What is the primary purpose of the Wagner-Peyser Act?

What is the primary purpose of the Wagner-Peyser Act?

• A. National public unemployment system
• B. Public housing program
• C. Vocational education program
• D. Nutritional assistance program

Answer: (A)

The main idea is to establish a nationwide public employment service that helps job seekers, including the unemployed, connect with employers. The Wagner-Peyser Act created a public system of employment offices (the public labor exchange) that provides job referrals, career information, and counseling, financed and coordinated by the federal government with state participation. This focus on matching people to jobs and supporting employers in recruitment is what defines the act’s purpose. The other options point to programs in housing, education, and nutrition, which are not what this act established.

The main idea is to establish a nationwide public employment service that helps job seekers, including the unemployed, connect with employers. The Wagner-Peyser Act created a public system of employment offices (the public labor exchange) that provides job referrals, career information, and counseling, financed and coordinated by the federal government with state participation. This focus on matching people to jobs and supporting employers in recruitment is what defines the act’s purpose. The other options point to programs in housing, education, and nutrition, which are not what this act established.