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OCR Page 1 of 69THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 16, 1974
MEMORANDUM NOR THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT: AREAS OF PRESIDENTIAL CONCERN
Following is a status report on the areas of concern you recently
registered with me.
BLS CHANGE IN CALCULATING UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
The issue here is whether or not a change in the statistical methods of
reporting unemployment rates would result in higher unemployment
rates being reported in California and Florida which could increase
the national unemployment figure by over 1%.
The Labor Department has revised the estimating procedures for
determining unemployment. The new procedures will bring the method
of estimating State and area unemployment into close alignment with
the methods used in the national survey of employment and unemploy-
ment. This change will cause a small increase in the unemployment
figures for California and Florida, and a decrease in some other States.
For many States there will be no change.
The important point is that national unemployment figures will not be
affected by this change.
Secretary Brennan advises that since your meeting with the Congress-
men, the State of California has accepted the change in methods and is
in the process of implementing them to conform to the new system.
LEGAL SERVICES LEGISLATION
Since early 1973 you have had an Administration bill on this. It would
establish an independent Legal Services Corporation, free of politics,
its Board of Directors Presidentially appointed and subject to Senate
confirmation, plus other provisions designed to prevent abuse.
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