Results indicate that success occurs in from three to five contacts and failure occurs beyond seven contacts. Reevaluation of service plans for applicants carried beyond five contacts is suggested. (Author)

The purpose of the Washington metropolitan area classified employment advertising research project was to determine the number of jobs actually available to the poor on unskilled out of the total job openings as advertised in the want ads in the newspapers. (DS)

The General Ability and Verbal Aptitude subtests of the General Aptitude Test Battery appear to be best predictors. Expands and verifies results of earlier study on subject (Montgomery, 1967). (Author/CJ)

Since 1994, the German public employment service has not had a monopoly on placement. A new law permits private job placement as an independent activity, but only with a license from the public employment service. Since deregulation, the number of job placement licenses has increased continuously, but the number of placements made by private…

Forty Plus, a voluntary organization for job placement of unemployed executives and professionals over age 40, is described, with special emphasis on the need to know more about it. (AG)

The North Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC) conducted a followup study of the 986 State applicants deactivated during August 1968 and 6 months later to ascertain the effectiveness of the program. This report is concerned primarily with the 6-month followup. The 586 applicants who responded to the first questionnaire were mailed the…

Describes the growing federal commitment to provide government services for rural areas comparable to those available in urban areas. (BH)

The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is now before Congress for review and reenactment. This article examines previous CETA program efforts and the new provisions intended to target jobs and training to the most disadvantaged in terms of income and length of unemployment. (Author/AM)

The author argues that market churning in good and bad times alike assures that most job searches will ultimately be successful. But many of these jobs--and thus the success of the job search--are very temporary. Just how much is gained by improving job search success is subject to question. (CT)

Detroit's efforts to deal with large scale unemployment through Manpower Administration aid, and an outlook on the future of the automobile industry are discussed. Programs related to unemployment insurance, employment services, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), and The Work Incentive Program (WIN) are described. (LH)

A study of the labor exchange performance of the Employment Service showed that even after adjusting for differences in economic and demographic conditions, local offices and states varied greatly in their ability to place applicants in jobs. The performance measures examined were placement rate, permanent placement ratio (defined as the…

THE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF A LARGE PLANT SHUTDOWN IN TERMS OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED AND CHARACTERISTICS SHOWN TO BE IMPORTANT INDICATORS OF THEIR REEMPLOYABILITY WERE DESCRIBED IN A 1962 STUDY. THIS FOLLOWUP STUDY CLARIFIED AND AMPLIFIED THE EARLIER FINDINGS TO SHOW MORE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES. OF THE 3,100 PEOPLE LAID OFF, THE ORIGINAL…

THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY WERE TO (1) EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE ACTIVE FILE WHICH IS COMPOSED OF JOB APPLICATION FORMS LESS THAN 30 DAYS OLD, (2) DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH PERSONS HAVE REGISTERED IN MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE IN AN AREA, (3) MEASURE THE EXTENT OF REGISTRATION BY PERSONS NOT LIVING IN…

A FOUR-PART LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION WAS REPORTED OF TEACHING PERSISTENCE OF CERTAIN COLLEGE GRADUATES BASED ON FOUR FOLLOWUP QUESTIONNAIRES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO CONTINUE THE SEARCH FOR (1) REASONS WHY TEACHERS LEAVE CLASSROOM SERVICE AND (2) SUGGESTIONS THAT MIGHT BRING PREMATURELY RETIRED TEACHERS BACK TO TEACHING.…

Employment programs and services in Western Europe are being tried in varying degrees. Provisions for psychiatrically handicapped are sparse, through improving, and because work and pay for them is important, they should be included in the larger group of hard to employ. (Editor/SB)