This article examines the employment and placement in the working life of Finnish higher education graduates (i.e. graduates from universities and polytechnics), focusing on gender equality. It reports a study on gender segregation in higher education and working life, considered in relation to Nordic gender equality policies. The data were…

Four telling facts about jobs and wages for young Americans, as explained in this policy brief, suggest a labor market recovery is coming, although it will be gradual and uneven by educational attainment. Young Americans with a postsecondary degree are more likely to be employed, but the nature of their employment suggests they are taking…

American families are experiencing the effects of the "Great Recession." Most of the job losses are accruing to men, so families may find it strategic for wives to enter the labor force, or increase their work hours. We consider this possibility using the May 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey, and compare findings to May 2004 and 2005 data,…

The Great Recession left a crater in the labor market that has been devastating for unemployed Americans of all ages. After more than two years of unemployment at well over 8%, there is a hole of more than 11 million jobs, with average spells of unemployment lasting nearly nine months. The weak labor market has been particularly tough on young…

It will take years for the labor market to recover from the damage induced by the recent recession. While monthly job losses almost surely peaked in 2009, the unemployment rate will likely peak in 2010 (CBO 2010a). In April, the unemployment rate reached 9.9% and the overall economic cause is simple: firms are not hiring quickly enough, as…

Family breadwinners are individuals primarily responsible for the support of family members. This report provides an economic profile of the breadwinners and outlines their special training needs. The unemployment of more than 1.7 million of the 39 million family breadwinners in the labor force in March 1962 affected the welfare of approximately…

Statistics concerning employment of scientists were obtained from 59,300 scientists responding to an Engineers Joint Council questionnaire. Findings reported are: (1) the overall unemployment rate was 3 percent for engineers compared to a rate of 5.8 percent for all other workers; (2) considering engineers not having engineering jobs, the…

Forty Plus, a nonprofit association of executive, technical, and professional men, is manned by members and pays no salaries. It solicits jobs for unemployed men over 40 at the executive level. (Author)

Summarizes statistics of a 1979 survey, discusses issues involved with linking labor force and income statistics, and illustrates how the database can be refined to produce insights into the relationship between employment problems and economic hardship. (JOW)

A statistical survey was taken of the labor market experience of persons who received advance notice of employment termination, their success in finding new jobs, the factors that affected their finding new jobs, and the means of obtaining a new job. The report includes tabulated statistics for: mass and individual terminations by job finding…

This article discusses the definition and causes of unemployment, national unemployment rates since 1929, and workers who typically experience the highest incidence of job loss. (Author)

Forty-four hard core welfare recipients were administered the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. The profiles were intercorrelated and factor analyzed. Two distinct groups were depicted. The first group characteristics were dependency and rigidity, while the second one characterized self res\riction and restraint. Counseling strategies were…

Examines the effect on adolescents of being unable to find a job. Focuses on unemployment's consequences for development of identity during late adolescence. Also investigates unemployment's effects on adolescents' psychological well-being and psychosocial development and the relationship between identity and psychological well-being in employed…

Efforts to ease unemployment problems among disadvantaged youth have the potential of providing long-term payoffs in terms of alleviating a broad range of social ills. (Author)