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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This hearing focuses on the implementation of the Dislocated Worker Program as well as the concerns of those responsible for the program's administration. Representative Augustus Hawkins, chairman of the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, opened the hearing by urging that more funds (rather than the proposed 55 percent reduction) are…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Opportunities, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Macpherson, David A.; Even, William E. – 1995
The consequences of indexing the minimum wage to average wages in the U.S. economy were analyzed. The study data were drawn from the 1974-1978 May Current Population Survey (CPS) and the 180 monthly CPS Outgoing Rotation Group files for 1979-1993 (approximate annual sample sizes of 40,000 and 180,000, respectively). The effects of indexing on the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Impact, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
