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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1981
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By CAROL THOMAS
Battalion Reporter
Unemployment for the Bryan-
College Station area is characteris
tically low. For January 1981, the
unemployment rate was 3.6 per
cent, the third lowest in the state.
This is .1 percent lower than
January 1980. And labor market
analyst Hamp Patterson of the
Texas Employment Commission
said this low unemployment rate
is maintained throughout the
year.
Patterson attributes low unem
ployment to an abundance of gov
ernment jobs. This includes jobs
at Texas A&M University.
“Forty-four out of every 100
workers in this county are working
for the government,” Patterson
said.
Although the unemployment
rate given by TEC only takes into
account people who have regis
tered for employment with TEC.
An unemployed person who has
not registered for work at TEC is
not included in this statistic.
Comprehensive Employment
Training Act planner Bill Stanley
tends to agree that unemployment
is not always reported to TEC.
“There are a lot of people who
don’t use TEC as a source,” Stan
ley said. “Most jobs are found
through friends and relatives, and
many employers ask employees.”
Thus, while the unemployment
rate given by TEC is low, this does
not erase the fact that there are
unskilled, economically disadvan
taged or insecure people in this
area who need jobs but do not
know how to go about finding
them.
For many of these people, the
CETA program could be the
answer.
The purpose of CETA, which is
funded jointly by the Department
of Labor and the Texas Depart
ment of Community Affairs, is to
provide the economically dis
advantaged, unemployed and
underemployed with job training
and employment opportunities.
Stanley said CETA aims its
program at recipients of govern
ment aid, blacks, homemakers,
the economically disadvantaged,
ex-offenders, females, the hand
icapped, Mexican-Americans,
senior citizens, veterans and
youth.
In order to become involved in
the CETA program, the potential
participant applies at the Occupa
tional Exploration Center in
Bryan. Eligibility is determined
by the income level.
Stanley said CETA deals with
people who want to pursue a parti
cular career as well as those who
have no idea of what they want to
do.
To determine which program is
best for the CETA participant, the
OEC has what they call job clus-
“Forty-four out of every
100 workers in this coun
ty are working for the
government, ” — Hamp
Patterson, Texas Em
ployment Commission
labor market analyst.
ters, stations which provide infor
mation and tests for the job oppor
tunities. For example, there are
job clusters on clerical positions;
special services, such as food, cus
todial, hospital and police occupa
tions; construction jobs; and crafts
such as technical and carpentry.
Orientation and assessment
specialist Diane Logan said they
try to determine through job clus
ters what skills the person has and
what skills she needs. If a person is
highly unskilled, they try to put
her into a classroom training
program.
During classroom training,
CETA pays the student minimum
wage as well as paying for the cost
of schooling and supplies.
Several classroom training
opportunities are offereA Fou
ample, a potential secretary *
needs to develop her sldls#
train at McKenzie-Baldwinli|
ness College. Also, a personi|
wants to become a cook ran
the 12-week food service
ram. And heavy equipment
ators can take an eight-week
ing school at Texas A&MAgnj ;
tural Extension Service.
Another program provi(W|
CETA is on-the-job trainiM
this program the participanil®
real job and is trained by tlie|<
pervisor of the work site. M
are split between the emplaii
and CETA.
“This gives a person them
tunity to be exposed to a jR
working atmosphere,” Sttm
said. Also, after training,thepjl
cipant will have hopefullygai
enough experiencetogetajoli
subsidized by the govemmenti
added.
“And, if after the
period, the employer is
employ the person permaneij ®y S
that’s a plus,” Stanley said
For the fiscal year of 1!
CETA served 940 people,
from Brazos and Robertson
ties. Out of the 940 listed,
found non-subsidized emi
ment. Also included in the
were high school studentswbi
not want permanent employ®
at the time, Stanley said,
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Of all the people \vhopar| ^
pate in the CETA program, j^p lve d
ley said, black women aref
most numerous.
One former CETA partidpi
Sandra Perez, who works fob
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OEC, said she has beneii
greatly from the program. |
“I was interested in getting!
retarial training and I didn’tkil
enough money, Perez m g^g-m
Through CETA, Perez att«
McKenzie-Baldwin College |
worked part time at OEC foil
months. ^
"It helped me in everyu; . Lr 1 ’
could think of,” shesaid. a j Xa
out CETA I would probably' Cu s ec l
working at Dairy Queen or si St
place like that.” P s y cho
The future for CETA sU j~ nts 3
bleak, if any future exists ail , s * 0 P
CETA is among the many pi; !L e "-’ 01
rams which President Rod
Reagan hopes to abolish. Ret ^ e(
has also placed a hiring freezi
government employees.
“This means we can noi
enroll participants in CETA
ties,” Stanley said. “There’saj
sibility we may havetocutbad Center
staff.” Board
"I thinkhe(Reagan)ougbtti man Si
down and think about the y# practice
CETA is helping, like me,’Pf MeCarl
said. “I’ve seen a lot of theme!! for Pr
in here with goals like mineal Bisks a
just hope they get a chaw Health,
reach them.”
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