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Mattingly, Marybeth J.; Smith, Kristin E. – Family Relations, 2010
American families are experiencing the effects of the "Great Recession." Most of the job losses are accruing to men, so families may find it strategic for wives to enter the labor force, or increase their work hours. We consider this possibility using the May 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey, and compare findings to May 2004 and 2005 data,…
Descriptors: Spouses, Labor, Labor Force, Employment

Cattan, Peter – Monthly Labor Review, 1991
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth show that the lack of affordable, reliable child care was the reason an estimated 1.1 million young mothers did not seek or hold a job in 1986. One-third of those mothers not in the labor force because of child care problems also lacked high school diplomas. (SK)
Descriptors: Costs, Day Care, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems

Leon, Carol Boyd; Rones, Philip L. – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
In 1979 labor force and employment growth slowed from the rapid pace of the previous three years. The unemployment rate showed virtually no movement. Discusses employment by sex, race, age, and occupation, reasons for unemployment, and job desires. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Employment Statistics
Wehman, Paul; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1987
The competitive employment experience of 21 severely retarded persons over an eight-year period is described. Although significant vocational problems included slow work rate and lack of appropriate social skills, a cumulative total of over $230,000 of unsubsidized wages was earned. Suggestions include more creative and comprehensive job…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Job Performance

Kahne, Hilda – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1986
Women age 45 and over make up 40 percent of the older labor force. Their employment-related experience is different and disadvantaged compared to older men. Specific differences which are examined include occupational distribution, earnings, unemployment, poverty, retirement income, and labor force participation rates. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Females, Labor Force
Wei, Ding – Chinese Education and Society, 2005
In this article, the author discusses the perilous state of Chinese university graduates in seeking jobs. This pressure has given people many valuable insights, enabling them to look at the problems among university students and the direction of higher education development from a new perspective. To overcome this problem, the State Council held a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Problems, Higher Education, Employment Patterns

Gignac, Monique A. M.; And Others – Canadian Journal on Aging, 1996
Responses from 396 women and 316 men with caregiving responsibilities showed that eldercare significantly interfered with women's jobs, but not with men's. Family responsibilities were related to women's job dissatisfaction and absenteeism. Work's interference with family was associated with job costs for both genders and with job…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Family Caregivers, Family Work Relationship

Mazingo, Sherrie – Journalism Educator, 1987
Provides background information indicating the need to significantly increase the retention of full-time ethnic minority faculty. Offers suggestions for increasing minority faculty that involve (1) exchange or unilateral programs, (2) industry loan programs, (3) part-time faculty, (4) summer school faculty, (5) retired minority professionals, and…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Faculty Integration, Faculty Promotion

Bednarzik, Robert W. – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
The most common economic reasons for part-time employment during recessions are cutbacks in weekly hours due to slack work and failure to find full-time positions. Each is characteristically distinct and illustrates different underlying labor market problems. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems

Hansen, Bent; Radwan, Samir – International Labour Review, 1982
To help the unemployment problems of Egypt, the authors recommend the restructuring of agriculture; orientation of investment to foreign-exchange earning export industries; the phasing out of employment guarantees in the public sector combined with educational and training reforms; and contingency employment programs, concentrated on the…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Construction Industry, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy

Johnson, Phyllis J. – Amerasia Journal, 1988
Employment of Southeast Asian refugees in British Columbia is assessed. Refugees used self, sponsors, family, and friends to find their first job. Friends and family contacts led to more employment by Asians. In locating subsequent employment they assumed greater job autonomy. English ability developed less with those employed by Asians. (VM)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity

Bezdek, Roger H.; And Others – Issues in Science and Technology, 1987
Discusses the effects of technological advancement on the labor force. States that although technological innovation usually affects blue collar workers more than scientists and engineers, there is some evidence to show that the rapid growth in technological careers is not proportional in all industries. (TW)
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Engineers

Staines, Graham L.; Quinn, Robert P. – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
Data from a 1977 survey designed to measure the quality of employment in America are compared with data from surveys in 1969 and 1973, providing trends over an eight-year period. The 1977 survey shows declines both in job satisfaction and in workers' desires to stay in their present employments. (MF)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Job Satisfaction

Booth, Rosemary; Smith, Teresa L. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1995
Case study presents downsizing from one individual's perspective. Suggests the following strategies and procedures for reducing the negative effect of downsizing on employees: planning in advance, developing effective communications, centralizing decision making, and educating personnel specialists and managers. Includes five appendixes. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Corporations

Mowery, David C. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1987
Discusses some of the problems in employment shifts and unemployment caused by new technologies in offices and factories. Addresses the Job Training Partnership Act (Title III) which was established as the primary assistance vehicle for displaced workers. Calls for workers to receive sufficient time to adjust to technologies. (TW)
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Federal Legislation
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