White House conference on unemployment census. Washington, D.C., Sept. 24. Holding his first press conference today, John D. Biggers, Administrator of the Unemployment Census, announced that he had called a conference at the White House on Monday to formulate plans for the first unemployment census

Will administrate federal unemployment census. Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. John D. Biggers, Toledo, Ohio, glass manufacturing president, leaving the White House today after accepting an appointment from President Roosevelt as Administrator of a Federal Unemployment Census. Biggers revealed that the

Biggers before unemployment committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 21. John D. Biggers, Director of the recent unemployment census, recommended to the Senate unemployment committee today that there be created a National Re-employment Committee to direct itself to finding suitable jobs in industry and agr

In spotlight at unemployment census conference at White House. Washington, D.C., Sept. 27. Secretary of Commerce Roper, (left) and Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, (right) go into a huddle with John D. Biggers, Unemployment Census Administrator, prior to the opening of the conference at the White H

John D. Biggers, Chief of the unemployment census, shown leaving the White House after one of his conferences with the president, 2/25/38

Plan for taking of unemployment. Washington, D.C., Sept. 27. Government. labor leaders met at the White House today. John D. Biggers, Unemployment Census Administrator to formulate plans for compiling the first unemployment census in the United States. In the photograph, left to right

Counting of returns from unemployment questionnaire gets under way. Washington, D.C., Nov. 24. Tabulation of the returns from the millions of unemployment questionnaires mailed out last week was started today when final instructions were issued by John D. Biggers, Unemployment Census Director, to th

Responsible for unemployment census. Washington, D.C., Nov. 24. William L. Austin (left) Director of the U.S. Census Bureau and whose workers are tabulating the returns from the unemployment questionnaires, describes to Unemployment Census Director John D. Biggers the working of the special tabulati

Chamber of Commerce reports employment Increased by 7,000,000, than during the low point of the depression. The report was made to the directors of U.S. C of C now meeting in WashingtonWashington, D.C. Oct. 3. After a four months survey which he has made in an effort to determine methods by which bu