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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Research and Statistics Section. – 1964
To explore the feasibility of sample selection to predict agricultural employment, a stratified sample of 360 employers was drawn from the employers reporting employment in the Disability Insurance Program for agricultural workers in Fresno County. Month-to-month changes were examined for seven industry strata, and estimates were made by the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employers, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Peer reviewedLeonard, Jonathan S. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1985
To investigate whether unions have helped or hindered the employment prospects of minorities and women, the author analyzes data on 1,273 California manufacturing plants for the period 1974-80. The main finding is that, with the exception of Hispanic females, unions have not been a significant impediment to minority or female blue-collar…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedMartin, Philip L.; Miller, Greg – California Agriculture, 1990
Describes 1984-88 employment and wage trends among California hired farmworkers, following immigration reforms. Describes farm employment trends by commodity and region. Discusses emergence of two-tiered farm labor market. Large farms tended to hire workers directly. More contractors shared expanding labor-contractor market. Suggests implications…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Economic Change, Employment Patterns
California State Commission on Manpower, Automation, and Technology, Sacramento. – 1965
AN EXAMINATION OF THE HOSPITAL AND NURSING AND CONVALESCENT HOME INDUSTRY IN 1964 AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS ARE PRESENTED AS AN INITIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONGOING MANPOWER INFORMATION PROGRAM IN THE STATE. DATA WERE COMPILED FROM POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, WAGE SURVEY STUDIES BY THE…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Background, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
California State Dept. of Employment Development, Sacramento. – 1991
The State/Local Cooperative Labor Market Information Program has been developed to meet the needs of California's business community and work force. The program aims to improve the match between employers' needs for skilled labor and the skills of the state's workers. The program is a partnership composed of the state Employment Development…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Trupin, Laura; Yelin, Edward – 1999
This report uses data from the California Work and Health Survey (a random sample of 2,310 California adults), conducted in July 1996, to compare labor force status, employment history, and experience of work for persons with and without disabilities. Results found: (1) the largest difference in the employment experience of persons with and…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities
Carvell, Fred; And Others – 1979
This project was conducted to improve the quality and availability of information pertaining to opportunities in nontraditional occupations for use by teachers, counselors, and interested students. The major project objectives were (1) to review current employment patterns in California to identify nontraditional occupations; (2) to collect and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Employment Opportunities
