A study comparing the duration of unemployment and the postunemployment earnings of women over and under age 45 determined that there are significant differences between older and younger women in job-search behavior, employment opportunities, earnings, and assistance received from employment service agencies and unions. (SK)

Suggests the creation of an information center within a careers service organization. The Careers and Occupational Information Centre in Sheffield, England is mentioned as a support to local careers information centers through its career publications and updated backup and distribution services. (SW)

Since severely disabled veterans have the greatest employment problems, increased efforts in their behalf are recommended. Improved employment service activities for veterans and more extensive and intensive job development are sorely needed. (MW)

IN NOVEMBER 1965 THE UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ANNOUNCED AN EXAMINATION FOR MANUAL LABORERS. THE UNITED PLANNING ORGANIZATION ATTEMPTED TO RECRUIT AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S POOL OF "HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED". A SAMPLE OF 189 OF THE 966 MALE APPLICANTS WAS INTERVIEWED BY 20 INTERVIEWERS WHO SOUGHT…

THE SELECTED READINGS WERE COMPILED TO PROVIDE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH A BROAD BACKGROUND OF DEVELOPMENTS LEADING TO THE EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1946 AND WITH APPRAISALS OF ITS ADEQUACY AND EFFECTIVENESS. MATERIAL IN THIS VOLUME SPANS THE LATE 1920'S AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION. PARTS III AND IV (VT 004 820) CONTINUE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND REVIEW.…

The Appalachian region of Southwest Virginia was selected as a surplus labor area in a pilot project to show the effectiveness of using financial assistance to increase mobility and reduce unemployment. Most of the workers were relocated in Alexandria, Newport News, Richmond, and Petersburg. Of the 920 unemployed workers interviewed, 200 were…

In response to growing unemployment among professional personnel in the aerospace industry, a series of 175 workshops were conducted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 43 cities. Nearly 15,000 unemployed engineers and scientists attended the workshops and reviewed job counseling and placement services from…

How vocational educators can help turn the dropout toward becoming a producer rather than a dependent on society. (Author/MU)

The author observes that we are in a period in which unemployment is coupled with the shortage of skilled manpower. The response to these concerns must involve improved manpower planning between public and private sectors. (JOW)

Job finding is a learnable skill. Many programs emphasizing job search methods and interviewing techniques show a high rate of success in equipping the unemployed with the tools to find work quickly and efficiently. (JAC)

Union response to unemployment in Britain has been the development of Trade Union Congress Centres for the Unemployed. In partnership with university adult education programs, day schools and residential courses are being offered. Universities' education and research role provides a forum for unemployed activists to contribute to the policy…

Market-oriented industrial nations other than the United States have experienced rapid structural changes in their economies and reemployment problems among dislocated midcareer workers. The Swedish active labor market approach is a socialized one. This system has been criticized for excessive reliance on microeconomic labor market programs to…

The central problem under analysis in this 1970 thesis relates to (1) characteristics which tend to be associated with participants in the Employment Assistance Program sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and (2) what influences participation might have on certain socioeconomic variables: attitude toward earning a living, attitude…

This study of job-seekers from the model neighborhoods of Kalihi-Palama and the Waianae Coast consists of a stock analysis of individuals from these areas who were active applicants of the Oahu Employment Service Division Placement Branches and Employment Opportunity Center. Unemployment is estimated at between 597 and 1,600 in Kalihi-Palama and…

The basic aim of this report is to suggest a strategic framework for the transformation of manpower placement services (MPS) from a reactive, precarious organization into an active and vital service delivery system. The main characteristics of MPS are analyzed from a systems perspective and organizational resources and structure of services for…