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McNeil, John M.; Lamas, Enrique J. – Current Population Reports, 1987
This report contains 23 tables reporting the differences between men and women in lifetime labor force attachment, occupation, and earnings. The information was collected from a sample of approximately 20,000 households in May, June, July, and August 1984, as part of the Survey of Income Program Participation. The first part of this report…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Wolfbein, Seymour L. – VRI Monograph, 1988
Every one of the 20 fastest-growing occupations, as listed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is in the service sector. Nearly all of the 15 million jobs that have been created since the November trough of the 1982 recession have been in the service sector. About half of these jobs pay at least $10 per hour, and those paying minimum wage or…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Climate, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Edge, 1999
"The Edge" is a Canadian publication for youth. The mandate of the Edge is to support and celebrate all career journeys embraced by youth. This issue contains career profile articles covering three jobs: crane operator, indoor climbing instructor, and product certification tester. Career trends and the state of today's workplace are also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Career Development, Career Planning
Bellmann, Lutz; Dull, Herbert; Kuhl, Jurgen; Lahner, Manfred; Lehmann, Udo – IAB Labour Market Research Topics, 1997
Data on flexibility in German companies were compiled through interviews and followed up annually. Employment trends in western Germany indicated a historic peak of 29.5 million employed in 1992 followed by a steady decline of about 1 million to 28.5 million in 1995. Employment losses continued in 1996; 1997 showed some signs of stability.…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Employment Patterns, Flexible Working Hours, Foreign Countries
Hexter, Holly – Research Briefs, 1990
This research brief highlights student employment trends and their implications for higher education, and identifies major sources of national data on the subject. Text and tables provide data on: (1) number and percentage of college students employed, by age range, for 1988; (2) changes in the number and percent of employed college students, from…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Family Income
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Edin, Kathryn J. – Focus, 1995
The validity of the notion that welfare receipt is equivalent to "dependency" and work represents "self-sufficiency" was examined in a qualitative study during which 214 recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and 165 low-wage single mothers in 4 U.S. cities were interviewed. The women were contacted…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
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Waite, Linda J. – Population Bulletin, 1981
Women comprised 43% of the United States labor force in 1980, up from 29% in 1950. The surge in women's employment is linked to more delayed marriage, divorce, separation, women's increased education, lower fertility, rapid growth in clerical and service jobs, inflation, and changed attitudes toward "women's place." Employment has risen…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Career Education, Employed Parents
Bulletin on Women and Employment in the EU, 1996
These six bulletins examine various aspects of women's employment in the European Union (EU). In the first bulletin, the different positions of women in the labor markets of the individual EU member countries are demonstrated to mirror the roles of women in each country's family and welfare system. The problems of unemployment and underemployment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
Bernhardt, Annette; Bailey, Thomas – IEE Brief, 1997
Economic, technological, and political changes have created a new employment relationship characterized by an externalized labor market, more tenuous ties between workers and employers, and growing wage inequality. To date, policymakers have sought to address these problems through a supply-side approach focused on education and training. What is…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Ladders, Cooperative Planning
Couppie, Thomas; Mansuy, Michele – Training & Employment, 2000
The different situations confronting young labor market entrants in different European countries may be described in terms of the following models: (1) the conditions of labor market entry are basically tied to the nature of the qualification acquired in initial training, experience accumulated in the labor market plays a very secondary role, and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Change Strategies, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Couppie, Thomas; Epiphane, Dominique – Training & Employment, 2002
Findings from the 1992 Generation survey carried out by Creq in 1997 among young people exiting the French school system indicates that work-related disparities encountered by young labor market entrants in France can be characterized according to the worker's gender. Obstacles facing women include the following: (1) risk of unemployment or…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Certificates