He said the project, which had attracted 60 investors, would cost $40 million and employ 193 people when it was fully developed in six years.

The project employed no more than 75 scientists and engineers from 1967-1974.

At times the project employed over a thousand people.

The project would employ 140 people in an area that, supporters say, sorely needs the jobs.

The project has employed about 6,000 people during construction.

At its peak, in October 1936, the project directly employed 1,352 people.

At the moment the project is employing about 500 women, providing them with work close to their homes and families.

At the end of 2010 the project was employing 930 people.

The project, according to a recent staff list, employs 60 workers.

At its height, the project employed more than 800 men.