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Herbert Hoover: “The total number of men employed directly and indirectly on Federal construction and maintenance work in January 1930…”

On the recordAugust 31, 1931
The total number of men employed directly and indirectly on Federal construction and maintenance work in January 1930, was about 180,000, whereas it is now about 760,000.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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