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CONTENTS —continued PART V. —EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION AND OUTLOOK Page SECTION I.—FOUNDATION INFORMATION AND MONTH TO MONTH STATISTICS .. 101 SECTION II. —SPECIAL SURVEYS — (i) Need for Special Surveys .. .. .. .. 102 (ii) Special Surveys prior to 31st March, 1943 .. 102 (iii) Special Surveys between April, 1943, and March, 1945 .. .. 102 (iv) Special Surveys since Ist April, 1945 .. .. .. 103 (v) Survey of Employment Prospects .. .. - • 104 (vi) Survey of Employment for the Coming Winter .. .. .. .. 104 SECTION lII.—POST-WAR EMPLOYMENT RETURNS(i) Vacancies .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • ■ 104 (ii) Disengaged Persons .. .. •. . • ■ • • • 105 (iii) Placements .. • • • • • • 105 (iv) Over-all Position .. .. .. .. .. 105 SECTION IV.—NECESSITY FOR WIDER EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION—(i) The Changing Outlook on Unemployment .. . - 106 (ii) Full Employment under Wartime Controls .. • ■ 106 (iii) The Function of Employment Information .. .. 106 (iv) The National Aspect of Full Employment .. . • 107 (v) Information to give a Full Picture of the Employment Position .. .. .. 107 SECTION V.—THE EMPLOYMENT ACT, 1945 . . • ■ • • • • . . 108 SECTION VI.—THE EMPLOYMENT (INFORMATION) REGULATIONS 1946 . . . . . . . . 108 SECTION VII.—ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE . . . . . . 109 SECTION VIII.—FULL EMPLOYMENT IN PROSPECT . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 PART VI.—THE HOME AID SERVICE APPENDICES Appendix A. —Population and Employment .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 Appendix B. —Statistical Tables.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 118

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