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Roner, Philip L. – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
This study concludes that older workers do not have especially high unemployment rates, but when they become unemployed, they are less likely to find a job and more likely to leave the labor force in discouragement. (Author/SSH)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Labor Force, Labor Force Nonparticipants
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Fullerton, Howard N., Jr. – Monthly Labor Review, 1980
In a look ahead at the 1995 labor force, all three projections--high, middle, and low--indicate that women will account for two-thirds of the growth, most of which will occur in the prime working-age group; the Black labor force will grow twice as fast as the White. (CT)
Descriptors: Black Employment, Demography, Employed Women, Employment Projections
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Morrison, Malcolm H. – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
This article argues that in the upcoming decades, older workers will be competing against the largest cohort of middle-aged workers in our country's history. In the absence of other options, the elderly may feel increased pressure to retire or work part time. (Author/SSH)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Census Figures, Cohort Analysis, Employment Patterns
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Ulmer, Mark G.; Howe, Wayne J. – Monthly Labor Review, 1988
The authors discuss changes in the labor market during 1987, including a drop in the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent. Figures are broken down by industry and information is provided on hours of work and civilian employment. They also feature a comparison of employment figures from 1913 and 1987, with a breakdown of types of work. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Labor Economics
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Fullerton, Howard N., Jr.; Tschetter, John – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
Presents new projections for the 1995 labor force with alternative demographic and economic assumptions. Lists significant changes in the labor force trends reflecting the aging of the baby-boom generation and the growth of the Black population. (NRJ)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Projections, Labor Force, Labor Supply
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Bowers, Norman – Monthly Labor Review, 1982
High turnover, seasonality, and work-school transitions are some reasons for high unemployment among young people; a recent longitudinal study suggests that recurrent and extensive joblessness among a relatively few persons may be an important aspect of the labor market. (Author)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Labor Market, Labor Turnover, Unemployment
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Mellor, Earl F. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Discusses reasons for the differences in earnings between men and women: (1) differences in the labor market characteristics between men and women, (2) differences in the distribution of men and women among different jobs, and (3) discrimination in the labor market. (JOW)
Descriptors: Females, Labor Force, Labor Market, Males
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Eck, Alan – Monthly Labor Review, 1991
Presents an overview of an extensive project to review the methods used to develop estimates of replacement needs in the past and determine whether improved estimates could be developed. (Author)
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Futures (of Society), Labor Needs, Labor Turnover
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Silvestri, George T. – Monthly Labor Review, 1997
Depicts total employment in 1996 and 2006 by number and percent as well as changes by major occupational groups. Notes that occupations requiring at least an associate's degree are expected to grow faster than those requiring less education or training. (Author)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Employment Projections, Employment Qualifications, Labor Force
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Shank, Susan E.; Getz, Patricia M. – Monthly Labor Review, 1986
Describes labor market developments in 1985 for major age-sex, race-ethnic, industrial, and occupational groups. It also examines the performance of key employment and unemployment indicators in cyclical terms and evaluates selected developments from a secular perspective. Data discussed in this article come from two sources: household interviews…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics
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Capdevielle, Patricia; And Others – Monthly Labor Review, 1982
Productivity increased in 1981 in the United States, Japan, and European countries studied. Gains ranged from 2 to 4 percent in the US, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, to 6 percent in England and Denmark, and more than 7 percent in Belgium. In Canada and Sweden, productivity remained essentially unchanged. (SSH)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Developed Nations, Economic Change, Labor Conditions
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Alvarez, Donato; Cooper, Brian – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Discusses productivity trends in manufacturing in 12 countries. Includes statistics on labor productivity, unit labor costs, output, employment and hours, and hourly compensation for 1982. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Labor Economics, Labor Force, Manufacturing
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Fullerton, Howard N., Jr. – Monthly Labor Review, 1995
Gives overall labor force projections with a closer look at 3 groups with significant changes: men age 25-54, people 55 and over, and women 20-44. Depicts projected population changes and implications of the projections in terms of median age of the labor force, age composition of the population, and economic dependency ratios. (SK)
Descriptors: Age, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Labor Force
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Fullerton, Howard N., Jr. – Monthly Labor Review, 1993
By 2005, the labor force is expected to increase by 24 million. Working women's growth rate is expected to slow but still increase faster than men's. Different racial/ethnic groups are projected to have widely varied labor force growth rates. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Futures (of Society), Labor Force
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Young, Anne McDougall – Monthly Labor Review, 1980
The author discusses several facets of the labor force based on 1978 data--seasonal and year-round workers; Blacks, Whites, Hispanics; men and women; occupational change; unemployment; and factors such as age--as they relate to employment. Data tables are included. (CT)
Descriptors: Black Employment, Career Change, Employed Women, Hispanic Americans
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