Employers are feeling the strain of needing to offer alternative work arrangements to retain and recruit employees. Due to a change in demographics, dual-career couples and increased technology; people are demanding a transformation in the workplace environment. Two alternatives, which are being offered by employers, are flextime and…

Increasing numbers of mothers of young children are entering the labor force, resulting in the emergence of new family lifestyles in the United States and five European countries. Expanded child-care services, cash benefits, and extended leave are helping adults manage both work and family life. (Author/SK)

The most recent census data from the United States and New Zealand show a dramatic increase in the number of female farmers and farm managers and support two explanations for this increase. First, the 1970s saw large numbers of women enter traditionally male occupations as many of the formal and informal barriers were removed. One consequence of…

This book analyzes and presents information from the 1980 Census of Population and Housing and offers state-by-state breakdowns of data on the disabled population. The 50 states and the District of Columbia are divided among 10 regions. Each state is described in terms of population size, proportions of the working-age population that are…

This booklet briefly profiles the U.S. population and the changes it has undergone since the 1970 census. It focuses on population growth, migration, changes in the racial composition, male and female employment, income levels, poverty, and home ownership. Graphs are used throughout to identify changes from the 1970 census. Findings indicate that…

To determine the relationship between wage structure and employment patterns available evidence on changes in relative earnings and in relative numbers employed were surveyed for periods up to 15 years in 10 countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Some findings…

The definition and size of the information producing and knowledge worker labor force in the United States is reviewed and compared to that of other countries. Changing patterns of international trade in information goods and services are also discussed. (Author/EM)

Focuses on the unemployment problem among Vietnam veterans and on the various Federal and private employment programs open to these veterans. Discussion also covers labor force statistics, readjustment to civilian life, changes in the American economy, and the role of the Department of Defense and civilian employers in helping veterans to find…

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1.6 million post-secondary teaching jobs in 2004 and predicted this number to increase 27% or more by 2014. Hiring higher education faculty in technical education has been more problematic than in many other fields. The fields of technology education and vocational education were cited by…

Past and current impacts of the supply of foreign medical graduates (FMGs) on the total physician supply and on the availability of physician services are reviewed, and the possible future role of FMGs is forecasted. The relationship of the levels and changes in FMG supply to legislative decisions of the past three decades is also addressed, with…

Data collected from 1967 to 1972 during the National Longitudinal Surveys was used to examine the labor force behavior of the mature women's cohort (women who were thirty to forty-four years old in 1967) as well as their attitudes toward work and home. The findings include the following: while white women increased their labor force participation…

Data collected during the National Longitudinal Surveys were used to examine the labor force behavior of black and white women from fourteen to twenty-four and thirty to forty-four years of age. Focus is on racial convergence in labor force participation rates (the percentage of the population group either working or looking for work) over this…

The main purpose of this study is to assess the extent of withdrawal or retirement from the work force of persons of retirement age in the USSR during recent years and to compare such trends with corresponding developments in the United States. (Author)

Discusses the problem of youth unemployment and describes a study (utilizing metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area data gathered through the Current Population Survey during 1976) which focused on youth labor force participation and employment patterns. (WL)

Summarizes past and current trends of lifetime distribution of education, work, and leisure; evaluates social problems which may emerge or be exacerbated if these trends continue; conceptualizes possible alternatives to current lifetime patterns; and suggests policy approaches in this area. (Author/SH)