Conference addresses and summaries of group discussion are included in these proceedings of a symposium held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Employment Service and to explore its future role. The first item is a research report, "The Potential Impact of the Employment Service on the Economy," by Charles Holt, followed by responses to it by three discussants. Two other major addresses follow: "A realistic Reappraisal of Employment Service Goals and Objectives in the Year Ahead" by William H. Kolberg; "Relation of the U.S. Employment Service to the Nation's Economic Health" by Juanita Kreps. The text of a panel discussion on the future of the public employment service by Arnold R. Weber, Stanley H. Ruttenberg, and Malcolm Lovell concludes the first section. Section 2 contains presentations to six discussion groups along with summaries of each discussion. Topics are as follows: (1) Improving Services to Employers and Reducing Critical Skill Vacancies--The Vickery Report; (2) Improving the Operation of the Labor Market, the Feasibility of Developing a Computer Matching System, (3) Improving the Quality and Dissemination of Labor Market and Occupational Information for Workers, Employers, ES Operations, and Manpower Planning, (4) Consideration of the Special Needs of Members of Minority Groups, Veterans, Youth, and Older Workers--Employability Development Services to Workers Who Are Not Job Ready, (5) Improving Manpower Service in Small Towns and Rural Areas, and (6) Community Relationships, Working with Institutions from which Substantial Numbers of Jobseekers Flow into the Labor Market. A symposium summary and the names and addresses of participants are also included. (JT)