Scope and Contents This series contains the annual published reports of the Georgia Department of Labor which, as the series title indicates, changed its name twice in its history. Though the format of these reports also changed considerably over the years, some generalizations on them can be made. Most of the reports contain both narrative sections and statistical information in the form of tables and charts. A typical report would contain chapters contributed by the Georgia Commissioner of Labor and the...

Scope and Contents This series consists of records created during the tenure of Labor Commissioner Sam Caldwell (1966 to 1984). Initially created as the Department of Commerce and Labor in 1911 then subsequently reorganized as the Department of Industrial Relations in 1931, the Georgia legislature transferred the Department of Industrial Relations’ powers to the newly named Georgia Department of Labor in 1937. The executive officer for the Department of Labor is the Labor Commissioner and has a four-year term....

Scope and Contents This series contains the usually brief summary type minutes of the meetings of the Procedures Committee of the Department of Labor. Apparently much of the committee's time was occupied with government forms. A typical meeting's minutes might include: (1) attendance statement but often no list of names except for those absent (2) appointments of committees to complete specific tasks such as the closing out of a program and the subsequent discontinuance of related forms (3) announcements of...

Scope and Contents This series contains miscellaneous publications distributed by the Georgia Department of Labor. Most titles were designed to inform the general public as to laws, rules and regulations governing employers and employees in the state. Some titles, however, are scholarly studies aimed at professionals in such fields as labor relations and offender rehabilitation. Often these studies were compiled in conjunction with a Federal government agency. All of the publications in this series are...

Scope and Contents These statistical reports are published annually by the Department of Labor in cooperation with the Georgia Occupational Information Coordinating Committee and several federal agencies. An issue is prepared for most, if not all, of the Area Planning and Development Commissions which has little or no difference among them. A typical issue contains chapters and appendices containing tables and graphs as well as prose covering the following broad categories: (1) Introduction (explaining the...