1. Origins and historical evolution. 2. The Changing labour market 3. Role, functions and resources of the public employment service 4. Job -broking 5. Labour market information 6. Administration of labour market adjustmment programmes 7. unemployment benefits and the public employment service 8. organising and managing the service9. the PES and other organizations.

How many people are employed by the government? How many are employed by the central government compared with the state and local authorities? How many are employed in public enterprise? How much are they all paid? How much are they paid relative to each other, or relative to the private sector? Such questions interest people in general and economists and policymakers in particular; yet it is remarkable how little information is readily accessible on thes topics.