War Manpower Commission
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The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Manpower Commission canonical | 6 |
| United States wartime economic mobilization | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
ⓘ
World War II home front organization ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Office of Price Administration
ⓘ
Office of War Mobilization ⓘ Selective Service System ⓘ United States Department of Labor ⓘ War Production Board ⓘ state employment services ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
coordinate civilian and military manpower needs
ⓘ
ensure adequate labor supply for war industries ⓘ limit labor use in nonessential industries ⓘ maximize efficiency of national manpower resources ⓘ prevent labor shortages in critical sectors ⓘ |
| hasRole |
allocation of manpower
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control of labor turnover ⓘ coordination of war production labor needs ⓘ direction of worker training programs ⓘ management of civilian workforce ⓘ mobilization of civilian labor ⓘ recruitment for armed forces and war industries ⓘ regulation of nonessential employment ⓘ support of office of war mobilization ⓘ support of selective service system ⓘ support of war production board ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II economic mobilization
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surface form:
United States home front during World War II
|
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| industryRegulated |
agriculture
ⓘ
construction ⓘ mining ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ transportation ⓘ war-related manufacturing ⓘ |
| legalForm | temporary wartime agency ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
directing workers from nonessential to essential war industries
ⓘ
expanding employment of women and minorities in war industries ⓘ |
| partOf | United States war mobilization apparatus ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | end of World War II and demobilization ⓘ |
| scope | civilian labor and manpower in the United States ⓘ |
| usedPolicyInstrument |
employment stabilization plans
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labor priorities ⓘ occupational deferments ⓘ placement services through employment offices ⓘ training and re-training programs ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States wartime economic mobilization
subject surface form:
Works Progress Administration