as production increased to aid world war ii efforts how was the u.s. economy impacted
United States home front during World War II
Greater wartime production created millions of new jobs , while the draft reduced the number of young men available for civilian jobs . So great was the demand for labor that millions of retired people , housewives , and students entered the labor force , lured by patriotism and wages . The shortage of grocery clerks caused retailers to convert from service at the counter to self - service . With new shorter women clerks replacing taller men , some stores lowered shelves to 5 feet 8 inches ( 1.73 m ) . Before the war most groceries , dry cleaners , drugstores , and department stores offered home delivery service . The labor shortage and gasoline and tire rationing caused most retailers to stop delivery . They found that requiring customers to buy their products in person increased sales . 
Greater wartime production created millions of new jobs , while the draft reduced the number of young men available for civilian jobs . So great was the demand for labor that millions of retired people , housewives , and students entered the labor force , lured by patriotism and wages . The shortage of grocery clerks caused retailers to convert from service at the counter to self - service . With new shorter women clerks replacing taller men , some stores lowered shelves to 5 feet 8 inches ( 1.73 m ) . Before the war most groceries , dry cleaners , drugstores , and department stores offered home delivery service . The labor shortage and gasoline and tire rationing caused most retailers to stop delivery . They found that requiring customers to buy their products in person increased sales .
There was such a demand for labor that millions of retired people , housewives , and students entered the labor force. The shortage of grocery clerks caused retailers to convert from service at the counter to self - service, and due to the the labor shortage, gasoline and tire rationing, most retailers stopped home delivery services.
So great was the demand for labor that millions of retired people , housewives , and students entered the labor force , lured by patriotism and wages . The shortage of grocery clerks caused retailers to convert from service at the counter to self - service . Before the war most groceries , dry cleaners , drugstores , and department stores offered home delivery service . The labor shortage and gasoline and tire rationing caused most retailers to stop delivery .
There was such a demand for labor that millions of retired people, housewives, and students entered the labor force. The shortage of grocery clerks caused retailers to convert from service at the counter to self - service, and due to the labor shortage and gasoline and tire rationing, most retailers stopped home delivery services requiring customers to buy their products in person that led to increased sales.
So great was the demand for labor that millions of retired people , housewives , and students entered the labor force , lured by patriotism and wages . The shortage of grocery clerks caused retailers to convert from service at the counter to self - service . Before the war most groceries , dry cleaners , drugstores , and department stores offered home delivery service . The labor shortage and gasoline and tire rationing caused most retailers to stop delivery . They found that requiring customers to buy their products in person increased sales .