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Mellor, Earl F.; Parks, William, II – Monthly Labor Review, 1988
The annual work experience survey, conducted each March as a supplement to the Current Population Survey, provides data that reveal how many worked and/or looked for work during the previous year. (JOW)
Descriptors: Demography, Employment Level, Employment Statistics, Occupational Surveys
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Kuhn, Peter; Skuterud, Mikal – Monthly Labor Review, 2000
In 1998, 15 percent of unemployed job seekers used the Internet to seek jobs, as did half of all job seekers with online access from home. Internet search rates exceeded those of traditional methods, but Internet job seekers were more likely to use traditional methods as well. Unemployed blacks and Hispanics used the Internet least in job…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Employment Level, Internet, Job Search Methods
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Mosisa, Abraham T. – Monthly Labor Review, 2002
Foreign-born workers have come to play an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy. Between 1996 and 2000, they constituted nearly half of the new increase in the U. S. labor force. (JOW)
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Foreign Workers
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Schrammel, Kurt – Monthly Labor Review, 1998
Contradictory to expectations of labor market analysts, young adults born during the "baby bust" (1965-1976) have thus far been less successful, in terms of earnings and other labor market measures, then their "baby boom" counterparts. (Author)
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Level, Labor Market
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Meisenheimer, Joseph R., II – Monthly Labor Review, 1992
Recent immigrants earn less and have higher unemployment rates than do earlier (postwar) immigrants and U.S. natives. Educational attainment and English proficiency enhance job market success. Spanish-speaking enclaves aid some Hispanic immigrants' access to employment. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Immigrants
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Hecker, Daniel E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1992
Examination of contradictory data show that during the 1980s college graduates' earnings increased relative to those with less education. More college graduates were employed in jobs not requiring degrees; employers had sufficient numbers to fill jobs requiring degrees. Economic restructuring rather than a shortage of college graduates appears to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Data Interpretation, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Level
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Terry, 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
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Stamas, George D. – Monthly Labor Review, 1980
From 1978-79 incidence of long hours among full-time wage and salary workers dropped for the first time since the 1974-75 recession. Of those who worked long hours, about 43% received premium pay (time and one-half the regular wage for hours worked in excess of forty per week). Employers used overtime hours to cope with disequilibrium phenomena…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Blue Collar Occupations, Career Education
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Young, Anne McDougall – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
A study based on supplementary questions in the October 1978 Current Population Survey revealed an improved job situation among U.S. youths both in and out of school, but it showed dropouts and those from low-income families at a distinct disadvantage. Overall, the number of employed youths (age 16-24) increased by 1.1 million from October 1977 to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Black Youth, College Graduates