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Direct linkRoehrig, Lucy – Library Journal, 2010
According to the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy, it is estimated that 93 million adults in the United States have basic or below basic literacy skills. Those individuals found most lacking in literacy skills were adults living in poverty, adults lacking a high school diploma, seniors and the elderly aged 65 and older, the more than one…
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Audiovisual Aids
Spaulding, Shayne; Freely, Joshua; Maguire, Sheila – Public/Private Ventures, 2009
Despite the current recession, temporary employment will likely represent an increasing share of the labor market in the future, particularly for entry-level and low-wage occupations. In recent economic downturns, the temporary help sector has been among the first to rebound, coming back strongly after times of high unemployment. In this climate,…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Temporary Employment, Labor Market, Disadvantaged
