Explores the effect of contingent and alternative employment on individuals' positions in the labor market. Examines the importance of these arrangements and investigates the preferences of contingent and alternative workers regarding their arrangements and their reasons for being in that type of employment arrangement. (JOW)

Alternative projections show a considerable range of change for the labor force and gross national product and in employment and unemployment. Under all assumptions, job opportunities vary by industry and occupation. (Author)

Suggests that modernism is ending and full-time employment can no longer be taken for granted. Posits the formation of a risk society for which modern education is no longer adequate. Lifelong learning and a learning society may be more viable. (SK)

RECENT SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HAVE HELPED TO IMPROVE THE STATUS OF NONWHITE WOMEN WORKERS, BUT THERE ARE STILL SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCES IN THE EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS OF NONWHITE AND WHITE WOMEN. A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF NONWHITES ARE IN THE LABOR FORCE AND ARE WORKING WIVES AND WORKING MOTHERS. IN GENERAL, NONWHITES HAVE HIGHER…

IN 1967 THE COUNTRY AVERTED AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND CONTINUED INSTEAD TO COMPLETE ITS 7TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF EXPANSION. ALTHOUGH GAINS FOR THE YEAR AS A WHOLE WERE SMALL IN COMPARISON WITH THE SHARP ADVANCES OF THE PREVIOUS 2 YEARS, BY YEAREND, THE FORCES OF GROWTH WERE ABUNDANTLY EVIDENT AND POINTED TO A RENEWAL OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE EMPLOYMENT…

The major changes taking place in the occupational and industrial structure of the labor force are highlighted by graphic illustrations of changing manpower needs. Some apparent trends are: (1) the very rapid rate of growth of the total labor force, (2) the relatively slow growth rate of the manufacturing labor force, (3) the rapid growth of the…

This detailed look at the data on job tenure and mobility shows that tenure with an employer as well as occupational mobility are strongly related to the age of workers. The rate at which women change occupations has increased substantially over the past two decades. (SK)

Despite alarming predictions, the worklife expectations of America's "baby boom" generation may not be much different from those of other age cohorts. Besides demography, factors like technological change, industrial structures, and methods of management have a great influence on job availability. Employment trends remain difficult to…

Discusses the alternative arrangements of four groups of workers: (1) independent contractors; (2) temporary help agency workers; (3) employees of contract companies; and (4) on-call workers. (JOW)

The Latino workforce is increasingly critical to the vitality of the U.S. economy. Despite the importance of Latinos in the labor market, their economic contributions are limited by significant disadvantages. This research report provides an overview of Latino workers in the United States at mid-decade. We provide background information on labor…

In October 1999, the British government enacted the Working Families' Tax Credit, which aimed at encouraging work among low-income families with children. This paper uses panel data collected between 1991 and 2001 to evaluate the effect of this reform on single mothers. We find that the reform led to a substantial increase in their employment rate…

A nationwide study of more than 1,300 full-time workers aged 40 or older was conducted to determine their characteristics, activities, and attitudes toward retirement. Most of those surveyed had spouses who also worked, and most considered their health better than average. Government at all levels was the biggest single employer of workers over…

The author discusses the significance of immigrant Mexican labor on the United States labor market. (Adapted from a 1974 Industrial Relations Research Association conference paper.) (EA)

Based on several tables of working life, the article provides some basic perspectives on major labor market developments for men and is intended to provide a background for the study of training and retraining needs in our modern industrial society. Among the developments discussed were: (1) Work life expectancy declined by one-half year between…