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Nilsen, Diane M. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Examines changes in employment, unemployment, and hours of work in manufacturing, with particular focus on the five major metal-using and producing industries which are particularly sensitive to economic cycles. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Employment Patterns, Job Layoff, Manufacturing Industry
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Gardner, Jennifer M. – Monthly Labor Review, 1995
During 1991-92, 2.8 million workers were displaced from long-held jobs. Compared to a similar recessionary period in the early 1980s, there was higher job loss among older workers and those in service and white-collar occupations and more displacement in the Northeast and West. (SK)
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns, Job Layoff, Older Adults
Bassi, Laurie J.; And Others – Training and Development, 1996
Trends shaping the workplace are increased skill requirements; more educated, diverse work force; continued corporate restructuring; change in size and composition of training departments; instructional technology advances; new training delivery methods; focus on performance improvement; integrated high-performance work systems; companies becoming…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications, Job Layoff, Job Performance
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Altemose, J. R.; Williamson, K. B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Examines the role of the computer in administering, scoring, and interpreting psychoeducational tests. Both the intelligent computer model and the computer-as-assistant model are analyzed to determine what threat they may pose to the job security of school psychologists. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Educational Diagnosis
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