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Record Group Number: 000389
Series/Collection Number: .S 1477
Creator: Florida Industrial Commission.
Title, Dates: Subject files, 1937-1949.
Amount: 5.00 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Summary:     The series contains subject files, 1937-1949, of the Florida Industrial Commission.It consists of bulletins, memoranda, correspondence, manuals, and reports from the U.S. Social Security Board; U.S. Bureau of Employment Security; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; and the War Manpower Commission.
    The bulk of the materials are related to the operation of the Florida State Employment Service, the U.S. Employment Service, and the War Manpower Commission.  It documents the mobilization of labor for defense industries.  Topics include:  use of prisoners of war in lumber production; recruitment of women, minorities and elderly; importation of laborers from British Honduras; lists of essential activities and war occupations; placement of veterans; labor market demand and supply; and training programs.
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Subject Access Fields: United States. Social Security Board.
United States. Bureau of Employment Security.
United States Employment Service.
Florida State Employment Service.
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
United States Employment Service. Florida.
United States. War Manpower Commission.
Insurance, Unemployment Florida
Manpower policy Florida
World War, 1939-1945 Manpower
World War, 1939-1945 Florida
Labor supply Florida
Employment agencies.
Unemployment compensation.
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