Washington Star in Washington, New Jersey

Government as Employer and Its Reach in Industry

The piece surveys the U.S. government as a massive employer, noting roughly one in 68 workers were government employees. It cites census estimates and 1920 figures for executive service, and asks rail workers and miners to consider what government means to them as both employer and public administrator. It lists duties from welfare to weather forecasting and notes the government’s broad role in society.