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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 24, 1975
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am sending to Congress the 13th annual Manpower
Report of the President.
This report, as required by section 705(a) of The
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as
amended, reviews many of the recent economic developments
impacting on employment and unemployment levels. Policies
addressed to the loss of income by many workers were the
keystone to my proposals of October, 1974. The
Administration and the Congress agreed on several
components of such a policy which are now in operation.
For example, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Act has made supplementary unemployment compensation
available to experienced workers who have exhausted un-
employment insurance benefits. The Emergency Jobs and
Unemployment Assistance Act has made special unemployment
assistance available to many workers not covered by the
unemployment insurance system. In addition, over 300,000
public service jobs are being funded under the Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act, as amended.
The passage of the Comprehensive Employment and Training
Act in December, 1973, was a landmark development in the
decentralization of manpower program design and operation
responsibilities to State and local government units. This
report reviews implementation activities by the Departments
of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare in 1974. It
also reviews some preliminary findings about the operation
of this important work.
The report also analyzes the rapidly changing employment
situation of women workers, exploring the significant
economic role of women in recent years in an expanding
number of occupations. The proclamation of 1975 as
International Women's Year makes this a particularly
appropriate time to encourage members of the legislative
and executive branches of Government as well as the
general public to study the role of women in the labor
force.
Among other important questions explored in this
year's Manpower Report is the relative efficiency of public
service employment programs as a means of countering cycles
of high unemployment. While there is some evidence that
programs providing public sector jobs can relieve individual
hardships and offer some short-term relief to areas
experiencing substantial unemployment, it is considerably
less certain that such programs can exert significant
positive impact on national unemployment levels.
On the other hand, the size, skills, and employment
levels of the Nation's work force are affected by changes
in programs, policies, and procurement at all levels of
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government. This year's Manpower Report, therefore,
includes an interim review of some recent research findings
on the development of methods to determine the manpower
impact of Government program and policy changes both at
the national level and in areas where local firms have
received important procurement contracts.
GERALD R. FORD
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 24, 1975
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