Using the longitudinal potential of the Current Population Survey, this report provides information on changes in the labor market status of displaced workers between January 1984 and January 1985. Overall, persons displaced during the 1979-83 period appeared to be generally better off in January 1985 than they had been in January 1984. (CT)

Focusing on actors' employment problems, part 1 of this report describes data collected by Actor's Equity primarily in terms of: (1) membership files; (2) the organization's contract department; (3) pension and welfare funds; and (4) employment statistics. Part 2 analyzes these data sets in relation to employment, unemployment, risk factors for…

This information sheet presents 20 facts on women workers in 1989: (1) 56 million women 16 years of age and over are working or looking for work; (2) 69 percent of all women 18 to 64 years of age are in the civilian labor force; (3) most women workers are employed full time; (4) the average women worker spends 29.3 years of her life in the labor…

The status of minority women workers in 1976 is examined, particularly in relationship to their white counterparts, under the following topic headings: (1) labor force participation; (2) unemployment status; (3) reasons for unemployment; (4) unemployment during the recession; (5) occupations; (6) marital status; (7) women heads of families; (8)…

Using a variety of published and unpublished data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics identified the manpower problems confronting the construction industry. The purpose of the bulletin is to increase understanding about the problems confronting the industry, to present a basis for developing new policies and programs, and to encourage additional…

DATA FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE MANPOWER REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DESCRIBE WOMEN WORKERS. IN 1966, THERE WERE 27.8 MILLION AMERICAN WOMEN WORKERS, AN INCREASE OF 4.2 MILLION SINCE 1960. OF ALL WORKERS, 36 PERCENT WERE WOMEN. NEARLY HALF OF ALL WOMEN 18 TO 64 YEARS OF AGE WERE WORKERS, AND THE MEDIAN…

This document presents the following monthly statistical data for the population of United States: (1) employment status; (2) characteristics of the unemployed; (3) characteristics of the employed and their job categories; (4) seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment; (5) national employment; (6) employment in states and areas; (7) national…

This pamphlet summarizes the statistics on women which are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and indicates where the data may be found. The sources indicated in this document represent a wide variety of publications, including press releases, periodicals, bulletins, and reports. The information is divided into the following four areas:…

Fifty-six charts present data on the characteristics of American working women and their changing status over the past 25 years. The major data source is the Current Population Survey conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of Census. Part 1 provides information on employment and unemployment. In January 1975 some 36 and…

The High School and Beyond (HS&B) Local Labor Market Indicators machine-readable data file (MRDF) provides various measures of the conditions of the local labor market in the geographic areas in which the 1,015 HS&B sample high schools are located. The data are presented in such a way as not to reveal the identities of the participating…

Assessing the economic progress of blacks in the United States during the last decade and a half, this special report is divided into eight chapters. Chapter I provides an overview of the report noting the overall conclusion that the economic position of blacks (as well as that of other racial minority groups and of poor whites) is not likely to…

This research brief reviews recent and projected trends in the economy and the implications of those trends for the college-educated population in the labor market. Tables provide data on: (1) labor force participation rate by educational attainment and race, for 1978 and 1988; (2) unemployment rate by educational attainment and race, for 1978 and…

Using data from federal government records and professional membership organizations, this study examines trends in demographics, education, employment, and earnings of architects and individuals in design arts occupations between 1940-1990. Findings indicate that: (1) participation in architecture and design occupations has increased slightly as…

TWO CHIEF AIMS OF THIS CHAPTER ARE TO TAKE A BROAD NEW LOOK AT THE MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS OF CONCERN TO MANPOWER POLICY AND TO POINT THE WAY TOWARD MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND SENSITIVE MEASURES OF PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE REDUCTION OF JOBLESSNESS AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, SOME OF THE IMPROTANT AREAS OF MANPOWER CONCERN WHICH…

The study attempts to determine what labor effort disincentives, if any, will result from the introduction of a negative income tax plan into the fiscal structure of the U. S. The study's conclusions are: disincentives appear to be associated with negative income taxation, and these disincentives depend on whether the worker is in the…