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Mishel, Lawrence; Bernstein, Jared – 1992
Wage analyses of several government surveys suggest that substantial, broad-based reductions in real wages occurred in the final years of the 1980s recovery. (Data sources are the hourly compensation data from the Employment Cost Index series and wage data from the Current Population Survey.) The wages of those who lost the most in the 1980s (high…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, College Graduates, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Background
Download full textMishel, Lawrence; Teixeira, Ruy A. – 1991
An examination of the conventional wisdom that the economy will face a labor shortage was done in three stages. First, the demand side of the labor market was analyzed. Changes in the skill requirements of jobs from 1973-86 were examined as were those changes anticipated by projections of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2000. The conclusion was…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications, Futures (of Society)
