Data show that minorities are underrepresented in high skilled trades. (BH)

Presents current and projected occupational employment estimates that were developed by industry and are part of a national industry-occupational employment matrix. The data from this matrix will be the basis of the information in the 1984-85 education of the Occupational Outlook Handbook to be issued in the Spring of 1984. (NRJ)

Discusses three different concepts of high technology and illustrates employment trends under these three concepts. Concludes that for the foreseeable future the bulk of employment expansion will take place in non-high tech fields. (NRJ)

Discusses the following major subjects of state labor legislation: increases in minimum wage rates, prevailing wage changes, protection for employers disclosing job performance information, and bans on employment discrimination. Includes a state-by-state summary of labor legislation enacted in 1996. (Author/JOW)

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)

Studies the Bureau of Labor Statistics' moderate-growth economic and employment projections for the years through 1995. These are marked by a period of recovery from the 1982 recession, followed by stable economic growth through the mid-1990s. (NRJ)

Discusses various institutional obstacles faced by older persons who want to work. Includes information on the impact of Social Security regulations and pension policies on work activity, the market for part-time jobs, and age discrimination. (JOW)

Although employment in the 1980s grew by nearly 19 million jobs, its strength was uneven; three-fourths of the increase was in services and retail trade while manufacturing and mining lost workers. (Author)

The process of collective bargaining needs the assistance of congressional legislation in order to respond successfully to equal employment opportunity problems. A proposal to develop an Affirmative Action Adjustment Assistant Act is presented as a possible solution. (EC)

A pilot test to survey the collection of occupational detail and the ability of employees to accurately report the number of job openings is described. Discusses the method of soliciting participation, the nature of the data to be collected, and the format of the survey questionnaires. (CT)

Substantial differences in occupational employment by gender still remain. The degree of these differences varies according to factors such as educational attainment and age. (Author)

From 1992-2000, high employment and wage growth occurred together with low unemployment in a number of U.S. Rust Belt metropolitan areas. Localities with these characteristics had larger and younger companies in environments with high rates of both job creation and job destruction. (Contains 24 references.) (Author)

Creates a comprehensive picture of the evolution of occupational differentiation along race and gender lines since 1940 using a dissimilarity measure of occupational differentiation. Focuses on the reduction of occupational differentiation between African-American and white women. (JOW)

Although job openings are expected to occur at all levels of education and training, opportunities to advance into the higher paying occupations will generally require postsecondary education. (Author)