Employment Service, United States, is a national system of offices and services provided by the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor. The Employment Service offers placement and funding services to job seekers. It also offers recruitment and referral services to employers with job openings. Such services as skill assessments, career guidance, job search workshops, or job fairs also may be offered. The system tries to achieve equitable job opportunities for such groups as veterans, people with disabilities, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, former prisoners, young people, minorities, and older workers.
Employment Service programs are implemented through hundreds of career centers across the country. Many centers use computerized job banks that store information about unfilled jobs.
The Employment Service had its start as the Division of Information in the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization in 1907. The service was later transferred to the Department of Labor and was designated the U.S. Employment Service (USES). The service became a unit of the Employment and Training Administration in 1975.
