STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1479, sig. 109-4/1233

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D'R REICHSPROTEKTOR Prague, in December 1940. in Bohemia and Moravia No.: II 4 a - 4055/40 Only for the work force TERA E Pie Development of the employment in November 1940 in Protectorate Bohemia and Mähren. How much the economic life in Böhmen and Mähren can be seen in the force field of the entire German economy' is to be seen by the derzoitigen tense situation. Although individual sectors are also covered by the war-related quota measures, short-time work in the textile industry, food and beverage industries, the leather and clothing industries, is fully offset by the changes made to the rest of the industry. The demand for labour in the Pretektorate is at present so strong that the demand cannot be nearly met.This also explains the fact that, even after the completion of seasonal work in agriculture and brickyards, there is no overall access zon search for work. Rather, their number went to 12,972 in the month 0ktober aur. 12,239 in the month of November, i.e. around 5 % lower than in the period of the establishment of the Prutektorate, in which the total number of jobseekers was 92,859. This residual stock can only be reduced further - as can be seen from the weather influences of the upcoming vinter - with special measures of use.