WordNet
works program
n. a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds
Usage examples of "works program".
Charion convinced me the the kingdom needed a big public-works program, to occupy the people and give us prestige abroad.
Neither Alexander nor Sardanapalus nor Augustus Caesar himself ever attempted a public-works program of such ambitious size.
It had an advanced public works program, and its fiscal policies had brought into existence an enormous cash reserve.