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Moy, Joyanna – Monthly Labor Review, 1982
This article updates comparative unemployment rates through the third quarter 1982 and other related labor market statistics through 1981 for the U.S. and nine other countries. The foreign unemployment and labor data are adjusted to U.S. concepts. (CT)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Developed Nations, Employment Patterns, Job Training

Becker, Eugene H.; Bowers, Norman – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Provides a detailed look at the labor market situation during 1983. Gives a brief overview of the recovery compared with previous recoveries and discusses selected characteristics of the jobless and labor force participation rates. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Labor Force, Productivity, Unemployment

Nilsen, Sigurd R. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Both sexes had higher levels of unemployment in 1982 than in 1975, but the difference was far greater for men. Changes in the industrial mix of the labor force were overwhelmed by cyclical increases in unemployment and in the number of new job seekers. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Employed Women, Labor Force, Unemployment

Davis, W. M.; Sleemi, Fehmida – Monthly Labor Review, 1989
The author discusses labor contracts subject to renegotiation during 1989. These contracts cover 36 percent of the workers under all major agreements in the United States. Issues that will affect collective bargaining, including the economy and negotiation trends, are discussed. The author provides information on bargaining in key industries. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Labor Force

Shank, Susan E.; Getz, Patricia M. – Monthly Labor Review, 1986
Describes labor market developments in 1985 for major age-sex, race-ethnic, industrial, and occupational groups. It also examines the performance of key employment and unemployment indicators in cyclical terms and evaluates selected developments from a secular perspective. Data discussed in this article come from two sources: household interviews…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics

Rones, Philip L. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
During the past seven recessions, joblessness lasting more than half a year has outpaced the overall increase in unemployment. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Employment Potential, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Unemployment

Chafetz, Janet Saltzman – Journal of Family Issues, 1988
Presents a theory of mechanisms sustaining and reproducing systems of gender stratification, central amongst which is gender division of labor, within both the family and the wider society. Asserts men create dominant social functions which contribute further to gender stratification. Maintains women then choose that which they would otherwise be…
Descriptors: Family Role, Labor Force, Sex Differences, Sex Role

Stamas, George D. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
An analysis of unemployment in four regions of the United States during 1983 showed that unemployment declined most in states that had the largest decreases previously and least in states dependent on the oil market. Most job expansion occurred in the South and West in the services and trade industries. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Job Development, Labor Force, Manufacturing Industry

Flaim, Paul O. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Reports the results of the March 1983 work experience survey, examining the extent and duration of joblessness and the effect on family income. (SK)
Descriptors: Family Income, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Part Time Employment, Unemployment

Young, Anne McDougall – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
Documents the sharp decrease in the percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds in the labor force between October 1981 and October 1982 as the last of the post-World War II baby-boom generation completed high school. States that this trend will probably continue through the 1980s as enrollments continue to decline. (NJ)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Employment Patterns, Labor Force, Unemployment

Benedek, Andras; Klekner, Peter – Industry and Higher Education, 1997
Outlines the state of economic transition in Hungary, the status of human resource development, economic and legal reforms, and the social partnership (education, business, government) in vocational training. (SK)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Vocational Education
Aho, Kaye L. – Personnel (AMA), 1989
The author examines such trends as rapid job change, organizational decentralization, the need for increased productivity, legal challenges, and changing work force needs; the evolving job-analysis technology; and the potential impact of this technology on human resources professionals. She also summarizes the key features to look for in a…
Descriptors: Adults, Job Analysis, Labor Force Development, Productivity

Herz, Diane E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1995
Between 1984 and 1993, work activity increased among men under 65 who had retired early. Factors influencing this trend include changes in pensions, increased health care costs, longer life expectancy, more layoffs, and more opportunities for flexible schedules and less physically demanding work. (SK)
Descriptors: Early Retirement, Employment Patterns, Labor Force, Males

Sherraden, Michael W. – Social Policy, 1987
Although it seems plausible that a decline in the youth population would lead to a shortage of youth labor, this conclusion is based on unfounded assumptions and anecdotal accounts. Employment opportunities for teenagers are declining faster than the teenage population. (LHW)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Labor Force, Labor Market, Youth Employment
Odiorne, George S. – Training, 1988
The author identifies a new population existing within the labor force, the "Growing number of people over 60 who are Retired, Active, Monied People in an Excellent State" (Grampies). He presents a profile of this population and discusses management issues concerning older, reentry employees. (CH)
Descriptors: Demography, Employee Attitudes, Labor Force, Older Adults