The CWA delivered immediate relief during a severe winter, demonstrated the federal government’s direct role in job creation, and shaped later New Deal work programs.
The Roosevelt administration, through the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, established the Civil Works Administration in early November 1933 to provide temporary public‑works jobs for millions of unemployed Americans during the winter.
The CWA delivered immediate relief during a severe winter, demonstrated the federal government’s direct role in job creation, and shaped later New Deal work programs.
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