The annual work experience survey, conducted each March as a supplement to the Current Population Survey, provides data that reveal how many worked and/or looked for work during the previous year. (JOW)

Discusses cyclical and noncyclical components of unemployment. Examines demographic, occupational, industrial, and other sources of changes in the unemployment rate. (SK)

Earnings inequality in the United States rose in the late 1960s, stabilized for the most part in the 1970s, and began to grow again in the 1980s. The recent increase arises from changes in labor demand and not from demographic characteristics of U.S. workers. (Author)

As the baby-boom generation ages, the median age of the work force will rise to a new record in 2006. The Hispanic labor force could exceed that of blacks. (Author)

One in every five people does some volunteer work for church, school, other organizations, according to the Current Population Survey. Older men and women, married persons, college graduates, and persons with higher incomes are among the most likely to volunteer. (Author)

Combining distinct ethnic groups under one Hispanic rubric blurs important differences. The disparities in migration and demographic histories, in level of investment in human capital, and in labor market experiences among men of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and other Spanish-speaking origins are enormous. (JOW)

With the aging of the baby-boom generation, the growth of the labor force will slow, but its diversity will increase. (Author)

Small businesses employ slightly more than half of the private sector work force. In many ways, such as education, race, origin, age, and part-time status, the small business work force differs from that of larger enterprises (Author)

This article estimates to what extent changes in the unemployment rate over the past two decades have reflected basic cyclical factors in the demand for labor and to what extent they may stem from noncyclical factors. (BM)

In a look ahead at the 1995 labor force, all three projections--high, middle, and low--indicate that women will account for two-thirds of the growth, most of which will occur in the prime working-age group; the Black labor force will grow twice as fast as the White. (CT)

The data on multiple jobholders are examined by the author. He finds a particularly sharp increase in the number of women with two jobs, which is another sign of the growing strength of their ties to the job market. Nearly five percent of working women are now multiple jobholders. (CT)

This article focuses on earnings inequality within education-experience groups, demonstrating that two simple demographic explanations are not sufficient to explain the trend. The article also shows that the proportion of people with zero earnings also increased within education-experience categories. (CT)

This article discusses employment trends in retail trade as well as in key industry groups since 1973. In addition, it explores the changing demographic, occupational, and earnings characteristics of retail trade workers, as well as the incidence of self-employment in the industry. (Author/CT)

Youth unemployment in Australia has risen steadily with recession and the end of the long period of labor scarcity. Recent unemployment rates now rival the high rates among U.S. youth. (Author/SK)

The author argues that one answer to the criticism that the variation in demographic composition of the labor force leads to misinterpretations of unemployment statistics is to display the time series of unemployment rates for various demographic groups. (BM)