As life expectancy increases, more people continue working later in life. Some retirement plans offer incentives, others disincentives to retire. Health, life, and disability insurance plans often have different provisions for older workers. (SK)

Employment in public schools has doubled since 1964, and the student-employee ratio fell from 13.3 to 6.4 in 1990. After rising during the recent recession, it has returned to the 1990 level. It is unclear whether the ratio will decline further as budgets will be forced to accommodate rising student populations. (JOW)

Occupational Employment Statistics surveys of hospitals, conducted in 1983, 1986, and 1989, show that, after declining in the early 1980s, hospital employment is increasing. Emphasis on cost control and new technologies caused declines in occupations involving direct patient care and increases in those using complex technology. (SK)

Discusses the relationship between occupational tenure (cumulative number of years a person has worked at an occupation) and employer tenure (the continuous number of years that a person has worked for the same employer). Looks at factors such as age, employment trends, education and training, compensation and benefits, and sex, race, and…

Evidence reveals a slight shift on the part of young, college-educated workers toward technical, sales, and administrative occupations and toward lower paying service-producing industries. Whether this represents a permanent change in their job prospects remains to be seen. (Author)

From 1983 to 1993, faster growing United States industries tended to employ more part-time workers. Because no such relationship was evident before 1980, it is doubtful that industry growth and part-time work are intrinsically related. (JOW)

The 1990s saw considerable growth in employment, especially among high- and low-paid workers. However, there has been comparatively little real wage growth. (SK)

Preference for alternative work arrangements increased between 1995 and 1997. Independent contractors and contract company workers are more satisfied with these arrangements. Temporary and on-call workers, whose schedules and income are more unpredictable, would prefer traditional arrangements. (SK)

In support of a November, 1974, Monthly Labor Review article by Carolyn Shaw Bell, the author discusses weighting unemployment rates and provides additional statistical labor force information. (BP)

During the first half of 1978, data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment show the lowest unemployment rate in almost four years, and employment as a proportion of the working-age population at a record high. Other civilian labor force developments are noted. (MF)

Analyzes data from the 1984 Survey of Income and Program Participation concerning business owners as distinct from the self-employed. Findings indicate that 11.9 percent of nonagricultural workers are business owners and that 70.8 percent of businesses are sole proprietorships. (CH)

In 1982 the civilian jobless rate for men exceeded that for women for the first time since 1947. Employment trends suggest that the female unemployment rate may be lower in the future. (Author/SK)

Earnings differences are relatively small between women and men in narrowly defined jobs; however, relatively few women fill the higher levels of these jobs. (Author/JOW)

Employment and the labor force both expanded during 1972; the unemployment rate went down but still averaged 5.6 percent. (MF)

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)