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Wilson, Gordon F. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1989
Discusses the educational imperatives of current and projected skilled labor needs in Canada and how they should be met. (JOW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Labor Needs, Skill Obsolescence
Blake, Larry J. – 1980
Despite predictions in the 1950's and 1960's that computer technology would reduce job opportunities by 90%, historical data published by the Department of Labor reveal that total manpower demands accelerated from 1947 through 1977 and were primarily satisfied by a decreased demand for farm laborers, an increase in percentage of women in the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Birth Rate, Computer Science, Employed Women
Download full textNational Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1994
The current pressure to look seriously at the connection between the economy and the educational and occupational skills of adults is being driven by changes in both economic conditions and the makeup of the U.S. labor force. Manufacturing has declined, taking with it low-skill, high-wage jobs, and the work force has more immigrants, women, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship
Noyelle, Thierry – 1989
This paper summarizes a comparative study of the impact of market and technological changes on human resources in banks and insurance companies in five countries: France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and the United States. The research was organized around case studies of changes in 12 firms--9 banks and 3 insurance carriers. The paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Automation, Banking, Clerical Occupations, Corporate Education
