What was the purpose of public works programs during the new deal?
provide old-age pensions
regulate farm prices
stabilize banks
create jobs

Right choice is:

Create jobs.

Explanation:

When FDR was sworn in as US president in 1933, the US was in the middle of the Great Depression. Many people were unemployed and higly indebted, they had lost their homes and had no means to keep their families. Many businesses had closed down. In this context, it was urgent to design and develop social programs to alleviate society´s suffering. FDR launched a public works program with the goal to create jobs.