United States Employment Service
Encyclopedia
The States Employment Service (abbreviated as USES) is an agency of the United States
government
responsible for "assisting coordination of the State public employment services in providing labor exchange and job
finding assistance to job seekers and employers". In the United States home front during World War II
, the service coordinated employment of Prisoners of War (e.g., using German POWs at Gettysburg
for local pulpwood cutting
).
United States
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Federal government of the United States
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responsible for "assisting coordination of the State public employment services in providing labor exchange and job
Employment
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
finding assistance to job seekers and employers". In the United States home front during World War II
United States home front during World War II
This page, United States home front during World War II, covers the developments within the United States, 1940–1945, to support its efforts during World War II.-Economics:...
, the service coordinated employment of Prisoners of War (e.g., using German POWs at Gettysburg
World War II Prisoner of War Camp, Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania
The World War II Prisoner of War camp on the Gettysburg Battlefield operated from June 29, 1945, through April 1946 at the former site of the McMillan Woods CCC camp....
for local pulpwood cutting
Gettysburg Battlefield camps after the American Civil War
Gettysburg Battlefield camps after the American Civil War were used by the Pennsylvania National Guard, Civil War veterans, the United States Marine Corps, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the United States Army, and the Youth Conservation Corps....
).