How did the government try to provide jobs for the people during the Great Depression

The WPA (Work Progress Administration) put many people to work by making them construct buildings, paint murals to decorate them, and to preform plays for audiences.

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century