Mothers receiving money for child support were found to be in the labor force more often than those not awarded such support. Women who received alimony were also more likely to work than those who did not receive such payments. (CT)

More young people were remaining in high school and college and more of the students were in the work force, mostly in part-time jobs, as of October 1971. (MF)

This article focuses on earnings inequality within education-experience groups, demonstrating that two simple demographic explanations are not sufficient to explain the trend. The article also shows that the proportion of people with zero earnings also increased within education-experience categories. (CT)

A report on efforts in five countries (Sweden, Great Britain, France, Italy, and West Germany) to restructure and reorganize jobs and on the participation of trade unions in job improvement experiments is presented. (Author/AG)

A special Labor Force Report shows that employment of veterans aged 20 to 34 rose steadily in 1973 and the first half of 1974. (Author)

This report examines the extent to which Americans participated in the labor force, worked, or looked for work during 1979. It also takes a look at changes in work activity over the past decade as reflected in the work experience data. (Author)

A survey on work experience of the population shows that the median income of families with an unemployed member was 21 percent lower than that of families without unemployment. (Author)

Prepared for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of the Census, this report is the 10th in a series of documents on the work experience of the population. The report examines the movements into and out of the labor force as revealed through the 1968 work experience survey and provides a capsule analysis of employment of married men,…

Data from a 1977 survey designed to measure the quality of employment in America are compared with data from surveys in 1969 and 1973, providing trends over an eight-year period. The 1977 survey shows declines both in job satisfaction and in workers' desires to stay in their present employments. (MF)

Based on the data gathered from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, this article discusses how such variables as attachment to work and occupational achievement may be influenced by the different stages in a worker's lifetime. (BM)

Summarizes data on work experience and work injuries available to date from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' new Supplementary Data System. Tables show work injuries and illnesses by length of service, industry, occupation, sex, and age. Inexperience (first year) and youth of injured workers were found to be highly correlated. (MF)

Employment increased in 1983 with these major trends: an increase in full-time, year-round employment for women; a decrease in employment for men, especially older men; more Black women employed full-time, year-round than White women; more Black unemployment than White; and more Hispanic employment than Black. (CT)

Based on the latest survey of work experience of the population, this article presents highlights of the survey, discusses the extent of employment, and analyzes the rise in unemployment with respect to age, sex, race, and other factors. Among the highlights noted were: (1) Over 95 million men and women 16 years old and above looked for work at…