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Download full textWomen's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1991
This short profile of the trends in the employment of women in skilled trades and other manual occupations during the 5-year period between 1983 and 1988 shows that the number of women in these occupations rose only modestly. Three tables chart the total numbers of persons employed in the trades by sex for the years 1983 and 1988; persons employed…
Descriptors: Adults, Apprenticeships, Blacks, Demography
Webster, E.; Dockery, M.; Bainger, T.; Kelly, R. – 2001
This paper examines trends in occupational mismatch in the metal, building, vehicle, and electrical trades and questions whether the process of award restructuring that began in the late 1980s has created incentives for unskilled blue collar workers to pursue skill-based career paths in the trades. Chapter 1 discusses the paper's aim and history…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics, Blue Collar Occupations
