Emergency Jobs Act of 1983: Funds Spent Slowly, Few Jobs Created

摘要

This is the final report in response to inquiries on the implementation of the Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act of 1983. The first six reports provided information on projects that received funds made available by the act in six different areas of the United States. The report presents an overview of all funds spent through June 1985 and an analysis of the economic effects of the act. It also includes more detailed information on the use of the act's funds by a sample of projects in 10 selected programs, as well as information from our reports on the six areas. Information was obtained on (1) when funds were spent; (2) when and how many people were employed; (3) how many unemployed persons were provided jobs; (4) what efforts were made to provide employment to the unemployed; and (5) what benefits, other than employment, were provided.