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Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L. – Congressional Research Service, 2018
This report provides current and historical labor force information about young people ages 16 to 24. In general, youth have a lower rate of labor force participation, and those who are in the labor force are less likely to gain employment than older workers. On the labor supply side, young people are making greater investments in education by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Labor Force, Labor Market
Rothwell, Jonathan – Brookings Institution, 2012
This paper aims to provide metro, state, and national policy makers with a better sense of the specific problems facing metropolitan labor markets. First, the analysis examines trends in the demand for educated labor and how a gap between education supply and demand is related to unemployment. Next, it attempts to distinguish between cyclical and…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Supply and Demand, Public Policy, Job Development
Karmel, Tom; Misko, Josie; Blomberg, Davinia; Bednarz, Alice; Atkinson, Georgina – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014
In recent years, the level of participation and attainment by Indigenous Australians in education and training has improved, yet substantial gaps still exist between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians. Education has to be a key focus if the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous employment rates is to be closed. This report…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Job Training, Indigenous Populations
Sheikh, Sabeen – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2011
Since the Graduate Management Admission Council[R] (GMAC[R]) first began conducting its Alumni Perspectives Surveys 11 years ago, several "truths" about graduate business school alumni have consistently stood the test of time: They are and remain eminently employable. They constantly rate the value of the degree highly. This year's results are…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Business Administration Education, Job Satisfaction, Graduation

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

Shank, Susan E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1986
In the first half of 1986, moderate job growth continued, but only in the service-producing sector and in construction; the level and rate of unemployment were about unchanged, as employment increases matched labor force expansion. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Employment Statistics, Labor Market, Service Occupations

Urquhart, Michael A.; Hewson, Marillyn A. – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
Discusses in detail the unemployment picture for 1982. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Labor Market, Statistical Analysis
Jones, Elka – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2003
Explores challenges that Ph.D. candidates face from earning the degree to seeking employment. Describes the process of obtaining a doctoral degree, looks at the supply of Ph.D. graduates in the labor force, and tracks the demand for them in both academic and nonacademic jobs. (JOW)
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employment Potential, Employment Statistics, Labor Market
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2002
These employment projections provide information about trends to aid decision makers in such areas as career counseling, planning for training and education, and policymaking. Charts show total employment, employment projections by occupation and industry, projected changes in gross domestic product, and growth and composition of the labor force.…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics, Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC. – 1994
In 1993, about 21 million persons in the United States (about one-fifth of the total in nonagricultural industries) worked part time (fewer than 35 hours a week). Although the majority of persons working part time do so voluntarily, over the past 2 decades the number of involuntary part-time workers, those who want full-time jobs but who settle…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Cycles, Employed Women, Employment Patterns

Henle, Peter; Ryscavage, Paul – Monthly Labor Review, 1980
In a study of data concerning distribution of earned income among men and women from 1958 to 1977, it appears that the trend toward greater inequality among men continued but slowed in recent years. The more unequal distribution for women remained stable, probably reflecting limited advances. (CT)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Statistics, Labor Market, Males
Norwood, Janet L.; Waldman, Elizabeth – 1979
This report presents a brief overview of the changing labor market conditions for women and the steps taken to keep the Bureau of Labor Statistics data relevant to the social and economic setting in which these changes took place. Data tables and discussion are included on the following topics: working women in the 1970s; women workers and their…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Kelley, S. C.; And Others – 1986
This document contains five working papers featuring employment projections for five segments of industry in Ohio. The purpose of the studies described in the papers is to evaluate projections generated by the quantitative models used in the projections process and to elicit insights and qualitative information from industry practitioners that are…
Descriptors: Electronics Industry, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics
Employment and Earnings, 1988
This document presents the following monthly statistical data for the population of United States: (1) employment status; (2) characteristics of the unemployed; (3) characteristics of the employed and their job categories; (4) seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment; (5) national employment; (6) employment in states and areas; (7) national…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Michelotti, Kopp – 1977
The most recent in an annual series on multiple jobholders, this report shows the number of U.S. workers holding two or more jobs at the same time by industry, occupation, and demographic characteristics, and outlines reasons for holding second jobs. Based primarily on information from the Current Population Survey, conducted and tabulated for the…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics