Information on the Buildup in Public Service Jobs

Under title VI of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended, programs were designed to provide temporary employment assistance to the rapidly increasing number of unemployed persons in the nation. October 1976 amendments provided for the reservation of funds to employ long-term unemployed and low-income persons in title VI project jobs. The impact of these 1976 amendments on long-term unemployed and low-income individuals was reviewed.