The District of Columbia Manpower Administration (DCMA) is a federal agency established as part of the Department of Labor. It provides the leadership for an integrated system of cooperating manpower agencies working to bring people and jobs together. Two major tools for achieving the agency's goals are the Job Bank System and improved job…

This volume contains nine case studies describing the initial two-year experiences of local governments in implementing the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA). (An earlier volume published eight similar area studies on the transition from federally centralized to decentralized manpower programs.) Written by resident field…

This report includes annual reports from both the Department of Labor on employment and training requirements, resources, and utilization and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare on facilities utilization and employment and training program coordination. First is a description of the current administration's five basic labor market…