Records of the Employment and Training Administration [ETA]
(Record Group 369)
1940-91
- 369.1 Administrative History
- 369.2 Headquarters Records of the Manpower Administration and the Employment and Training Administration
1948-81
- 369.3 Regional Records
1955-86
- 369.3.1 Records of ETA Region I (Boston)
- 369.3.2 Records of ETA Region III (Washington, DC)
- 369.3.3 Records of ETA Region V (Chicago)
- 369.3.4 Records of ETA Region VI (Dallas)
- 369.3.5 Records of ETA Region VII (Kansas City)
- 369.3.6 Records of ETA Region VIII (Denver)
- 369.3.7 Records of ETA Region IX (San Francisco)
- 369.3.8 Records of ETA Region X (Seattle)
- 369.3.1 Records of ETA Region I (Boston)
- 369.4 Records of the Office of Field Direction and Management
1969-74
- 369.5 Records of the Office of Financial and Management Services
1963-73
- 369.6 Records of the Office of Manpower Development Programs
1974-74
- 369.7 Records of the Office of Policy, Evaluation, and Research
1966-67
- 369.8 Records of the Office of Public Service Employment
1967-74
- 369.9 Records of the Unemployment Insurance Service
1941-82
- 369.10 Records of the U.S. Employment Service
1940-81
369.1 Administrative History
Established: In the Department of Labor (DOL) by Secretary's
Order 14-75, November 12, 1975.
Predecessor Agencies:
Manpower Administration, DOL (1963-75)
Functions: Administers DOL programs in areas of employment
services, job training, and unemployment insurance. Supervises
the activities of the Unemployment Insurance Service; the U.S.
Employment Service; and the Office of Work-Based Learning,
consisting of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, the
Office of Employment and Training, and the Office of Trade
Adjustment Assistance. Conducts, through the Office of Strategic
Planning and Program Development, a continuing program of
research, development, and evaluation in the areas of employment
and job training.
Finding Aids: Preliminary Inventory in National Archives
microfiche edition of preliminary inventories.
Related Records:
General Records of the Department of Labor, RG 174.
Records of the Office of Employment Security, RG 183.
Records of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, RG 300.
Records of the Neighborhood Youth Corps, RG 390.
369.2 Headquarters Records of the Manpower Administration and the Employment and Training Administration
1948-81
History: Manpower Administration established in DOL by
Secretary's Order 3-63, February 19, 1963, to provide oversight
and direction of DOL manpower programs. Subordinated to the
Manpower Administration were the previously independent Bureau of
Employment Security (BES) and Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training (BAT). (For administrative history of BES, see RG 183.)
BAT inherited National Youth Administration (NYA) responsibility
for apprenticeships and youth training programs. NYA, established
in the Works Progress Administration by EO 7086, June 26, 1935,
supervised these programs through its Division of Apprentice
Training (DAT). DAT transferred to Division of Labor Standards,
DOL, by Federal Apprenticeship Act (50 Stat. 664), August 16,
1937, and redesignated the Apprenticeship Section. Transferred to
Office of the Administrator, Federal Security Agency, by EO 9139,
April 18, 1942, and subsequently to War Manpower Commission (WMC)
pursuant to EO 9247, September 17, 1942. Assigned, as the
Apprentice Training Service (ATS), to the Bureau of Training,
WMC. ATS transferred to DOL by EO 9617, September 19, 1945.
Redesignated Bureau of Apprenticeship, 1948. Redesignated BAT by
General Order 91, Secretary of Labor, December 11, 1956.
Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) established as a third
programmatic bureau within the Manpower Administration by
Secretary's Order 35-64, November 2, 1964, pursuant to the
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 508), August 20, 1964,
and delegation of authority from Director, Office of Economic
Opportunity, October 23, 1964. NYC subordinated to newly created
Bureau of Work Programs (BWP), established in the Manpower
Administration by Secretary's Order 4-67, March 14, 1967, to
administer various training programs, such as Operation
Mainstream, Special Impact, and New Careers. BWP redesignated
Bureau of Work-Training Programs (BWTP) by Secretary's Order 6-
68, March 22, 1968, with responsibility for additional programs,
including Work Incentive (WIN), On-the-Job Training (OJT), and
Concentrated Employment (CEP).
In Manpower Administration reorganization under Secretary's Order
14-69, March 14, 1969, BES and BWTP abolished, effective March
17, 1969. Unemployment Insurance Service (UIS) of former BES
became one of two Manpower Administration components. The second
was the U.S. Training and Employment Service (USTES), which
consisted of the U.S. Employment Service (USES), comprised of the
Veterans Employment Service and the Farm Labor and Rural Manpower
Service; and the Office of National Programs (ONP), which
acquired the programmatic functions of the abolished BWTP.
Job Corps transferred from Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)
to DOL, effective July 1, 1969, by Presidential directive,
February 19, 1969, and OEO delegation of authority, June 24,
1969, and assigned to Manpower Administration as a fourth
programmatic bureau by Secretary's Order 30-69, July 1, 1969.
Office of Public Service Employment (OPSE), a fifth programmatic
bureau, established in the Manpower Administration pursuant to
the Emergency Employment Act of 1971 (85 Stat. 146), July 12,
1971, to administer the Public Employment Program (PEP), drawing
personnel from ONP. PEP operations formalized as OPSE by April
1972.
USTES abolished by Manpower Administration order, December 16,
1971, and superseded by new USES; Office of National Program
Administration (ONPA), with responsibility for OJT and the
Comprehensive Apprenticeship, Journeyman, and Advanced Trainee
Outreach Program; and Office of Employment Development Programs
(OEDP), which took over most responsibilities of the former ONP,
to increase the number of autonomous programmatic units in
Manpower Administration to seven (Job Corps, UIS, USES, OEDP,
ONPA, OPSE, and BAT).
In Manpower Administration reorganization authorized by DOL
(Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management [OASAM]) approval memorandum, September 14, 1973, a
new Office of Manpower Development Programs (OMDP) was
established, consolidating the Job Corps, OEDP, ONPA, and OPSE.
OMDP made responsible for administering the grant programs under
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA, 87 Stat. 839),
December 28, 1973.
All components of Manpower Administration continued under
successor ETA, 1975. OMDP redesignated Office of Comprehensive
Employment Development Programs, 1976. Redesignated Office of
Comprehensive Employment Development (OCED), with certain of its
functions assigned to newly reestablished programmatic offices,
Office of Youth Programs (OYP) and Office of National Programs,
by DOL (OASAM) approval memorandum, June 21, 1977.
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (OTAA) transferred from
Bureau of International Labor Affairs to ETA as an autonomous
programmatic unit by DOL (OASAM) approval memorandum, July 8,
1981.
ONP, OYP, and OCED consolidated by ETA reorganization under
authority of DOL (OASAM) approval memorandum, April 26, 1982, to
form Office of Comprehensive Employment and Training (OCET). BAT
placed administratively under OCET, reporting, with Office of Job
Corps, through the Office of Apprenticeship and Residential
Training (OART). UIS, USES, and OTAA consolidated by same
authority to form Office of Employment Security (OES). OART
abolished and Office of the Associate Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training (OAASET), through which OES and OCET
report, established by DOL (OASAM) approval memorandum, June 10,
1982.
CETA Amendment Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1909), October 27, 1978,
funded CETA grant programs through FY 1982. Supplanted by direct
grants to states under the Job Training Partnership Act (96 Stat.
1322), October 13, 1982. OCET redesignated Office of Employment
and Training Programs (OETP), 1983, with truncation of CETA
responsibilities. In ETA reorganization under authority of DOL
(OASAM) approval memorandum, April 16, 1984, OAASET abolished and
OCET superseded by Office of Job Training Programs (OJTP).
In ETA reorganization under authority of DOL (OASAM) approval
memorandum, November 21, 1989, OES and OJTP abolished, with UIS
and USES resuming status as autonomous programmatic units, and
new Office of Work-Based Learning established, to which OTAA,
BAT, and functions of OJTP assigned.
369.2.1 General records
Textual Records: Records of Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training Ernest G. Green, 1977-81. Congressional correspondence of the Assistant
Secretary for Manpower, 1970-73. Correspondence of the Deputy Assistant Secretary
and Manpower Administrator, 1970-73. Records relating to the International Association of
Personnel in Employment Security, 1964-71.
Related Records: Records of the Assistant Secretary for Manpower, concerning alien labor policy for Guam, ca. 1947-71; records of
Assistant Secretary for Manpower Arnold R. Weber, 1969-70; and records of Assistant Secretary
for Employment and Training William H. Kolberg, 1973-77, in RG 174, General Records of the
Department of Labor.
369.2.2 Records of the Division of Training and State Personnel
Management
Textual Records: Correspondence and other records, 1948-67 (bulk
1962-67). Background records and supporting documentation for a
study of personnel management in the Georgia Employment Security
Agency and its relationship with the Georgia State Personnel
Board, 1967.
369.2.3 Records of the Bureau of Work-Training Programs
Textual Records: Central reading files and program records, 1964-69. Directives
and notices, 1965-69. Program Review and Analysis Division reading files, 1965-69. Records
relating to the Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) program, 1965-68. Narrative reports on BWTP
sponsored programs including Operation Mainstream, New Careers, and NYC, 1965-69.
Related Records: Project evaluation reports and newspaper clipping files,
1965-67, in RG 390, Records of the Neighborhood Youth Corps [records not currently described
in Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States].
369.2.4 Records of the Job Corps
History: Established under the Office of Economic Opportunity
(OEO), Executive Office of the President, by the Economic
Opportunity Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 508), August 20, 1964. Became
operational, January 1965. Administration of Job Corps assigned
to DOL, effective July 1, 1969, by Presidential directive,
February 19, 1969, and OEO delegation of authority, June 24,
1969. Assigned to Manpower Administration by Secretary's Order
30-69, July 1, 1969, and designated as an autonomous programmatic
unit. Reauthorized by the Comprehensive Employment and Training
Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 863), December 28, 1973, and placed under
OMDP.
Textual Records: Subject files of the Director, 1965-69.
Correspondence relating to recruitment and selection of
enrollees, May-November 1965, May 1966-December 1970. Records of
the Job Corps Health Office, including statistical reports on
monthly health services, 1967-73; quarterly reports on the health
management information system, 1974-77; and records relating to
sickle-cell anemia, 1968-75.
Related Records: Additional records of the Job Corps, 1964-66,
among records of the Office of Economic Opportunity, in RG 381,
Records of the Community Services Administration.
369.3 Regional Records
1955-91
History: Manpower Administration inherited existing regional
office structures of BES and BAT, 1963. BAT adopted BES regional
office system in 1965. Separate regional structure established
for NYC, 1966 (and continued by BWP, 1967). Manpower
Administration created a uniform regional structure, 1968-69, and
adopted standard federal regions, 1970. ETA continued Manpower
Administration regional structure, 1975.
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, 1963-65:
| Region | Headquarters | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Region I | Boston, MA | CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT |
| Region II | New York, NY | NJ, NY, PR, VI |
| Region III-IV | Chambersburg, PA | DE, DC, MD, NC, PA, VA, WV |
| Region V | Atlanta, GA | AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN |
| Region VI | Cleveland, OH | KY, MI, OH |
| Region VII | Chicago, IL | IL, IN, WI |
| Region VIII | Minneapolis, MN | MN, MT, ND, SD |
| Region IX | Kansas City, MO | IA, KS, MO, NE |
| Region X | Dallas, TX | AR, LA, OK, TX |
| Region XI | Denver, CO | CO, NM, UT, WY |
| Region XII | San Francisco, CA | AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV |
| Region XIII | Seattle, WA | AK, ID, OR, WA |
Bureau of Employment Security, 1963-67:
| Region | Headquarters | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Region I | Boston, MA | CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT |
| Region II | New York, NY | NJ, NY, PR, VI |
| Region III | Chambersburg, PA | DE, DC, MD, NC, PA, VA, WV |
| Region IV | Atlanta, GA | AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN |
| Region V | Cleveland, OH | KY, MI, OH |
| Region VI | Chicago, IL | IL, IN, MN, WI |
| Region VII | Kansas City, MO | IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD |
| Region VIII | Dallas, TX | AR, LA, NM, OK, TX |
| Region IX | Denver, CO | CO, MT, UT, WY |
| Region X | San Francisco, CA | AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV |
| Region XI | Seattle, WA | AK, ID, OR, WA |
Neighborhood Youth Corps/Bureau of Work Programs, 1966-67:
| Region | Headquarters | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Region I | New York, NY | CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PR, RI, VT, VI |
| Region II | Washington, DC | DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, PA, VA, WV |
| Region III | Atlanta, GA | AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN |
| Region IV | Chicago, IL | IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI |
| Region V | Dallas, TX | AR, LA, NM, OK, TX |
| Region VI | Kansas City, MO | CO, ID, IA, KS, MO, MT, NE, ND, SD, UT, WY |
| Region VII | San Francisco, CA | AK, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV, OR, WA |
Manpower Administration, 1968:
| Region | Headquarters | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Region I | All: Boston, MA | CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT |
| Region II | All: New York, NY | NJ, NY, PR, VI |
| Region III | BAT/BES: Chambersburg, PA MA/BWTP: Washington, DC |
DE, DC, MD, NC, PA, VA, WV DE, DC, MD, NC, PA, VA, WV |
| Region IV | All: Atlanta, GA | AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN |
| Region V | All: Chicago, IL | IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
| Region VI | All: Kansas City, MO | CO, IA, KS, MO, MT, NE, ND, SD, UT, WY |
| Region VII | All: Dallas, TX | AR, LA, NM, OK, TX |
| Region VIII | BAT/BES: San Francisco, CA MA/BWTP: San Francisco, CA |
AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV AK, AZ, CA, GU, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA |
| Region IX | BAT/BES: Seattle, WA | AK, ID, OR, WA |
Manpower Administration, 1969:
| Region | Headquarters | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Region I | Boston, MA | CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT |
| Region II | New York, NY | NJ, NY, PR, VI |
| Region III | Washington, DC | DE, DC, MD, NC, PA, VA, WV |
| Region IV | Atlanta, GA | AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN |
| Region V | Chicago, IL | IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
| Region VI | Kansas City, MO | CO, IA, KS, MO, MT, NE, ND, SD, UT, WY |
| Region VII | Dallas, TX | AR, LA, NM, OK, TX |
| Region VIII | San Francisco, CA sub-office: Seattle, WA |
AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV AK, ID, OR, WA |
Manpower Administration/Employment and
Training
Administration, 1970- :
| Region | Headquarters | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Region I | Boston, MA | CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT |
| Region II | New York, NY | NJ, NY, PR, VI |
| Region III | Washington, DC | DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV |
| Region IV | Atlanta, GA | AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN |
| Region V | Chicago, IL | IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI |
| Region VI | Dallas, TX | AR, LA, NM, OK, TX |
| Region VII | Kansas City, MO | IA, KS, MO, NE |
| Region VIII | Denver, CO | CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY |
| Region IX | San Francisco, CA | AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV |
| Region X | Seattle, WA | AK, ID, OR, WA |
369.3.1 Records of ETA Region I (Boston)
Textual Records (in Boston): Correspondence and directives, 1967-75. Correspondence and issuances of the Regional Coordinating Committee, 1973-78. Program files of the Job Service, Southern Division (CT, MA,
RI), 1977-79.
369.3.2 Records of ETA Region III (Washington, DC)
Textual Records (in Philadelphia): Regional Job Corps
correspondence, 1965-74.
369.3.3 Records of ETA Region V (Chicago)
Textual Records (in Chicago): Work Incentive (WIN) program files
for MI and MN, 1973-81. Coordination and program files, 1968-69.
Program correspondence, 1966-74.
369.3.4 Records of ETA Region VI (Dallas)
Textual Records (in Fort Worth): Regional program files of the
Unemployment Insurance Service, 1955-71. Regional program
correspondence and other records of the Job Corps, 1966-72.
Records relating to other training programs, 1968-80.
369.3.5 Records of ETA Region VII (Kansas City)
Textual Records (in Kansas City): Regional program correspondence
of the Unemployment Insurance Service, July 1969-September 1991.
369.3.6 Records of ETA Region VIII (Denver)
Textual Records (in Denver): State-level Cooperative Area
Manpower Planning (CAMP) System plans for CO, ND, SD, UT, and WY,
1968-72. Regional program correspondence of the Unemployment
Insurance Service, 1966-78. Regional correspondence of the Job
Service, 1966-80.
369.3.7 Records of ETA Region IX (San Francisco)
Textual Records (in San Francisco): Management coordination and
planning correspondence, January 1978-October 1979. Reports
relating to the Unemployment Insurance Service Program, 1978-79.
369.3.8 Records of ETA Region X (Seattle)
Textual Records (in Seattle): State-level Cooperative Area
Manpower Planning (CAMP) System plans for AK, ID, OR, and WA,
1968-69. Manpower Administration program files, 1968-74. Regional
program correspondence of the Job Corps, 1972-84.
369.4 Records of the Office of Field Direction and Management
1969-74
Textual Records: Correspondence files of the Associate Manpower Administrator for Field Direction and Management, 1973. Field memorandums and directives case files, 1969-74. Significant activity reports of regional offices, 1973-74.
369.5 Records of the Office of Financial and Management Services
1963-73
Textual Records: Directives case files, 1963-70. Program and administrative subject files, 1964-73.
369.6 Records of the Office of Manpower Development Programs
1972-74
Textual Records: Records of the Office of Community Manpower Programs,
including correspondence and subject files, 1974; and records relating to the public employment
program, 1972-74.
369.7 Records of the Office of Policy, Evaluation, and Research
1963-67
History: Office of Automation and Manpower established by
Secretary's Order 5-61, October 25, 1961. Superseded by the
Office of Manpower, Automation, and Training (OMAT), established
by Secretary's Order 17-62, June 15, 1962. OMAT designated by
Secretary's Order 3-63, February 19, 1963, as the initial
nonprogrammatic component of the Manpower Administration. OMAT
abolished by Secretary's Order 35-65, December 14, 1965, and
superseded by Office of Manpower Policy, Evaluation, and Research
(OMPER). OMPER abolished by Secretary's Order 14-67, October 23,
1967, and functions vested in Office of Associate Manpower
Administrator. Functions assigned to Office of Policy,
Evaluation, and Research, established, effective March 17, 1969,
by Secretary's Order 14-69, March 14, 1969. Redesignated Office
of Strategic Planning and Policy Development by DOL Approval
Memorandum, April 26, 1982.
Textual Records: Subject files, 1963-65. Records relating to "Project Growth," 1965.
Research reports from aviation and military manpower studies, 1964-65; experimental and
demonstration projects, 1965-66; and a cooperative evaluation of Manpower Development and
Training Act enrollees, 1966-67. Records of field directors, 1963-65. Field project case
files, 1963-65. Records of the Field Service Division including subject files and special
case files, 1963-65; and experimental and demonstration case files, 1963-65. Records of
the Director of the Special Programs Division, 1963-65.
369.8 Records of the Office of Public Service Employment
1967-74
Textual Records: Records of the Associate Manpower Administrator for Public
Service Employment, 1971-74, including program subject files, studies, and reports; conference
and meeting files; reading file relating to the Employment Security Act of 1971; communications
to Regional Manpower Administrators; government coordination files; investigations and court case
files; and publications reference files. Directives clearance case files, 1971-73. Records of
the Specifications and Standards Division, Office of Program Policy and Planning, including
correspondence and subject files, 1971-73. Records of the Appeals and Special Reports Division,
Office of Program Review and Agent Assistance, including correspondence, subject files, and case
studies, 1967-74.
369.9 Records of the Unemployment Insurance Service
1941-82
Textual Records: Records of the Associate Manpower Administrator for Unemployment
Insurance, 1962-72. Records of the Federal Advisory Council on Unemployment Insurance, 1941-78.
Records relating to the Interstate Conference on Employment Security Agencies, 1969-72. State
cost model studies (CM Studies), 1979-82.
Related Records: Records of the Bureau of Employment Security, 1955-68, and Records
of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation and its successors, 1936-42, in RG 183, Records of the
Office of Employment Security.
369.10 Records of the U.S. Employment Service
1940-81
Textual Records: Subject files of the Director of the Office of Technical Support, 1940-1970. Oral trades question books, 1940-53. Records of the Manpower Matching Systems Division, 1967-71. Employment security unfilled opening program records, 1968. Records of the Jobs for Veterans National Committee, 1970-74. Technical assistance project files of the National Council on Aging, 1971-76. Correspondence relating to handicapped and older
workers, 1973-78. Records of the Joint Evaluation Team--State of Colorado, 1973-76. State
employment security agency program plans, 1978. Studies and reports, 1981.
Related Records: Records of the U.S. Employment Service, 1907-49, in RG 183,
Records of the Office of Employment Security.
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
3 volumes, 2428 pages.
This Web version is updated from time to time to include records processed since 1995.
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