
3,334. 5/\4
679,263
3,079,931
ll.010, l SR
2. f,7 , 403
9i5
430,'5191
I l. 79
2. 9i9, 794
2. 430. 345
3. 0 7,581
4. 741. 636
9. 7
9. 7
IOI, 160
10, 14
Yirgin Islands
11\8, 3-12
1, I IO, 694
2. 193,313
620,596
Percent
4. 7
1.1
I. 6
4. 9
3. I
17, 92
0. 2
0. I
0. 1
0. 1
(B)
0. 2
0.1
0. 1
0. 2
(BJ
(BJ
-55, 020
-901, 602
-163.031
- 181,919
-23, 151
-250, 124 -1.0
10-1, 716
o. 5
-95, 191 -1.5
-101, 550 -1.3
1. I
573,021
137,612
300,222
76
("J
~;i I
~i:
23,508
0. 1
0. I
0. 3
225
19, 716
(BJ
12,951
10,982
13,78 1
0. 1
(BJ
0. 1
-191, 974 - 1.2
0. 4
4, 746
-5, 698 -0. 1
-5 1, 068 - 0. 1
1.0
103,841
0. 2
272,853
665,57 1
2. 5
-36. 525 -0.6
-335, 666 -0. 6
0. 6
177. 363
-1.8
3
I. 4
-0.1
o.
0. 1
0. 2
o. 2
-1.3
-0. 4
0. 7
-0. 7
o. 2
(B)
2. 3
0. 3
0. 9
(BJ
-3 11, 161 - 0.
-92, 814 - 1. 1
0. I
0. I
15,307
36,9 13
270
11 ,589
13,062
-0. 8
-I. I
-0.6
-1.0
-Q. 2
-1.5
(BJ
-1,532
0. I
23, 166
- 197,371 -0. 7
-29, 1G2 -1. 7
50,097
466, 071
6. ti
1 6
0.1
2. 6
by
260. 492
40. 4
175,643
27. 2
61,652
9. 6
- 160, 428
• In clud,•s adjustments for excess or deposits in the supply fund o,,er payments out of tbe supply fund and for items in transit to control accounts
and s ponsors ' expencl1tun·s fur land, !and leases, easements, and rights -of-way.
11 Less tha n 0 .05 percent.
c Includes supply fund adjustment and central office projects.
Sourrl': \\·ork Projects Adrninis tralion.
T ABLE XIV.-PHY SI CAL A ccoMPLI SHM ENTS AND P UB LI C P A R T I CI PATION ON P noJJ::c-rs OPERATBD BY WPA
CONTINENTA L UXITED S TATES
C U MU LAT IVE THR OUG H J U NE
30, 1042
Numhrr
Unit of measure•
Item
Number
mPnt
Item
Unit of mcasun•m cnt
ron-1
Nr w
s trurtion
.A clr1~
tions
I RL~co
ns tr.uc10o or improv ement
- - - -- - - -- -- - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - -11----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
H ighways, road s , strer ts . and re la trd fac ilities:
Highwa ys , roarls , and s tree ts- to ta l
.....
Rurnl roads- total. .. ........... . ...... .
B igh·t r r r s urface-to ta l ...... . ....
l':r w cons tru ction
........
Reconstruction or impro vement __
L ow• t n ir s urface a nd unsurfaced ... ..
U rb an s tree ts- total
.... .. .
JJ igh•type surraee- tota l
... ... .
N ew cons tru ction ...
.. ....
R econs tru c tion or impro ,·ement..
L ow•ty pesurfacc and uns urfaced .....
Oth er roarls (in pa rks , etc .)-tota l ......
lligh•t ype s urfac('- tota l
:\' ew cons truction ....... .. ..... 1
R econs tru c tion or irnrrove ment .
L ow.t ype s urface a nd uns urfaced .....
J\Til rs.. .........
J\liles...........
Miles...........
l\liles....... . ...
1\1 i\es_ _______ __ _
l\liles.. .........
l\liks. ....... .
Miles...........
l\[ iles.. .........
l\I iles...........
l\liles..... .. ....
l\Iiks...........
l\liles. .... .. ....
l\liles. ........ . .
l\Iiles.. .........
Miles ...........
,lfi6, 322
54, 626
33. 510
21 , 11 6
___ _
N umber
___ _
\\' nod ··--·-················· · · ······ ···1 { Lin ea r fee t. .... .
N umher ..... .
S teel. .. ·-· · ·························· ····1 { L inea r fee t. .... .
N umher ..... .
!\l ason ry ___ -- - - - - --- -- -- -- -- ------ - - - - { Linear f('e t_ ____ _
Culverts
R oads irl<' drainage rlitch anrl p ipe
N umb l'r .. ...
{ Lin ear feet ......
J\Iilcs...........
Sirl ewa lks an d pa t hs- total
P avl'd ..... ..
l'npaved .. .
L ihra rics
Schoo ls
R rcrPa ti onal- to tal
~\ uditoriums_
O ymn as iu ms
O ther
Offices and adm in is trath·c ____ _
,
II
R econs tru ct io n
or impro\·ement
7i, 053
2,037, Y:l 7
55, 148
21, 27i
I , 722, 524
8 l.1, 353
fi, 41 6
15, 777
33(1, 367
1, 02fi, 485
l o, 4i'l9
4,651
50 1, ,17fi = = = =196, 099
1, O:Jll, ,\,\l
2\J, llfi,\, 174
77, 14 5
I
l\Iilt•s ...........
=;:J, 00;;=1
6,930
19, 6151
3, 391
5, 124
l. 806
1
Playg rounds- to tal
124 , b30
:3. 2411, S40
s:i. 985
Miles...........
l\liles...........
3, 420
788
1. 500
69, 157
I, 622
4fi, 20.1
l. ',07
H ospita ls.
.. .. ..
P ena l ins titutions ..... .
D ormi to ries __
F irehouses ..
Oara ~es _________________ _
RtoragP ___________ _
Arm uriPs
__
Darns and s tah h·s
Otht• r. .
.
34, 0A6
Schon !
Othl'r .
II
4, 592 1
83, 170
2. 174
31,
.1 s:12-J
':\"11 1 nhl'r
14 2
67
:--u mhe r
t,, tiUO
2. Hli
~umb l' r
8,579
Numhcr
;,,: umh;•r
N umh l' r
406
62~
I
I. 220
r,, n;,3
I===
N umber
N u mber ........... _..... .
Xumher ....... .
N umber _______ _
?\ umber ______ _
~ umber _______ _
r,.."u mhcr ________ _
N umher
Numbrr __
~ umber __
1. 176
202
172
I , 3~2
316
2, 4.iS
2, :11 2
328
I , Ul8
U, lh l
2, 272
I
S32
5,603
2. 282
1, 992
3, f,3,1
470
4, 133
20, 4 l3
224
I ifJ
lil
i- 1
6~U
12i,;
46
l , GSO
!RI
6. 2fl"
~ u mher_
3, 03fi
1116
)..T um lw r
X um bl' r
I , ~:!7
,.,
I, 209
21
u,o
l! ,
l, ;,,
.;:-7~
4. 31,
2, Oli9
71
5l
I 7, lf i'-1
at. 09 2
=
312
14 3
3i
5i
I , i 3i
:?,
9:;;j
Q3S
l17 - - - - -;~
272
737
2118
4, .,;4
74. 83 l
Athletic fi elds------------- { ~~.:~~ral'res
H a ndba ll courts .............. X u mbt' r ..
H orseshor eourts ------------ :--: umhrr _
r.r ennis courts_ - ------------ - - N u m ber ____ · poos
I ------------ {X
s,\i mmmg
• urnher -- .
I Su rface area 111 sq fl ..... .
\\'ad in,e: pools
------------ {~~~~~ ~rl•a in sq
ft. .... .
Ice s ka ti ng areas------------- N u mber_ ______ _
Ski trails ............ _........ l\liles .......... .
Ski jum ps ................... N umber .
Bandsb ells ......... ... ....... N umber ...... ..
Outd oo r thea tres ... . . _.. . . _.. N u m ber ..
N u mber
G olf counws
-----------X u m1?er of holf•s
{ .\rea m acn•s
(C ontinued on next page)
I
N urnlw r
Outdoor recrra tional facilitil·s:
I
Stad iums . grands tands . and
i'\ umber _________________ _
b leach ers ......... .... .
F airgrou nds a nd rodeo grounds {~~e: t~ra_r~es-- - - - - -- - --- - l{:\'umber
...•.......
P a rks
A rrn m acn.•s
4,1, 10.i
2, 563, 46i
Curbs
.Miles. _........ .
24, 54i
Gu t ters ....................... .. . ........ . J\liles . . ........ .
5, 341
Guartlrn. 11s and guard wall~
M iles ..
3, 265
f:\'umber or light
s ta nda rd s ... .
30, 233
R oad a nd s tree t lighting.
J\liles or road
eq uipped ... .
832
Tra m e signs ereeterl
N umber ....... .
912, 3,19
Tra ffic control line pa inted
11iles or line .. ..
5,231
R oadsid e landsca p in~
i\liles or road ... , .....
Car and railroad track r~mo"al
... .. .. ... l\l ilrs
,
E d u ca t Hm a l- tota l
.1 11 . 696
r.r,, 392
29,067
18, 056
ll ,0 11
37, 325
11,263
2,893
I. 795
l. 098
8. 370
N ew cons tru C' tion
um ber
Brid ,:?Y~ and ,· iaduc ts-to tsl_ ________ ____ _____ '{N
Li1wa r fee t
Public buildings . exr lu rlin g utiJ.
ity plants aw'. a ir port bu ildings:
Public bui ldin gs- tota l.. ..... N umhr r
643. 977
24,
I
....
~
793
6, 2~7
45,\,
f,4 :;
9. 527
" · 1, 2
1. 34,i
2. 4 ll
14 , 421
l5i
l!i3
3, 0,5
'n11
3:l6
8,3 14 , 111111
, :17
2, 5~~. 11113
I , IHI~
308
5, 411,000
',l
341,
ono
,4
,\9
f,!i
IS
228
74
31
375
4, ~33
37, 34r,
2\Y
zt,
278
9 9il
2. ;ri
15, 125
"d
"d
t,,,J
13, 723
2, 2:!l
1:rn
:,.
__,
co
TAHLJ,;
X l\'.-
1'11, ,- 1<:AL , \ ccu,\IJ>L 1,;11.\11,N·r::; AND P uJJL I C P AHT H ' IPA 'l' I ON ON 1'1toJEcT::; Ol'GRA'l'GD HY \ V l'A -
Conli 1111cd
0
00N1'1N~NTAL UN11'EO S TATES
('1 1,1 t1 LATl\' E T H HOl'G H Jt 'N E
30,
191'1
Number
N11mher
Item
L· nil or nwa8 urt•men t
New c~n stnH·t 1011
Puhlit utilities and sanitation :
Utility plant s totaL _
N umber
2,
Electrit po"er plants ____ _ N umber
N umbcir
ln cinerator plants
N umher
Pumping s tatio ns
f-il'wage t reatment pla11t s. Numhc•r
Wate r treatment plants __ Number
f,f,9 1
l 17
4fl
132
1,298
944
1n1
Hi
06
2.rn
I, 151
I
Sewerage servicr connettions
Nwnber
l\l au b oles aacl catch basi ns.
Number
San ita ry p ri vies _
Numher
l\Iosciuito control drainage
llli les or ditd1 and pipe__
T elephone and te leg raph
lines ____ __________________ :'.\liles
P olice, fi re-al arm, a nd traOic
signal system s ___ ____ ____ _
E lectri c power lines
Pipe lines, otbC'r than wa1l' r
and sewer ______ _____ _
Flood and eros ion control, irr iga.
tion, conservation:
f'i sh hatcheries ____ _
Firebreaks. ________ _
Refores tation ______ _
Pl anting oysters ___ _
Levees aoct cmhankmC'nts__
B igh-type su rface
Low-type surface __ _
Airport buildings-totaL
Aclmioistrati\·e and tc r-
minaL
ll anga rs ____ __
Other_
'Ta,i :,; trip:,;
total
1 Li gh- t ypt: :,,; urface
3, 522
458, 900
I, 9-15
Low-t ype surface __ _
727
I21. 1:11:.n1,1100
1li~h-t y p(' surfac·t.'
Low-typC' surface __ _
3, b21
:?, :.152
It 1, ,>i,,
3, 3213
pipe
_
L anding an•as flood light ed _
u,50
B oundary light s __
-
Turning ci rcles
Airport drainage•_
Ai rport drainnl!:r dit1·h an d
1,243 11
i(II
124
I
Seaplane ramps an d lnndi11 ~
platform s ____ __ ____ _
Airway markers __
Airway beacon~ _
!\lum bcr
Linear feet _
Linenr feet
L inenr feet_
131
ltH
11 1iles. __
Trees planted
Bushels planted __ _
l\ files.
l\ t iles_
r-1iles_
158
I
175, 5~9. 000
6, 30il
8,
Hlll,
U13
117
5S0
1,082
HJ2
6
IOh
54
____ _
Ornamental pools and fou n-
I , 77 5
133
Ii, 025, 000
I, 900, 1)00
tain s ______ __
M on uments And
markers__ ____ _ _
4, 3Ji
1,342
D rainage (o ther than road,
airport, and mosquito c·ont roll
'runnels ..
D ock!-., whnn·es, aocl piers
-
108
47,050
~. 4fiH
415
78, 439
11111,
--000 1---- ------1
4:
A rt ificial chauncls,'other than
irrigation and drainage _
I , 024 , 000
571,000
2. 920, 0ll0 -- -- --- -4,,3, 000
1, 171,000 ---- ----,=====
I
I
(Concl uded on next 1mge)
I
814,000
Linea r f<:et
Linear fl'(.'1
-----------
6fil, 000
153,000
=3,825,000
--=
Squarr ya rds __
Squan• yards ___
3,430,000
395,000
Sq narc yards __
:,,.,.· um twr of ai rport ~----
I. 12.1, 000
199
Linear fert _
:\'umher lighted ___
'J" umhcr of light s landarcb_
-------·
8, 9Hi, 000
'Jumh<•r
N uml )er
N urnlwr
Atrcs
:-,.:umln::• r
------------------ ---------------- ------- ---
J\ liles or dit ch an<! pipe
J\liles ___________ - . _ _ __ ---!N
u mher_
Linea
r feet__
_____- -..
Number _ _ _ __
_
f'ee t of usahle waterfront
Area in sq , ft_ ___ ___
~liles
---
-----
IAdditions I RLion
cconstrucor improvemcnt
- -~ I
134
227
778
____ ___
____ __ :--:umber
5, JOI
285
__ ___________
_________ ______
__________
Lmcar feet
historil'
F enC'ing
8, IY9
N umber
Nu mher
N umher
r\ Ii sl'ell aneous:
Land sca ping, other tha11
roads ide and parks __ ___ _
], 139
N 111nbcr ------ ------- ----1
Square yard s __ ____ __
Aprons-total _
3, 34i
42, 706
417.058
37, ,,04
1, , 986
J\liles
Jetties and breakwate rs.
B ulkheads.
_
Hetaini ng wa lls and reve tments ..
:'.\ I iles
Hiprnp_ _ ___ _
S q. yd . or surfa ce ___ _
Ri verbank and s hore improvemcot_ _____ _____ _
!lliles
Miles _
__
Strcambcd improvemen t _
Irr igation sys tem s __
Miles or pipe and Oume __ _
Air port and airwa y facilities:
!{Number __ _
Landing fi elds.
--------- A rea m acres
Runways- totnL.
I
Airport. ctc.-Cont1 11tH.•<l.
51',5, 172
79,\ ;344
2, 2.1.i;-, 070
J.1, 201
;\ I ile~ of line ____ _
l\Iiles
II
15h
---------------1
I N1•w con-
st ru(' tion
407
'"
W ate r mains and dist ribution Jines_ ____ __ _____
_ l\Tiles _
15, 75~
W ate r cons umer connect ions_ Number
------------·
41 3, Y%
Water wells_
Number
_________
3,9H
, r .
.:"J'umher .
_____ _
2,942
•
•
Sto age1 ta 11k s, reser vo irs, etc {capacity in gallo ns____
l ,fi ll ,O I l,000
Storm and sanitary se wers _ Miles _
1:l, i08
lfi8
61
35i
Unit of nH.•asuremeot
Item
IAdrlitionsl RN.'onstruction or impron•ml•11t
2915 1
12i
-------------------
106
3fil
2,309
~
M
"d
----
0
49,000
~
35,000
14, 000
0
520,000
517, 000
3,000
z
"d
~
0
C'l
~
si
-------------
624,000
20
0
16,003
----
3, 182
....,
2,,
13, oO'J
-------
84
- ---1
--- - 818 I
I
2, 776
1, 237
6,477
16,872
I. 039
182
300
131 ,000
4, 462,000
429,
90
136,000
67
M
Ul
Ul
>rj
3
i
3, 772
lb
M
202, 07 1
:,.
~
"d
76
"d
--- --- -
147
0
CJ
----
17,939
23,025
154
9i, 305
348
339,000
19,206,000
:,.
--- ---- 1
---------- ------- ------- ----------
199
~
~
~
TABLJs
X l V. -
PHYSI C.A L A cco MPLI SHMENTS AND P1 , BLTC PARTI CIPATION ON PROJE CTS OPERATED BY
WP A - Conclud e d
CONTINENTAL UNITED ST AT E:!!
Ctl.\tl' I.ATl\'E TIHl.OUGII .J UNE
!Lem
Education activities:
Unit of mrasurenwnt
Correspondenre work
Enrollees _
Enrollers
Enrollees
Enrollees
Enrollees
___ _
H omemaki ng and parent ed uca tion
Other
Lectures and forums
Nursery schools
Specia l instruclion :
Insti tutionalized and handicapped persnns
Isolated persons
l\ f usic ac tivities: A
Instruction ______________ ___ __ __---- - - --- - - - - -- - - - -
C'oncerts __ _____ ________ -- -- -- -- ___ --- -- - ----- --- - -
Radio broadcasts.····· ·-·•··-·· : ······ ···· .....
.-\ rt activities:
A rt ins tru c ti on
A ____ _________________ ________ _
Art items com pleted:
Index or American Design plates
Easel works
Fine print designs .
]\[urals -••··
Scu lptures ...
Welfare activities:
08,f>46
Schools
{Enrollees
.5.5, 4 (2
8,700
87,2 18
165, 74r,
59,985
1,255
35, 229
Enrollees
Enrollees
6, 719
103
P ersons attendi ng
Enrollees.
Performanees
_
{ Persons attending
i'.' um ber.
174. 917
5. 974
2,423, 2l 7
I 12
25.068
N um ber. .. .
21,763
107, 777
10,313
2, 556
16,645
N um ber ___ _
Number. .
. ....
N um ber .... -······
N um ber. ..
Garments prod uced-totaL .................. .. . Number ................ .
,. Data rt-lale to the monlh or January 1942 on ly.
B Data rdate to the thn·e months l' □ ding June :30,
-=-----cc===---======~
JI.rm
\\'l•lfare activitics- Continurd .
Sew ing-ContinuNI.
Garments produced Cont inued .
Girls '
I nfants '
Diapers . .. ..... .
Other articles produced ..... .
F ood preserving:
Quarts canned ... Pounds dried .
······-····-········· · ·-····
H ousekeepin~ aide sen, ices: visits made ........... .
School lunch serv ices:
rrhrce months l' IHling Jun e 30, 1942 _ - -Cu mulali\'(' thro ugh Junl" 30, 1942 ___ __ _
N umber. .. .
N umber..
N umber ...
374,917,000
U ealth institutions ..
Custodial institutions
Clinics . _.
Other health agencies .
H ea lth agencies operated
Numher ___ ______ ___ _
N'umber __________ _
N umber _________ __ _
76,299,000
44,364,000
28,629,000
111 ,655,000
N umber. ..
73,004.000
9,176.000
31,028,000
N u mber .......... . .
N umher ___ _
N umber. ..
Schools sen iced ..
{Lunches sen cd _... __ _.
Lunches sen •ed.. . . . . . . . .
Number. ..... . . . . .
Numher ____ __ _______ _
Number __ _
N umber .........•..
Number __ _____ __ _
N umber. ... ... .
Tests and immunizations
Li brary artiYities: o
Number. ..... .
Library serv ice systems operated
Library sc n ·icc system un its operated _____ _________ _ N um ber. ........ .
Independent lil>raries operated ...... .
Li braril's assisted
75, 05ti, 000
84, 797, 0110
G5, 7i2, 000
Number
Unit of mea<;; urcmC'nt
I
75,
24, 19G
000
!\f,Q,
1. on, 21J:l. oou
Public health actidlics: A
Ilealth and custodial institutions aud health
agenci1.:•s assisted:
Enrollees ... .
Sewing:
M en's ................................ . _
\\'omen's ___ _____________________ _
Boys' ..
1942
N umhrr
A
Adult education:
Literacy and naturnlization __ ____ _
_____ _
Voca tional trainin g:
:30,
Book repair :
Books repaired or renovated _
N um ber ......•....
N umber .
N umber ________ _
215
H6
3H
5(1!
99
73, !\70
2i0
I , 253
1,669
4, 383
>
"ti
"ti
t,,j
zt:::)
.....
:,,<
93, 85:,, 000
HJ-42.
,....
00
2
REPORT ON PROGRESS OF T H E W PA PROGRAM
T ABLE X \ · .-
SELECTED A cT 1v 1T1E S ON v\' PA , ER n cE Pno C R A ~1s, DY STATE
SELECTED P ER I ODS
~Y ork in sewi ng roo m s
St ate
N umber of
garments
produced
Food presen- ing
A
' umber of
other
arti cles
produced
X umher of
scho I
lunches
served A
A
N' umbe r of
vi sits
Enroll m nt in
ad u lt ed ucation
acti vities B
made by
house•
ra l·
N umber N u mber keeping Natu
iza li on
of Quarts or pound s aides A
and
dried
canned
literacy
1 - - - - 1 - --
l "nited States ... 374.917.435 111 ,654.901 1. 093.203.103 73.003,902 9.176, 171 31.028, 430
98, 646
OLber
Enroll •
Attend•
m cntin
n ursery
music
perform•
scbools
8
ance at
an ces
35, 229
87, 743
4, 380, 457
Arizona ___________ _____ _ 1,342, 499
Ark ansas ______________ _ 3, 217, 227
California ........ . .... . 29,024, 964
Colorado ....... . ...... . 6,560,529
91 1. 771
20 1,369
l , 932. 566
6,587. 488
609, 31
18. 784, fi61
3,540, 455
14,340, 574
49, 606, 027
21 , 259.133
Connect icut.
District or Colurnhia ... 1, 023,003
Florida . . .... .
8. 116. 392
Geo rgia ............... . 11, 2 3,824
473, 2 0
166,299
307, 702
2,2 16,671
l , 288, ll6
9. 136. 888
19,636.251
51,975,55 1
I daho .................. .
983,802
21,511,661
Ill inois ........... .
l ndiana ............... . 6,720,479
5, 11 2, 012
l owa ...... ....••....
Kansas .. .............. . 5,529, 91
2 19, 168
5,688, 162
2. 047, 146
1,541 .955
I. 217,652
6,833, 748
26,0 12, 186
12,320, 37
6. 095, 287
11,146, 072
Kentucky ............. .
2,2 19,578
703, 697
252. 10 1
199,526
2, 627, 452
8. 215, 457
10,64 5, 71
2, 21G, 954
I, 139,894
9,525,965
Michigan .............. .
Minnesota............. .
l\I ississippL ........... .
Missouri. .............. .
l\Ion tana .............. .
25,722, 483
1, 9 18,569
I. 169. 009
2,79 1. 833
320, 711
24. 24 . 393
22,200,249
40. 874. 056
21. 329, 28
4, 156,864
3, 9 0, 078
310, 9 5
2,608,949
8,202,39 1
l , 368,642
3, 60. 335
207, 139
fi22, 096
2, 153,081
80, 705
4, 480, 286
1,33 1,060
355. 614
8. 694, 435
6,370,664
New York. .
.
29,894,557
North Carolina ........ . 9. 099, 173
North Dakota ......... . 2,546,36 1
16. 907, 3fi l
Ohio ........ .
Oklahoma .. . .......... . 9, 072,563
14,882,935
1,466,945
184,086
5, 62 . 9
l , 259. 535
Oregon .............. . 1,949,555
Pennsyl van ia ________ _ 35, 699,6 15
R hod c Island
2, 706, 705
4, 5 I, 25 1
South Carolina ..
South Daknt s ...... . . 2,673,395
687. 405
3, 605. 249
453. 724
1,209,585
467,526
658, 191
72,688,638
JI, 805,237
2. 743,382
154,906
Tennessee___
_______ _ 3,468,321
Texas...... . ........ . 30,308.83
Uta h ................. . 1,905, 443
09, 601
Yermont . __ -----------5,099, 78
3,906.047
l, 745, 474
506. 074
204,869
1,007, 649
55,700.5 11
52,223, 126
20,100,568
2,069,576
2 , 90,297
4,458, 175 2, 264. 535
9, 133, 991
141, 479
2,221,44 1
3. 3 4,510
1, 00 ,639
20, 738
\Y ashin ~ton .......... .
6,032, 405
4,979,089
6, 913.619
914,400
1,175,626
l, 190,441
1, 693.834
121, 508
2 , 395, 65
24 , 30 1, 762
13, 23. I
2,385,341
4, 013, 0ll
970. 092
631, 3 8
11 I
D elawa re
_
___ _
2, 176, 714
401, 27
7,998, 692
L ouis iana _ __ _______ _ 3. 96. 892
l'viaine............... . 1, 99, 527
M a ryland ............ . 1,674, 9 19
Massachusetts ....... . 31, 033,878
N braska . .. ........... .
Nevada ............... . .
New H a mpsh ire .. .
Ne w Je rsey ... .
New M exi co. . .
\' irginia
___________ _
\V est Vi rg inia _____ __ __ _
" ' iscoosin .. _______ ___ _
\\·yoming ....... .... .. .
-'C umul ati ve tbrough June 30, 1942.
B D u ring J anuary 1942.
215,869
32, 927
424, 082
862. 937
5, 305,894
assisted
or
operatedB
- 1
2, 423, 217
1- - - -1- - - - - - 1 -- -- 1 -- --
Alabama ..... .
agen cies
8
- - - - - - - 1- - --
30,376
Numher
of healtb
institu•
Lions and
I. 210
'
275, 791
55,250
32, 798
573, 496
59, 736
805, 496
2, 033,266
43 , 32
5, 422
22
2,4 21
1, 072
1, 455
23. 552
65,916
220,5 10
2 , 11 1
68, 773
249. 492
967, 230
193
2. 9R2
6, 130
49
3. 30 1
5,571
I. 275
1,061
7. 148,7 11
4. 777,042
261, 185
404, 81
9 4,97 1
1,069
44
4,022
140,428
3. 971 ,25 1
804. 803
543. 688
588,446
15
2, 153
2, 740
20,943
JO, 795
2, 5fi2
l , 465
288
1,342
376
571
18
144
42
21
41
334, 157
247,256
30, 109
] , 399
563,8 17
I 2. 274
20,696
2,513
93, 140
2, 65
6,596
2 4
74
2,612
6,034
599
566
5, 102
697
416
'9
613
2, 142
61
54
l
l
9
JO, 890
537, 729
366. 049
794. 605
5 16,227
99,942
928
l , 336
4, 2 IR
3,992
306
1,892
10,236
i. 600
JO, 162
2, 027
993
34
533
1,0 15
363
87, 776
53. 610
8,470
71,434
35
ii
2,672
21
3,5 16
368
56,73 1
16
l
1
27
1,475,981
592, 759
837,525
I , 793,314
9, 152, 702
139, 70 1
490, 075
955,806
50
9,744,683
JO, 036, 66 1
5. 644
706, 998
5, 318
I , 330
43, 139
10, 552
55
885
81
429
2, 080
706
12,050
33,875
5, 850
440,200
37,831
45
13
43
61
3
1,027
297
608
8,963
5,956
41,905
55,150
5,931
10
2
9.56
1, 96i
137
33
6
99
1
2,591
l , 619
7,948
1, 133
130
84
220
65-1
593
2, 794. 52
549, 105
69,503
2,009,898
1, 190, 12
243
3. 5 2
364
13. 991
3, 171
29, 6 19
4,028
3,416
17, 007
6, 1 9
1,518
699
443
l, 319
714
135, 140
45
65
129,847
5,696
44
34
14 7, 742
2,075,249
85, 461
933. 197
164 , 29 1
136
768
294
1,02 1
20, 19
178, 173
21,3 17
12
996
80
2, 699
24, 790
512
529
3, 444
12,716
494,506
2, 646
10, 12 1
5-16
193
2, 656
1,690
12, 422
2, 63
3, 79
4,943
71
2,739
387
320
742
379,592
255, 9 18
54, 56
77, 832
2,869
2, 445
595
55
11,936
11,440
5,096
754
737
1, 433
432
171
3,926
543, 792
5i0
19,750
2,249, 159
17,386
1, 434
6, 6.\4
1 , 506
8, 155
59 I. 959
1,956, 100
•127
2, 50
227, 6 ll
463
352
3
15
1
7, 900
68,834
4,304
20
73
1
14, 760
21
14, 799
88,095
4
2
9
6
83
APPE DIX
T ABLE
XVI. -
SELE CTEO
I TEMS
OF
PHY ! CAL
ACCOMPL I SHM ENT
BY STATE
ox
CoxsTRl ,TIO:\
PnoJ1,:cn;
0P1':RATED
BY ViTPA ,
Ct0 '1l 'L \ TIVE THRO UGH JUNE 30, 1942
Il ighw nys, roads, and streets
and related facilities
Numher
I
roads, and
streets
(new and
I improyed )
- - - - -1- - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - ·'- - - - -
- -- - - - - -- · - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
United St ates
_\ Jahama _____________ _
Arizona . ________ ____ _
Ark usas _____________ _
Cali
fornia______________
__ -------- --- -1_
olorado
________ _
Delaware.
.
District of Colu mbia __
Florida _____ _
Geonda ___ __________ _
Idabo __________ _------ lll inois _____ ____ ____ __ _
Ind iat1 a ____ _____ _____ _
643, 9i7
122, 758
20,627
2,442
IO, 892
II , 196
9,442
10,077
320
5, 422
4,804
203
152
7,332
, 939
3 17
41
I
1,473
Kentucky ______ ______ _
13, 59;
4, 4 9
I , 847
I , 343
4, 114
J\Iaine ___________ ____ _
lll aryl and
J\I assacbusetts _______ _
19, 747
2,990
Ne braska ________ ____ _
Nevada .
New U a.mpsbire ______ _
Ne,,.. Jersey
~rcw l\.lex iCo _________ _
14, 04
7, 763
Rhod e Island _ _______ 1
South Carolina _______ _
Soutb Dakota ______ ___
Ten ncss ______ _______ _
Texas _
_____ _______ _
Utah _________ ___ ____ _
______ _____ _
________ ___ _
,\-as bington
,\·est Virginia _
\\' isconsin __ __ ___
W yoming __ __ ________ __
515
708
498
3~7
I, 499
97
l.15
13 1
11 8
206
14
3
4
22
390
25
62
&;7
240
845
131
41
2,093
5fil)
5
I, !07
14 5
&~4
635
1,297
3f,O
27 1
503
54i
134
478
6 12
2'4i
l iO
806
345
104
599
6~9
fi l
191
1. fil 7
bl4
16,553
20,633
20
261
Iii, 733
59
86
3,692
51. 02
52, 16,5
9 '6
430
2,165
9, 63i
4 , ;29
122
35
I, 137
110
II, 423
I. 303
II. 193
7114
106
I. 460
198
53, 91
191
541
33, il9
432
36
9,587
13,811
I , 283
6i0
9,948
I , iSU
34,610
31,240
4, 796
I, 628
7, 523
JI, i72
19, i46
22, 83P
3,847
75
720
I , 723
i, 589
5,
7,4JOO
57
I, 206
4
645
I
12,491
3, 81)3
13, 31\9
1, I 2~
717
I, •173
1, 6fi9
I , 933
505
197
3,146
196
3 Lll
109
107
'38
II
161
67
1.029
I , 5if>
30. 993
1,U.t2
19,201
gr,
83
I, 345
4, 060
21
27, '-i04
I, 0 10
55
I
492
50
29
655
6H
192
JOO
'40
240
I, 298
93
126
2. !ifi5
123
l~i
1~2
43
fiY
I, 11 5
35
355
54
67
49,5
l , 547
5211
92
(Conc lu rlccl on m•,t page)
1, l2H
l. 282
404
I, IS3
54
1, 2-12
31.:J
26
19
4
fiO
58
497
113
I, 055
6
160
19~
52
29
277
i4
1,rn4
4, 3H
3. 475
4, 185
i3
323
609
164
%
961
401
269
27. 234
3U6
204
224
345
44~
44 1
154
31
2
36
63
316
,,
9
I. 470
I, 348
162
441
41
Ii
31
55
325
5-05
I,
n
21
78
162
&45
1.029
986
206
670
35-l
458
6-12
I, \XJ8
2, -tiO
248
20, 3i3
22, 581
29, 11 8
376
sos
I, 472
5, 9-16
4, 123
4,934
Penosy lYania
HO
611
2,03 1
650
) , 740
12
156
51
15
284
544
149
22
1,5/j
3
201
236
,If,
119
3S8
708
I, 443
8,793
2,264
16
44
490
J. 363
JO, 24
2i5
107
61
143
2,045
2,2
31
204
71
411
i,OOn
35, 3;9
7, 93;
122
821
195
13
IO, 906
106, 370
36, 2i0
43,853
19,530
22,
28,
15,
24,
Oregon
3,612
45
i5
2, 713
J\ Iicbigau ____________ _
Minnesota ___________ _
J\ l iss iss ippi _______ __ __ _
l\Iissouri . ______ __ __ . __
J\lontana _____ ______ __
New York
______ _
No rth Carolina ___ ____ _
No rth Dakota ____ __ _
Obio __
---- --____
-----1
Oklahoma
______
__
,.w
44, 634
24, 287
35,47 1
L ouis iana ______ ___ ____ _
I, 395
3,368
,52, 07~
30, .5 1
1. 16J. 38 1
i, 797
31,092
1 - - - - - 1 - -- - - -1 - - - - - 1- -- - - 1 - - - - - I
S4 1i
61,1
-16. 6 I 5
297
520
1,4
5,406
60
2!9
299
37, 73
450
47
310
2, 171
20, 907
320
99
3,042
i(i4
21,241
I 13
381
581
4, 3~2
lKan
O\V8sas
_ ----------------__ ____________ _
\ "ermonL.
Virginia
Outdoor recreational facilities
All other
rumber o f
Rr bool
llliles of Number of
playN umber o f
Numbt\r
highways, brirtges and Number of - - - - ~ - - - - - 1 - - - - ~ - - - j?"rounds
s w1mm1~g
of
a nd athletic a nd wadmg
cul verts
New
conReconstrucNw
viad ucts
parks
(new
ancl
trucRecons
fi
elds
pools
(new and
st ru ction
tion or
construc- tion or im- (ne w a nd
(new and .(new and
impro,·ed) improved )
improveanct
tion an<l
improved )
provement
im
pro\'
d
)
1m
proved)
additions
mcnl
additions
State
Connecticut
or public buildin g~
5, 0
4616 1
-o3, 95•1
523
29
42
19
39
44
56
i
31
51;6
131
24
i4
!I
576
98b
261
367
9i
139
5,5/l
124
53.\
33
2'19
~H
2, 163
153
23
52
394
XS
226
2. 7Y5
3.5 1
:H
I. 212
5~
13,
i'2
JUj
334
bY
2tJ
~5
318
570
Ii
&,
lfi l
23
311
3
325
1, 7i4
377
Y6
I. 584
5~7
219
I, 1193
IX~
30
15
:11
I, IY8
rn4
-lll
I, Sl4
2fi
·1,)1
252
35
H
15
2:ll
I
on,
3:
157
449
Ul
33
iO
lb
4
R EPORT O
T A BLE
x,·r.-
S ELECTED ITE)l
T
P R OG R ES
OF T H E WPA PROG R AM
oF PHY . l ('A L A c o~1PL1s HMENT o N CoN s TR
BY
T A TE- C o n e! uded
Cl" ~l t"LAT l\' E TH RO r. 11 J UN E
c noN PR o J E
OPE R A TED n Y WP A
30, 1942
Ai rport facilities
Pu blic [ t ili ties and Sa nitat ion
N u m ber of la nding
fi elds
Linea r feet of runwa ys
N umber of
sa nitary , -- - - ~ - - - -,
privies
rew con(new con- st ruction R~const'.0C· New
struction)
tpi~onve0~/ mnl- structi on
a nd
Sta le
T
Recoo
coo- 1structio-n
a ddili ns
or im provement A
- - - - - - -- - : - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1- - --1-----·1----- - - - - - - -U nited States __
Alabama ___________ _
Arizona
Arka nsas. __________ _
Ca li forn ia __________ _
Colorado
ConnecticuL
D elaware ___ _
Distr ict of Colum bia
Florida ___________ _
Georgia . _________ _
I daho ______________ _
Illinois ___________ _
Ind iana ____ _
JQ \Y Q ______ __ _____ _
Kansas _____ _
33
IS4
23
24
182
75
If,()
331
12
5
31
58
2:g86 I
l09
79 1
62
I
3
73
______ _
J\ rinneso ta ___________ --
W:~~~r~i::::: :::::::
l\J ontana . ______ ___ ____ _
'cbraska
1 C'vada ___
_
'e w H amps hire ____ __ _
New Jersey ___ _______ _
.N e w lv[ x ico __________ _
New Y ork ___
15. 758
J48
K nt ucky __
Louisiana _
l\l ai ne
l\farvland
l assach usetts
lichigan __
3. ,20
_____ _
North Carolina _______ _
' orth Dakota _______ _
Oh io ___ _
Okla homa _____________ _
Oregon ___ _
Pennsv lYaoia
Rh ode Tslanrl
ou th Caro lina
South Da kota
iul
96
33
1fg12 I
204 1
b05
244
294
523
126
259
53
124
668
W ashington _
\\;est \ "irginia -···--·-·
\\ 1sconsm _____________ _
\\' yoming _________ _. __ _
24
1,51
22
66
28
78, 460
24,680
20 1
31
69, 723
6. 700
2
53
20
36
32,568
41 3, 529
123. 0
13, 738
120, 02 1
24,300
36
377
25
20
50. 971
79,662
74, 519
39, 405
47, 773
4, 300
3. 0
7. l l
23.100
33
501
5
20
5
36
4
4 --- --------4
5
3
4
3
2
)]
l. 467
240
30
47
29]
386
28
14 7
803
246
170
61
48,
47
357
Ti 6
78
41 5
78
14
2
769
264
4
7
260
178, 103
8, 441
17. 121
JO
11
5
5
3
J , ~4
7
2
2
3
4
31,582
19,4 10
839
152, 796
32. IOI
69, 796
93, 257
17,067
62. 051
16
122. 714
38,818
ll 5
292
370
, 154
3. ~ 2
33
5
1, 268
182
326
964
151
343
57
331
I
l
5
59, 446
64 1
345 1
568
21
22,
138
4
44
5
674
34
I 17
568
132
22
136
23
2, 776
900
13. 232
183
824
396
~:r;c~~:::::-:::::::_::
I. 310
13
4
8
Si
249
120
14
J. 02.l , 771
72,513
56,555
24 ,995
252,55 1
I 79, 565
l 4
916
83
2, 139
2
66
59
4, 090,8~4
3
64. 855
7
I
230, 428
74 , 49
28, 775
4
135,056
I
provement
15
495
487
J. 601
addiLions
- - -- - - 1 - - - - -
415
2
5
3
2
8
33
N w coastruction ReconSlrucand
ti n or im-
67
3. 525
19, 020
68 . .',85
99,\164
11. 24 i
53. 082
905
148
buildin gs
11
3
I
15
J4
11 9
1, i02
566
298
150
I , 201
44 6
5
393
um ber of air port
34,867
23,362
53. 0
20, 7,J[
31. 991
32,558
55,577
250
135
164
29
Includes s urfacing.
54
42
56
253
32
138
41
Tennessee ___ _________ _
T exas _
Utah _______________ _
A
56
1, 189
279
46
256
11 3
s
2. 287. 070
23. 708
1
258 1
I , 572
241.
19,696
6. 288
17
7
1
4
3
11
43. 930
36,855
1,55, 205
17. 5
67. 185
130,923
54, 591
57, 727
53. 273
57, 480
42, 056
23. 400
23. 500
39. 778
79, 787
5
2
4
2
20
8
I
10
6
i
?
44
420
24, 773
80. 832
s1:
I. 5 0
10. 91 3
25, 500
2,200
12. 100
74, I
4, 800
32,521
3
I
386
11 6
15
43
I
3 - -----------
9
2
4
4
12
2
1
2
1
20•
14
3T
54
93,
9
10•
1
19
6
2'
49, 190
7
T
26. 600
11 ,850
8. 000
15, ? 7
14
S:
6
t
27, 200
22,486
64, 269
12, 200
7. 296
9. 400
7 - ----- - ----15
537
2'
96
7
258
3'
5
40
3&
4
3
.,
93, 919
3 1. 300
l 73, 161
33. 684
3
2,300
90, 24 9
90. 794
1, 355
10
14
6
5
9
i O. 506
195, 67
77, 130
48. 040
32,062
3,650
7, 092
15,288
13. 250
37. 485
25
28
5
I
I
15
16-
127,953
27. 750
1,999
20, 590
15. 950
7, 300
42, 09
25
l
9
8
1
I
s
14
1
6
2
14
2
~I
12,200
2
43
1
23
13
49'
I
9'
5,
?
7966,
z
[>
3
INDEX
INDEX
(:Cxcl11ding t,1hl rs and eharts, which arc li st ed i n table of cont nt s and ap1wnd:,)
Acee .. ion s t o \YP A p r oj ect ><. 20.
A ce mpli,- hm 11t s, ph,·si cal , 2- 3 , -ll ,> l.
\\'a r p ro j ec t s. 9- 12.
Admini strati,·e einpl o_,·ees. 37.
Admini~trati,·e expe n,r,. -I . 34 . 3fi- 3 7.
Adlllt educ:i.tion prog r:111 1. 1·0,·:1.1 ion:1l l r:-iining 11ndrr,
2, 3, 1 , -1.'i.
See also Educati onal , ,•n ·icr,.
Arh'i so ry C'om mi,,io n 10 1l1 t' ( 'n1111cil of Xa 1ional
D efense. 1-l.
A ge o f \\'P .\ worke r,:, 3 1- 32 .
Ag ri c llllure, D c parlm enl o f :
Al local io n o f \\' PA f11nd s t o h11rp:1.1 1s o f , 3-l.
Coo perati on o f in , un·p_,· u f :1.11ln 111 ol ,i lc gr aYrya rd s. 11 .
E 111pl ynwnt on \\' P.-\ pr<,j<·<' t , ,1pr rat cd by bu r au
o f , 21 , 23.
S ee at o indi,·idual b11 r ea11 s of.
Agr ic ulture :\farketing .-\dmin stra1io11 . -1 8.
Ai rport and ai rll'ay proj ec t s :
Accomp li shme11t ,s on, 2, 8 , IO. -13.
E mpl o.,·m ent o n . 2.J .
Expc 11dilures on. 13.
Airpo r t servic em en training proj ct, 17.
Alban ., ·, New Y o rk . \\' as hi n gt on A1·c- 11llr rx t ension , -12.
Allocati on o f \YPA fund , , 33- 34 .
Approp ria lions, 33.
See also Em ergenc.1· R elirf .\ ppropriat ion .\cl, 19-l 2.
Art s program , 2 , 12 , 26. ,50- .~ l.
A ss ig nments to \YP A proj ec t s. numbe r o f , 20.
A1 1x ili ar y sh op t r aining . 16.
Barn ard , K a nsas. ll'atcr sYst em . -17 .
R ccl ford , ln diana . hospital. .J7 .
Blind perso ns, pro ,·isiun s in En .\ .\ c·1 . fi ,c:i.l .,·rar I!) I 2,
concerning, 2 1.
Blind perso ns, t rainin g fo r. Hi .
Brid gr. . l'i ad 11 c1s. a 11d c1il1·N 1s . .J 2.
C ampau P a rk . Craml R apid ,s, :\I ichigan. " '·in,min g
pool , 46.
Can 11 i ng proj ec t "· 26 . .JR. -19.
C i\'il A ero 11autics Adn1i11i slratio11. 3 . 14 , 17 , 5 1.
Clackam as Co u11i .1·. O rrgo11. \\' ichi l a school b uildin !-( •13.
CI.w lc, :Sfo rt h Carol ina. ,sc hoo l lrn ild ing , -1 3.
Colltm bia Co unt., ·. Arka nHa>< .. ch oo l bui lding, .J3 .
Comm er c . D erar tm ent o f. 21 , 3.J.
Com rnunit .v se r\'ice p r ojec 1s. ( S er !-,pr1·i ce pro j eC' I .)
Co 11se r vat ion p roj ect s:
A cco mpli shment ,; on. 2- 3. -1 3 . .J!) .-o.
Emplo., ·m nt on . 2.J.
C'o 11,- tr11 c ti o n proj cc t :s. 1, 2 . 8 . 9. 12 13 . 23- 2-J, 26 , 29,
-il - 43, 44, 4f>- 46, 4 7, 49- .50.
S ee a/ .~ o indiv idu al t _,·p(•s o f proj eds.
(SeP E, penditurc:,. )
'os t...
D:111 vi ll e. K e11 t11ck y , "ell':l/.!,(' di,; po,sal plant . 18.
Defense p r ojec t s. (S ee \\'ar proj C' t s.l
D efic ien cy Appropr ia ti on Act . !-,pcond . 1!) 10 . 11 .
D e K al b C'ou11t .\'. (1ro r g ia, ll'afpr ll'ork , ~.1 ~1,• 111 . I S.
I~a rni ngs o f projrcl wo r krrs:
Am ount o f , -1, 27 . 28.
Exemrtion s f ro 111 sehrd11 l l' . "' · 2,.
Sch ed ul e o f . 27.
F:d11cation , l' nited State,; OfTi er o f . 3. 1-1 , li .
Educational . c rvi ccs, 2 , 3, I I 12 , 26, -l-1 -1.-,.
See also Librar.v He n ·ic s; K 11rscr y H·ltoo l ~: \ ' ocational traini11 g.
Eigh tcc n-m on l h c rnpln.v mc11t, pro,·ision, 2 1.
E llis Count y. Il a_,·,;, 1.;:an sas, co urth ouse . .'iO.
E m er ge n cy R c l id Appropriation Act of 193!l . 2i . 36.
E m er ge ncy lk li r f Ap prop ri at ion Act , fi,ca l yra r J !)42 :
Balancr:s, u11ohli ga t ed, r eappropriat ed under, 33.
Fund;: appropriat ed , 33.
F11nd s a11t.hori zed fo r p l anning and r , i II' of
F ederal agency proj ects, 3-1 .
R stri ctions on use f fund s, 3.J .
Statuto r y limil alio ns on arlmini strati,·r r,prndit.ures. 36 37.
, ' latutor." l i 111 ilation :s on fu nd ,; :1.lloca 1rd I n other
Federa l agrnc ie:s, 34.
,' latutor.\' l imitati o ns on n onlahor e,; pr11r!i111rr><. 3 7.
Statuto r y pro,·isions for sponso r s' co111 rih1111 011,, 3 i .
E mplo_,·m en t :
Of administrati,·e pe r:sonnr l . 37 .
, · age o f w ork er ><. 3 1 32.
B_
A ss ignmen t s t o \\'P A proj ec t :s. n11mhcr of, 20.
Av erage m o11thl y, 19 , 2 1.
E igh t ee n-111011 I h pro1·isio11 . 21.
F isca l y ears. -I , 19 .
H om s o f wo r k . .J . 27. 28.
In .June 194 2. 3 .J .
R educlio n>< in , -I , 19.
R elat ion to 1111 c rnpl o.l'lnc11I . 19.
S parati ons from \\'P A p r oj(•<•f, . 11 11111\wr ,1f, 4.
20- 2 1.
By si ze o f ro111munity , 19.
By stat es, 2/i.
T o tal nllmbcr o f di ffer 11l 11·or krr, ,i11r,' ht•gi1111i11g
o f \Y P .\ progr am , 19.
Turn o,·er. 20 2 1.
By I .I'!)('>' o f projrcts . .J .,. 23 2f\.
n vocatio11a l training projc,:t ,. 2. 1-1. IG . Ii .
By wage cl as,s, 29- 30 .
On war proj rets, 1 2, I , 7 , .
Of \\' 0 111 C ll , 17.
On \\'PA projret , np<•rn l Pd h.\' 01h<'l' Federa l
agencicH , 2 1 23.
Equipment and 11 1:1(cr i!l1" , 38.
88
I !\' l'EX
E,1wndit 11rC's:
. \ d 111i11 istrati,·e, 4 . 34 . :ir, ':, 7.
L abo r costs, -1. 38.
i\ l o11th ly, 3.'j :3h.
Kon labo r cost s. -1, 38, 39 -10 .
OlijC'cts o f. 3-1. 38.
Pl an nin g a nd r ev iew o f F C' dN,il age n y proj ects, 3 ,1.
Pro pe rt y dam a,l!,C' clai m s, 3 I .
Hpon so rs' . 4 . 12, 33, 37- 38, 39.
B.1· s ta tC's, 40 .
Trend of, 3.'i 36.
B.,· typC's of p r ojc•ct s. 3R, 40.
On war projC'rts. 12 l 3, 38 .
011 \\'P .\ projC'cts ope rated hy othC'I' r, ,rl,• r:1I
lll!,l'llCiC's . ..J . 12 , 3 ➔.
Y<•arending .)l!n 30, Hl 12 , .J , 12,31.
Far111-t o-markC't aud ol lier access ruad s, \\' l' .\ '·' <>1 I,
OIi. ]0 J l . ..[2.
Fc,kral agpncie;;:
.\ llnC'ation of \\'P .\ fnnd s to. 3-1.
E111plnymr11t, on \\' PA projc·C'l s opN,11,•rl by, 2 1 ~:)
E,prndit 11 res of \\'PA fund ", l , 12, :; I.
FC'dC'l'al C'nmmunicat ions Commission, 7.
FNl.-ra l :-;pcm it y J\g(•ncy, 3-1.
l•'prl<'"al \\' ork,- .\ gpnc>· · 33.
F<·C'd111g projects, 26.
Fish and \Y ild Life :--l' n ·irl' , 23.
Fon• ign and Do111C';;tic 'om mcrcl' , Burc:rn of. 21 . 3-l.
Forest Hc·n·ic , 23, 43.
Fun cb:
A II neat inn o f \ \'P .\ fn ncb , 33 3-J.
i\ pproprialed under the l~IL \ ,\ c-t, fi ,c-a l year
rn 12 . 33.
Srr r,/.~o ,\ pprnpriat ions, E,;pl'nrlit 11 re,;.
C:enrral Accn1111t ing OfficP , fnnd s fo r , 33.
H andicapped pe rso n ,-, t rai ning for , 17:
Hi ghway, ~oar!. and st rC'C'l prnjC'ct s :
Accompli s hment s on, -ll 42.
J: mplo>·mcnt on, 23 . 29.
Exp nrlitnrrs on, 13, 3 .
Of im portance to th e " 'ar effort, 2 . R. 10 11 .
Hi ghland Park, Grand Rapids, i\l ichig,a11, "" i111111ing
poo l. .J(i.
Ji ospi(al bui ldin g proj ects, 2, 3, fl, 17 .
ll ours wnrkc·cl on p rojP<·ts :
E,<' 1nplions fro 111 stat utory prm i,io11 ,, I, '27.
K11n1hrr of. 4 , 27.
Stat11tory pro,·isinns concC'rning. 27.
~Tou,-Plrnlrl workPrs' training projt'cl , :3, 17.
l'.Jo1 1,.;pk1•Pping aide projects , -iS, 19.
ll o11s<•k<'c'pi11g clinic program, 49.
hi migration and Kaluralizat ion Sen·icP , H.
111-rlant nrPPmplo_,·n,C'nt tr:1i11ing, Hi.
Tnt r ri or, Dcparti11ent of lllC'. 2 1. 3·1.
Lnhor. r' c pa,tml'nt of, 1-1 . 31.
l ,1hor, r·xpP 11<lit u~ s for, -1. 38.
Labor :--tatistic:s, BurPall of , 2 1.
l .ahor t11rn-over 011 \YP ,\ projC'cts, ~O 21 .
LP,·Pri11g lT<>"pital, Il annihal, :\l issomi, 17.
l.r•\\i,-; and ('lark Hi g lrn·ay, 42.
Library of Congress, 21.
0
Libra ry proj ects. 2 . 1 1, 26 , 45.
L incoln Count _,· .. \ rkan>-::ts, school bu il din g, -13 .
Lin co ln P ark, Ura11d R apids, .\Iich iga n , s wimming
pool. 4G.
l\ l alaria control. 18.
i\ l a l c rial s and eq1 1ipment , 3
i\ lelals H cse r ve Co m pan y. 11.
.\ I ilitary and naval estab lishments, projrcts at . 9- 10.
.\I 11sic proj ects. 2 . 12 . 26, ,jl.
K ational rld1•11 se p rojPcls. (, ee \ \'ar 1-rnjl'c-;,.)
).°ational (:uard . 7.
Xationa l l'ar k S<•rdc<· . 23 .
Xational Youth ,\ rltuini,-tration . I l. 17.
Xa,·y. Dl'partuwnt of thp:
.\ llocation of \\' l' ,\. fund s to. 34.
Emplo_n11 en t 011 \YP .\ projects operated by. 2 1.
Projc•ct,- 11ndPrtake11 for , 9 . 10. 11.
Rccret ary 's Cl'rtification of war projects fo r operation b.v \\' PA , l, 6- 7 , ,i l.
X onro nst ruct io11 proj ech. (Srr :--pn· ice projPC'ts: , ·ocat ional [ra inin g: and indi,·idu,il t_,·pes of p ruje C' h.)
Xon labo r cxpenrlitn rPs:
.\ m ounts of, 4 , 38, 39 .J.0 .
Htalutor., · provi sio ns co11Cl' rni11g, o, 37 . ii2.
).°n11profl's,-ional hospital worker, training. 3, l b, 17 .
Xnrs<·ry sc hool s. 2 . 12 . 2(i , -1 -1. -1 ->.
Par is, Illi nois , g> mna., ium . .J.'i -lfi.
P li_n,ical accomplishment,.
S,·,· indivi lu a l typps of
projrcts: \\' ar projl'ct~.l
P roc ure m C'nl l )i,· ision. Treasury D e partment, E RA act
fund s fo r . 3:3.
l'rojrcl p rOC<' lurl's. ,j ] 52.
Projects:
Acco mplis hm ents. ph y1S ical. 2 3 . -I I .1 1.
Appro,·a l proccdnre. 51, 52.
E l igihilit>· o f . 51.
Ex penditu re;; on. fiscal yea r 194 2, -1. 12 , ~-l .
F edc· ra l agrncy. financPd with \\' P ,\ funds, 2 1 2:3.
Op ration o f . 5 1 .52.
Sponsorship of, 3 7 , 51.
\Ya r , priority of, 6- 7 .
S ec also Emplo?ment: Expe11<li t nr!':s; indi v idu al
t y pe's o f projPcts: f;ponsors' : \\' a r proj ec t,-,.
PropNty d,rn1a1~e claims. 34.
1'111>l ic act i, ity proj ec t s. (8r1• .\ rt s progra111 : I-:cl u cat ional >'C'n· icrs: :\[u,-ic projects: l frcreat ,oual st· n · icl's :
\\' ritNs ' prngram, etc. 1
Pul>lic b11i lrling project :
Accompli shments on, 2 . ii0.
En1plovmrnt on, 24. 30.
Exp<•nditun';; on. 13 . 3 .
For war p11rposp,-;, 2 . . 9.
Stat utor., · provisions concern ing. 6.
P11hlic h<'alth projects. 2, 12. 26 . <17- .J , .
Public Il <•alth :--er\'ict>. l'nitNI Stall's, 7 !'.! , SL
Public Road ,- .\d ministralion. 51.
Public utility pro jects :
Accompli sh mC'nt s on 3 ~, l, .
En1ploymC'11t 011. 2-1 .
Ex11('ndit11rr•s on, 13. 39.
Of importance lo the \,·ar e ffort, 2, 8 , 9.
I TDEX
Qu:1rtrrm:1s t r C'orp. , 22.
H ec rc:1ti nal facility projC'cts:
Accomplis hments on , 3 , .1_5- 46.
Emp loymC'nl on, 2.J.
Expe11dit11 rcs o n , 39.
R c rC'at ion:11 sc' n ·icl',-, I 2, 26, 4fi.
H cscarch a nd r('cords projl'Cls. 2 . 12. 21i. 39 , 50.
HC'scr,·c OflicN,- Trainin g C..:orp><, 7.
!-,alv:1ge proj(• ·ls , 2, 11.
Sanitation proj (' Cl s :
Accompli s hmC'n!s on , 3, .1_7 --JS.
Employm(•nt 011. 2.J .
Exp1•1Hlit11r('s 011. :;!).
Of importancp Io t lw war rffnrt , 2. 9.
, chC'dulc of month!, ,·arnings. 27 .
School bui ld ing,;, 2, 3. 13.
, chool 11111 ·h projects. 2. 3, 26, -lX . 19.
!-,crap coll1·<·t ion. (Su !-,alvag<' proj1 •(·t s.)
SC'pa ratio11 s of workprs from \\"1'.\ proj,·ct, . I 20 21.
Service p rojC'els. I, 2 , 3, 8, 11 J 2 , 13. 2:3, 2:,. :3(). :rn . .J-.J,
46,--17, 18 .J!l,.")0 -'i l.
See ({/so ,\r ts progr am : l•: d11cat ion al ,N,·ic1•s;
P11l>lic hC'a lt h proj C'ct,-.: ll C'crc•:u io11:11 ,-.,• n ·1c·,•s;
\Yplfare project s, de.
e ,Y<' r syst<'m project s. (Sff Public 11tilit~ pr"J•·1·h.
Sewing projC'cts, 2, 3, 12, 26 , -l 8, 49.
Sponso rs:
ExpC'ndit II r s n proj ects ope rated b y \\' l' \ I :3:3,
37 , ;39_
Part icipation in initiati on and proscc11t10 11 11f projects, ,5 I . 52.
:-,tatulo r_,. pro,· is io ns on cont r ih11tion s of. 3 7 ..i i -i2.
Twc nt ., ·-fivC' pC'rcent provi s ion . .J , 37 , ,i i.
talcs. ,·anal ion in types of projC'cl ,- opC'rat .. ,1, 8. 2fi.
Surplu s co 111moditiC's, d is tributi on of, 21i. -JI, .
Sur,·('~' projC'cts, .J-3.
Trainin g o f wo rke r s for war ind us ( ri e,-,. (, 'er \ 'ol' at iunal
training.)
Tran.'S po rt ation and com m unication proj('Ch , -I I --l3.
Treasu r., · , Dl'partlllC' lll of tlw , fu11d ,; fur , 3:~.
Turnov e r , labo r , on \\'P .\ project s 20 21.
1:nemplo_nllC'llt , relation of \\' P .\ ernploynwnt lo. 19.
1:nit Prl :-,talcs l~mp loyeps' 'om J,l'nsa(ion ( '011 1niis:-; io11 ,
fund s fo r , 3:3 .
FnitPd Sta(('s OITic e o f Ed11catio11 . a, r·,i-ponsur o f
,·o(·::ttional training proj C'C- ls, 3. 1-t . I,
l'n1tNI :-,1 atps l'11l>lir H, •a llh !-,en·1c·P. 7 . .:;1.
\'e t p rnn ,;. (' lllplo:· nw nl of, 21.
Veterans' .\ d111i11i,tratio11, 21 . 34.
Vocal ional t m ining :
For airpo rt s(' \ ic<'lllC'n , 3 , 17.
In a11xi li a r_, s hop,-,, 3, l 6.
r•.li g ii>ilil\ for . 1-l, 15.
Ernp lo~ 11H •11 ( on projrcls for. 2. 11. rn. 17. 23 , 26.
ExpC'11dil11rc•s for. 1:3 , 39.
ll o11rs and par11i11g,-; o ft rni1H'r·s . I r .
P'or handicappC'cl pprnon s, l!i 17 .
For ho11 sP l10ld \\·orkNs, 3, 17.
Tn-pl:rnt prC'e mplo .n n C'nt training 1111dl'r, 3. 16.
l'or no 11profps., ion:1l hospital ,,orkc rs . 3, l'>.
t,umb r of trainees, 3, 1--1, Hi, 17.
9
\' ocational training- C on t it111P<l .
O(T1qx1,( inns for \\ l11eh t ra111111g is g; ivC'n , 15.
' pon so rs, 3, I l I ,i
tat 11to ry pro,·i,;irms for, 1-!, 17, 2 .
T _,· p(';; of, 11.
l:nder a dult e rl11cation prngn1111, 2. 3, 18.
F or \\'Olll('ll , 3, rn.
Wage- rnt e;;:
E:--r 111p tion s from reg1ilar sc h('( l11l c of 111011tlt1_,
earni 11gs , 2)-..
Inerc-as('s in, 2 7.
'.\ lo11thly sc he d1Ii e, 27.
War l)ppart lll C' 11t:
Allocation of \\'P_\ f1111ds t •J. 3 -1.
Emplo_n 11cn( 011 \\· p \ prnjPci ,-;, op,•rntecl h ,v, 21.
Proj rcts unrl ,•rtakcn fnr. 9. 10.
Secretary':,; C'l' r i ifkat 1011 of \Yar project,.; for operation t,_,. \\ I'.\ . I. Ii 7. 51.
" ' ar Product ion Board:
As s pon ,-o r of ,-al ,·a gp projpr•f ,. I I .
.\ s ,spo nso r of ,·ucat1011:d I rai11 in !!, projrrts , 3, 17.
" ' ar projects:
.\ c(·omplislrn1P11t,.; on. !I 12 . .JI.
C(•rlification of b_v thP \\'ar and :\'av,, J)ppar1
111ents. 7.
E mpl o_n11 nt on, 1 -2 . 7
E:-.l' Illp tions from stat11ton pn; ,·is ion , 1, 6-7.
Expendit11n•,-; on. 4. 12 l 3.
:\'011certifi d . i .
PrPvio11 s tu fiscal year 19-l2 . 6.
Priorit,, of, Ii 7.
St at utory prn,·i,ion s eoncerni11g, 11 7.
13.
T _\' pesof,
:For ,·ocat ion al t rninin !!,. 8. 1--1- J 7.
S e,• also .\ irport and air\\'ay prnjc·ct ;s; ITi gh ,,·ay,
road . and ,t rret projPel .._: :-,e n ·iC'e projpet ,-, : \'ocat ion a l training projPrts .
(.See Publi c utility
" 'ater supp ly sys tem project, .
proj<' t".)
" 'eatlwr Bmt>au, 21.
7
e lfan· project s:
"
.\ t(·omplish111P11t., on. 12. 48.
E mpl o _n 11rnt 011 2->. 2H
ExpenditmPs 011 39 .
See also < ':urning : l ln11 .,c•k e pinµ; aidP; S<'h o ol
lunch; 'p,,111g prnw<•t,.
\\'ilson lliY l'r l l igll\\ a,·. .J-2.
\Yo lf C r eek ll 1gll\rn~. 42.
\Y 0111rn:
T•: 111plo.n11t>11t of. 30.
Yoc·atio11al trai11i11g for lf>.
v\' orkPrs:
,\ dmi11ist rat i\"<', 11111111,pr :w rl salary of. 37.
Aµ;<' of. :31 :32.
.\:-;,- i!!,nllH'llt of, '.lO.
Blind , lfl, 21.
Earnings of. -4. 27 2"' .
Effc•('t of l ',-mnnt h prm i,don on. 2 1.
Hn 11r, of work, .J-, 27, 2, .
_'1 11lliiC'I' PmployPrl fi,,·al, ,•ar 1912, 3, 19.
Professio11:1l and tPcl111ic:.il 29.
90
I · nEX
\Yo r ker s-Con tinued.
Semi ·kill ed . 29.
!:,k ill cl , 29.
Total numlJ<·r ,;ince i,pgi1111i 11!! of \YP .\ pro.g ram . 19.
Trainin g. ,·oc·atiurral. fo r war i11cl11:strics , 2, 14 16.
T rai nin g. ,·ocatio11al. othe r , 17 18.
n s killecl . 29.
\Yo rke r$-Conti1111ed.
\ ·e1cran,-. e111plo.n11 c11t pro,·i~ions concerning, 2 1.
\\" age ela:ssc•"· 29- 30 .
\Y om cn. 30- 31.
Sec also Emplo.,·m e nt .
Writ er;,.' J ro grarn , 51.
Y ard~ and D ocb, Bnrca11 o f, 22.
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