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Sorrentino, Constance; Moy, Joyanna – Monthly Labor Review, 1974
Presented in this article are approximate comparative statistics on labor force and unemployment for the United States and Canada, Great Britain, Italy, France, Sweden, Australia, Japan, and Germany through 1972. Although unemployment rates indicate a decline in Canada and the United States, they remain high compared with most industrial…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Labor Force, Statistical Surveys, Unemployment
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Houff, James N. – Monthly Labor Review, 1973
New indexes will more closely mirror wage rate changes by eliminating effects of establishment turnover and employment shifts. (Editor)
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, National Surveys, Statistical Surveys, Wages
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Gurney, John L. – Monthly Labor Review, 1974
Bureau of Labor Statistics information on 1,973 contracts covering all industries but farming reflect wage increases scheduled to become effective in 1974, an anticipated year of heavy collective bargaining, and information on contract expirations and reopenings. Deferred wage increases (1974) are indicated as to major industry and size of…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Guaranteed Income, Labor Economics, National Surveys
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Hamel, Harvey R.; Tucker, John T. – Monthly Labor Review, 1985
This article summarizes the accomplishments of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in implementing several of the Levitan Commission's recommendations to improve labor data and in conducting activities preparatory to the adoption of others. Examines changes in the Current Population Survey program, Current Employment Statistics surveys, and use of the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Employment Statistics, Labor Market
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Bregger, John E.; And Others – Monthly Labor Review, 1993
"Why Is It Necessary to Change?" (Bregger, Dippo), "Redesigning the Questionnaire" (Polivka, Rothgeb), and "Evaluating Changes in the Estimates" (Bowie et al.) examine the changes that will be made in the 53-year-old Current Population Survey (CPS) beginning in 1994. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Statistics, Labor Force, Population Trends
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Michelotti, Kopp – Monthly Labor Review, 1974
Descriptors: Blacks, College Students, Dropouts, Employment Patterns
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Rosenfeld, Carl – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
A statistical survey of employment mobility during the period from January 1977 to January 1978, this study compared data from similar surveys conducted in 1965 and 1972, and found a greater mobility rate in 1977. Discusses the results in terms of age, sex, nationality, race, education, and occupation. (JOW)
Descriptors: Age, Career Change, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background
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Grossman, Allyson Sherman – Monthly Labor Review, 1976
This paper presents a survey of the number of mothers with children under age 17 who were in the work force in 1976. The paper surveys various factors which influence these statistics: age of children, socioeconomic factors, ethnic and racial characteristics, family size, family income and the availability of child care services. The statistics…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Demography, Employed Parents