Tuesday, June 11, 2013

80th Anniversary of Wagner-Peyser Act

Thursday, June 6th, marked the 80th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt’s signing the Wagner-Peyser Act into law. The Wagner-Peyser Act established the U.S. Employment Service (ES) in response to the Great Depression.
WIA) programs and the UI system, playing an important complementary role in the state one-stop career center system.

Wagner-Peyser Act services reduce the duration of unemployment and also increase the earnings of job seekers upon reemployment. Nearly 20 million Americans every year receive services under the Wagner-Peyser Act.

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