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Peer reviewedWhitmore, Bob – Monthly Labor Review, 1976
The inverse relationship between educational attainment and unemployment is indicated in data concerning three major age groups during 1974-1975. The long-term uptrend in the educational level of the labor force continues, with college graduates experiencing changes in occupational distribution. (LH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employment, Labor Force, Labor Market
Download full textMacro Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1974
The Occupational Training Information System (OTIS), which is in operation in Oklahoma and in a developmental stage in Kentucky, was evaluated. The principle objective of OTIS is to provide the information necessary to formulate educational, manpower, and economic development plans and policies. OTIS consists primarily of a manpower demand…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
Cohen, Wilbur J. – 1967
One of a series of proceedings of seminars on Manpower Policy and Program, this report presents a condensed transcript of a seminar. Dr. Wilbur J. Cohen discussed women in the labor force today, future trends in women's employment, future demands for workers, health personnel shortages, educational opportunities, homemaker services needed, and…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Labor Force
Johnston, Denis F. – 1973
The work force is expected to expand to 101.8 million by 1980. Rate of growth will then decline, reaching 107.7 million by 1985 and 112.6 million by 1990. Projected data are presented in text, graphs, and tables compared with actual 1960 and 1970 figures. Numbers and percentages are divided according to sex and age. (MS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Labor Force, Labor Market, Labor Needs
Peer reviewedJob, Barbara Cottman – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
A study of labor force activities of nonparticipants in 1976 used data from the current population survey to identify contributing factors to future participation of nonparticipants. Findings indicate that the best predictors of future labor force activity are age, prior work experience, and labor market interest. (LRA)
Descriptors: Labor Force, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Labor Market, Labor Supply
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1967
Continuing programs in the field of manpower research were originated at seven educational institutions to utilize the resources of universities to investigate problems of unemployment, under-utilization of workers, labor force requirements and resources, and vocational training. At Oklahoma State University, studies underway include an…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
Kansas State Master Planning Commission, Topeka. – 1971
This planning report summarizes the results of the Kansas Master Planning Commission analysis of the labor force requirements of Kansas to 1985. The study objectives were analyzed in terms of demography, geographic, and economic considerations. Accumulative and annual labor force requirements were analyzed in terms of region, occupational group,…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Needs, Higher Education, Labor Economics
Peer reviewedKaufman, Robert L. – American Journal of Sociology, 1983
Two factors which create differences in Black-White earnings are: (1) differentials between Blacks and Whites within divisions of the labor market; and (2) differences between industries and occupations in earnings, combined with the differential distribution of Blacks and Whites across labor market divisions. The labor market structure is crucial…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Labor Force
Young, James J. – 1969
To provide a profile of the health manpower being separated from the United States Army Medical Department, analyze the utilization of these personnel by the civilian health community, and evaluate the opinions of these servicemen regarding their entry into the civilian health field, a random stratified (on the basis of number of weeks of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Doctoral Dissertations, Enlisted Personnel, Health Occupations
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1972
The 1972 Manpower Report of the President examines joblessness among the nations's 16- to 19-year-olds. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Child Labor, Educational Needs
Mangum, Garth; Snedeker, David – 1974
A resource tool for the manpower planning practitioner, the book provides significant background information on the growth of manpower programs and reasons for placing heavy emphasis on local labor markets. The background material includes a discussion of the role and functioning of labor markets. The major portion of the book is devoted to…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Federal Legislation, Labor Force, Labor Force Development
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1966
CONDUCTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TECHNOLOGY, AUTOMATION, AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS, THIS STUDY PROJECTS THE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1975, UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WILL BE 3 PERCENT. THE MAJOR CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY, WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT EVERY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN AMERICAN…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1973
The only non-western member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development presents special opportunities and difficulties for Western observers of its public policies in the areas of employment, manpower, and labor market. While Japan is clearly moving toward a more Western type of labor market, differences remain in employment…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employment Programs, Job Training, Labor Force
Stevens, David W., Ed. – 1976
These conference proceedings (from tape transcription) cover eight major presentations plus roundtable and small-group discussions and workshop sessions and two background papers from a conference attended by producers and consumers of employment projections (Federal, State and local level administrators and technicians). Topics included are…
Descriptors: Classification, Cooperative Planning, Data Collection, Employment Projections
Peer reviewedKlein, E. – International Labour Review, 1983
The conventional approach to analysis of employment problems in the modern sector, namely comparison of workforce supply and demand, is inapplicable in the traditional sector, where a distinction needs to be made between the concepts of workforce underutilization and its availability. The author discusses these concepts and presents their policy…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Problems, Human Capital, Labor Economics
