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Peer reviewedFogel, Walter A. – New Generation, 1972
An evaluation of the process and the impact of the Emergency Employment Act in the Los Angeles area. (DM)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Employment Problems
Employment Discrimination Against the Chinese: Testimony at U.S. Commission of Civil Rights Hearings
Peer reviewedIntegrated Education, 1974
Excerpts from testimony presented at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearings on discrimination because of language, employment profile of Asian-Americans, and unemployment and underemployment. (JM)
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Language Handicaps
Yeager, Robert – Nation's Schools, 1974
California districts have discovered that a Statewide enrollment dip has hindered efforts to hire minority personnel. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Black Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Download full textMetzler, William H. – 1964
To investigate the effect of technological change upon farm labor use, a stratified random sample of 696 farm workers from a population of 12,215 in Kern County, California, provided a basis for analysis. Some major findings were: (1) The high peak of seasonal labor use has been eliminated, (2) The need for migratory labor is decreasing, (3)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Metzler, William H. – 1965
A stratified random sample of 69 6 workers in 361 households in Kern County, California, was selected to investigate the changes in labor use resulting from farm mechanization, and to explore the trend towards a stable labor force. Some major findings were: (1) Mechanization of the cotton harvest has erased the high peak of seasonal farm labor,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Crew Leaders, Employer Employee Relationship
Direct linkStoll, Michael A. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2004
This paper examines whether a geographic skills mismatch exists between the location of less-educated minorities, in particular African Americans, and high-skill job concentrations, and if so, whether it contributes to the relatively poor employment outcomes of this group. It explores these questions by examining data on the recent geographic…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Job Skills, Geographic Distribution, Geographic Location
Miller, Cynthia; Porter, Kristin E. – MDRC, 2005
This paper examines employment and earnings over a four-year period for a group of disadvantaged out-of-school youth who entered the Evaluation of the Center for Employment Training (CET) Replication Sites between 1995 and 1999. It assesses the importance of three key factors as barriers to employment: lack of a high school diploma, having…
Descriptors: Wages, Females, Dropouts, Out of School Youth
McClellan, Judi L.; Holden, Richard – 2001
As the United States population ages, employers face the possibility of a sustained retirement of the baby boom generation and a loss of their most experienced and knowledgeable employees. The public sector appears to be even more vulnerable, with an older-than-average workforce as well as a more traditional retirement system that encourages early…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Demand Occupations, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship
