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Peer reviewedJohnson, Beverly L.; Waldman, Elizabeth – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
Most women who maintain families have a strong commitment to the labor force but have lower average educational attainment and earnings, bringing them closer to poverty with each additional child. (JOW)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Potential
Direct linkFifer, Molly E.; Krueger, Alan B. – Brookings Institution, The: Brown Center on Education Policy, 2006
Even in early grades, a large gap in skills exists between students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families. Evidence suggests that a substantial share of this skills gap emerges during the summer months, when school is not in session. Children from disadvantaged families experience greater losses in skills during summer vacations…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedTerry, Sylvia Lazos – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
The number of employed Americans increased but so did the number of those without jobs, as recovery from the 1980 recession proved to be brief; the family income of high-wage workers exceeded the poverty level, even when unemployed. (Author/SSH)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Download full textUpjohn (W.E.) Inst. for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI. – 1982
Social statistics may exaggerate the degree of hardship caused by labor market problems. Yet, in many ways social statistics underestimate the degree of hardship caused by extended unemployment, underemployment, and low wages. Therefore, new measures are needed to reassess long-term and cyclical labor market developments, the changing status of…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Data Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
