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Kahl, Anne – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1983
Illustrates the significant impact of age and sex on the jobs people take. (JOW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Career Change, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2002
In May 2001, 7.8 million people in the United States (5.7% of U.S. workers) worked multiple jobs. The May 2001 Current Population Survey asked multiple jobholders their main reason for holding more than one job. These percentages of respondents gave the following reasons: to meet expenses or pay off debt, 27.8%; to earn extra money, 35.4%; to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Blacks, Debt (Financial)