Seattle (Wash.). Labor Commissioner

Seattle's 1896 Freeholders' City Charter created the position of Labor Commissioner in the Civil Service Department and established the Public Employment Office. The Labor Commissioner, who also served as Chief Examiner and secretary of the Civil Service Commission, received and responded to applications both from job seekers and from businesses seeking employees; the Commissioner also maintained records of applicants' names, addresses, and type of position requested. The Labor Commissioner managed the Public Employment Office and maintained labor statistics for the City. The Public Employment Office was abolished in 1942.

From the guide to the Correspondence, 1896-1908, (Seattle Municipal Archives)