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Cully, Mark – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 2002
Australian census data were analyzed to determine how the transition to a knowledge economy has altered the character of jobs. Of 340 occupations, 84 declined and 64 doubled in overall employment. Occupations dominated by women and part-time workers grew fastest. The knowledge economy has had ambiguous effects; many workers are underemployed.…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
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Rengers, Merijn; Madden, Christopher – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 2000
A work preference model of artists' labor supply was applied to data on Australian artists. Results show that artists subsidize their profession by working outside the arts; the higher their nonarts income, the more they subsidize arts work. Artists reduce hours worked in their principal artistic occupation when they receive a higher arts income.…
Descriptors: Artists, Employment Patterns, Fine Arts, Foreign Countries
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Hawke, Anne – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 1997
In 1996, employment growth in Australia stagnated at 0.8% despite a steady economic growth of 3.1%. Overall the prospects for the international economy in 1997 appear to be good. The strengthening of the recovery in Japan should improve Australia's terms of trade and allow the currency to maintain its current level. (JOW)
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Labor Market
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Borland, Jeff – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 1997
Patterns of employee turnover from a medium-sized law firm in Australia were examined in regard to theories of worker mobility (matching, sectoral shift, and incentive). Results support a role for matching effects, but personnel practices affect the timing of turnover. Matching and incentive-based theories do not explain the high rates of turnover…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Labor Turnover
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Wooden, Mark – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 2000
Analysis of Australian data on distribution of employment across skill groups and growth of hours worked concluded that the relative demand for skilled workers is rising and growth in low-skill work is virtually nil. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Labor Needs
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Aungles, Phil; And Others – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 1993
Reports on a study to identify and quantify the major forces driving changes in the occupational structure in Australia from 1971 to 1986 to provide a foundation for occupational projections for the beginning of the next century. (Author)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
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Cully, Mark – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 1999
Discusses the changes in how labor markets are conceptualized and changes in them monitored in Australia. Describes the Australian Bureau of Statistics revised occupational classification system. (JOW)
Descriptors: Classification, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Job Analysis
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Wooden, Mark – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 1996
Provides a statistical overview of the youth labor market in Australia. Examines trends since 1966 and focuses on part-time employment among young people. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Labor Market