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Download full textGordon, Henry A.; And Others – 1982
Blacks, Hispanics, and women are more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than white males, regardless of economic conditions. This conclusion was drawn from an analysis of data gathered from the March Current Population Survey for the years 1971 through 1980, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, and state and local unemployment rates…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Blacks, Employment Problems
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
Information on the characteristics of working women in the United States and changing trends over the past quarter century are presented in this databook. (The primary source of the data is the Current Population Survey, which is conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of the Census.) Part 1 of the databook provides…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Educational Experience, Employed Women, Employment Experience
Salvo, Joseph J.; McNeil, John M. – Current Population Reports, 1984
This study presents data from the 1979 Income Survey Development Program (ISDP) on lifetime work interruptions and examines the relationship between work interruptions and earnings. Descriptive data showing the extent to which men and women have experienced work interruptions are presented, followed by an analysis of the impact of work…
Descriptors: Adults, Black Employment, Blacks, Education Work Relationship
Sprinkle, Debbie L. – 1983
This chartbook presents information on the extent and nature of unemployment in the United States. The statistics presented are part of a broad array of unemployment and related labor force data available from the Current Population Survey, a sample survey of some 60,000 households conducted monthly by the Bureau of the Census. The 28 charts and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Black Employment, Citations (References)
Parnes, Herbert S.; And Others – 1969
This report, the first of a six-part, intensive longitudinal study, examines the relationships between selected demographic, attitudinal, and educational characteristics of male youth in the United States and their labor market experience and occupational aspirations. The data are drawn from interviews conducted during October-December 1966, with…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Blacks, Career Choice
Felstead, Alan; Jewson, Nick; Phizacklea, Annie; Walters, Sally – 2000
The patterns, extent, and problems of working at home in the United Kingdom were examined through a multivariate analysis of data from the Labour Force Survey, which has questioned respondents about the location of their workplace since 1992. The numbers of people working "mainly" at home increased from 345,920 (1.5%) in 1981 to 680,612…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
Feldbaum, Eleanor G.; Levitt, Morris J. – 1980
This report focuses on nursing educational and practice issues that government officials may have to address in the near future. The report provides statistical information on nurses, compares statistics for white and black nurses, and recommends policies for the future. Data was gathered for the report during a three-year study of 5,175…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Career Choice, Career Ladders
