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Oliver, Damian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
During the recent economic downturn, media and industry reports of skill shortages in the trades continued to appear. The intent of this paper is to examine the evidence for skill shortages in the trades persisting during the economic downturns over the last 20 years, using various indicators. These include employment growth, vacancy rates,…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Labor Market, Economic Climate, Employment
Buckley, Katharine C.; And Others – 1988
Because of shifts in consumer tastes and preferences, demographics, technology, government regulation, and the expanding interdependence of world markets, the United States fruit and vegetable processing industries must operate in a constantly changing and uncertain economic environment. U.S. per capita use of processed fruits and vegetables is…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Demography, Economic Change, Economic Climate