Tackling Unemployment: The Legislative Dynamics of the Employment Act of 1946

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ix Figures 2.1 Occupational Distribution of the U.S. Labor Force, 1900–1950 13 2.2 Number and Percentage of Persons Unemployed, 1929–1941 16 3.1 Public Opinion in 1941 on Postwar Employment Prospects 41 3.2 Public Opinion in 1942 on Postwar Prosperity 42 3.3 Public Attitudes in 1944 on Personal Job Prospects 43 3.4 Public Opinion in 1944 on Postwar Employment Prospects by 44 Gender, Age, and Occupation 3.5 Business Leaders’ Views in 1942 of Postwar Unemployment 48 Prospects 3.6 Business Leaders’ Views in 1942 on Responsibility for 49 Alleviating Unemployment 3.7 Business Leaders’ Prognosis in 1945 of Employment in Their 51 Sectors 3.8 Public Opinion in 1943 on Feasibility of Full Employment 52 3.9 Public Opinion in 1943 on Planning for Full Employment 53 3.10 Business Leaders’ Views in 1944 on Government’s Role in Full 55 Employment 3.11 Public Opinion in June 1945 on the Government’s Role in 56 Ensuring Employment 3.12 Public Opinion in August 1945 on the Capacity of Business to 57 Provide Employment 3.13 Public Opinion in August 1945 on the Concept of Full 63 Employment 3.14 Public Opinion in September 1945 on the Government’s Role in 66 Ensuring Employment 6.1 Legislative Support for Full Employment: Comparison of Senate 126 and House Scores 7.1 Public Opinion on the Government’s Role in Employment: 141 February 1946 7.2 Public Attitudes on Personal Job Prospects: 1946 150 7.3 Unemployment Rates and Recessions, 1946–2010 154 7.4 Capital Infrastructure Spending, 1956–2009 (2009 dollars) 157 7.5 GDP, Federal Tax Receipts, and Tax Rates, 1946–2010 158 7.6 Average Personal Income (2005 dollars) and Average Personal 160 Income Plus Capital Gains of the Bottom 90% and Top 1% (2010 dollars) In order to view this proof accurately, the Overprint Preview Option must be checked in Acrobat Professional or Adobe Reader. Please contact your Customer Service Representative if you have questions about finding the option. Job Name: -- /347091t x E.1 Basic Model of Support for Full Employment: Model A 194 E.2 Support for Full Employment in the House: Model B 196 Tables 2.1 Postwar Employment Study Group Participants 31 3.1 Public Opinion in August 1945 on the Concept of Full 64 Employment, by Economic Status 3.2 Public Opinion in August 1945 on the Concept of Full 65 Employment, by Education 6.1 Senators’ Support for Full Employment and Selected Measures: 129 Simple Correlation Coefficients 6.2 Senate Full Employment Score Regressed on Selected Variables 129 6.3 House Full Employment Score upon Party, Electoral, and District 130 Traits: Simple Correlation Coefficients 6.4 Multiple Regression: House Full Employment Score on Party, 131 Electoral, and District Traits 6.5 Multiple Regression: Democratic Party on District Traits of 133 the House A.1 Variables Used in the Analysis of the House Vote on Full 165 Employment, and Their Sources A.2 Variables Used in the Analysis of the Senate Vote on Full 166 Employment, and Their Sources B.1 Traditional Grouping of States by Geographic Area, Serving as 171 the Standard ICPSR Region Variable C.1 Senate Full Employment Mean Scores by Region and Party 173 C.2 Economic and Demographic Characteristics by Senators’ Party 174 C.3 Economic and Demographic Characteristics by Party and Full 175 Employment Score D.1 Political Party, by Region 177 D.2 Mean Constituency Traits, by Party and Region 178 D.3 Mean District Economic Traits, by Party and Region 179 D.4 Mean Electoral Traits, by Party and Region 180 D.5 Mean Ideological/Personal Traits, by Party and Region 181 In order to view this proof accurately, the Overprint Preview Option must be checked in Acrobat Professional or Adobe Reader. Please contact your Customer Service Representative if you have questions about finding the option. Job Name: -- /347091t xi D.6 Support for Full Employment, by Regional Delegation 183 D.7 Percentage with Selected Features, by Sponsorship 185 D.8 Percentage with Selected Features, by Sponsorship and Party: 186 Democrats D.9 Percentage with Selected Features, by Sponsorship and Party: 187 Republicans D.10 Percentage with Selected Features, by Final Vote 189 D.11 Percentage with Selected Features, by Final Vote and Party: 190 Democrats D.12 Percentage with Selected Features, by Final Vote and Party: 191 Republicans E.1 Modeling Support for...