A new injury index by occupation indicates that laborers had injuries at a level almost four times the average while operatives and craftworkers incurred injuries at about one-and-one-half times the norm. Professionals and clerical workers were subject to injuries at a level about one-fourth the average. (CT)

The new data on home-based work are analyzed by the author, who observes that most of the persons reporting such work are full-time workers who, apparently, do only a small part of their work at home. Only one-tenth of these workers were engaged in manufacturing activities. (CT)

This article documents the job gains recently experienced in the temporary help industry, and discusses reasons for the increase in demand for temporary workers and factors leading to the growth in supply of workers for temporary jobs. It also discusses differences in the occupational segments of the temporary help market. (CT)

Focuses on the degree of cyclical sensitivity of the fast-growing services industry. Also examines the employment growth record of the services division, including its impact on overall economic stability in the postwar period. (CT)