Works Progress Administration

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
WPA
Pronunciation
/wərks ˈprɑˌgrɛs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
US Government

Examples in Context

  1. Works Progress Administration(WPA) worker in a Depression-era photo.
  2. The Great Depression ends in the United states : with unemployment figures falling fast due to war-related employment, US President Franklin D.Roosevelt closes the works progress administration.

Other meanings of WPA