A trainers' salary survey collected data on 1,091 companies, 31,615 employees, and 97 human resource jobs. Results show pay for human resource professionals is continuing to rise. The survey contains information on base salaries, annual bonuses and incentives, and long-term eligibility incentives. (JOW)

Directed towards designers of vocational education training programs, the document presents statistical data and discussion concerning employment trends in Indiana for various industries in the wholesale and retail trade sector. Data are based on a survey conducted in 1973-74, covering 5,986 establishments and 202,070 employees, with a usable…

The fourth quarter Bureau of Labor statistics show an improvement in the employment situation for Vietnam veterans, including employment for Negro and other minority races. The unemployment rate for newly discharged veterans is still slightly higher than that for nonveterans, but the rate for age group (20-24 and 25-30) is decreasing as a result…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics national industry-occupational matrix was used to project employment for 1975 by occupation and industry for Minnesota and several areas within the state. In addition to the 1975 projections, the report provides statewide and area employment data for 1960 and 1968, by occupation and industry, along with the…

This study analyzing library position vacancies advertised in Library Journal indicates that job opportunities are entering a period of marked decline. Four tables of data and a graph depict the trends, and six references are listed. (RAA)

Contingent workers generally earn less income and are less likely to receive health insurance and pension benefits through their employers than are noncontingent workers. However, many earn higher wages than those in traditional arrangements and have access to health insurance from other sources. (Author)

Explores the impact on workers of being in a nonstandard employment arrangement. Examines the distribution of workers among various arrangements and looks at aspects of work behavior and life events that may have influenced their working in a nonstandard arrangement. (Author/JOW)

Data from the 1993 National Survey of College Graduates show that women are increasingly attracted to the field of law, possibly because of its favorable economic factors, such as relatively high earnings early in the career and ease of reentry after periods of nonparticipation in the labor force. (Contains 30 references.) (JOW)

Lower costs, new technology, and expanded Medicare benefits are some of the reasons for the rapid increase in employment in home health services. Employment in the drugs manufacturing industry has increased despite recessions and structural changes in the economy. (Author/JOW)

Employment declined and unemployment rose in the second half of 1990; job losses were particularly acute in construction and manufacturing. (Author)

The nation's wage distribution grew more unequal during the 1980s, with the top and bottom becoming more concentrated at the expense of the middle. The middle of the distribution thinned out, especially for men; for women, the middle "filled in" with only a small increase in the bottom of the distribution. (JOW)

A survey of worker tenure with their employers found that workers had 4.5 median years of continuous tenure and 6.5 years of cumulative tenure. Only one-sixth of all workers had been in their current occupations for one year or less. (JOW)

Offers Bureau of Labor Statistics projections of the labor force, industry employment, and occupational employment. Looks at details on the historical and projected growth of the labor force, how the labor force is divided among industries or occupations, and the agents for change in the economy. (JOW)

This excerpt from a U.S. Department of Labor report highlights three issues defining the 21st-century workplace: the work being done, the effects of technology and globalization, and the implications of workplace change. Tables present projections of employment by industry, occupational group, and education and training category. (JOW)