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Wilkinson, Roderick – Training Officer, 1975
Low labor turnover is an essential factor in the success of an enterprise. Steps in dealing with the turnover problem include: establish the objective, get the facts, decide what to do, take action, and check results. (MW)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns, Labor Relations
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1988
Asian and Pacific Islander families in the United States were more likely than all U.S. families in 1980 to have multiple workers. About 63 percent of Asian and Pacific Islander families had two or more workers, compared with about 54 percent of all families. This information from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau was the first to provide…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Demography, Employment Patterns, Family Financial Resources
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1984
This report presents findings of a special analysis designed to project science, engineering, and technician (SET) personnel requirements of both defense and nondefense sectors during the 5-year period ending in 1987 and to assess the projected supply of such personnel available to meet those requirements. Following an introduction, the report is…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Engineering, Engineers, Labor Market
Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge. Div. of Continuing Education. – 1982
Suppliers of postsecondary trained manpower data in Louisiana were surveyed during a project to obtain labor market information and occupational supply/demand information. All supply data were computerized and assigned to the appropriate training file. The data compiled fell into four major categories with regard to the method(s) of capture and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Development, Information Systems, Labor Market
Gotsch, Alexandra – 1983
Although the number of Master's level counselor training programs has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, reduction in state and federal funding has reduced the demand for counselors. To examine the supply and demand for counselors in four San Francisco Bay area counties, a regional survey of degrees awarded between 1972 and 1981 in…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Counselors, Employment Experience, Employment Opportunities
Stanley, Patrick A. – 1985
This guide is intended to help bridge the gap between the goal of fitting individuals for gainful and satisfying employment and the realities of the labor market which must provide that employment. It provides occupational program planners with simple suggestions on how to incorporate pertinent information into the planning process at minimal cost…
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Needs Assessment
Paukert, Liba – 1984
This report examines the major trends in women's employment and unemployment over the past two decades in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries. Employment and unemployment trends in the labor force by sex are first considered. The report next examines the growth of the female labor supply and the trends in the…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment, Employment Patterns, Females
Rosenthal, Neal; Dillon, Hall – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1974
Assessments of the 1972-85 occupational outlook reveal a rather sharp slowdown in employment growth during the latter half of the period. Jobs for salesworkers, managers and administrators, and operatives will be affected most. (Author)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Labor Economics
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Tsong, Peter Z. W. – Phylon, 1974
An examination of the redistribution of the black population associated with changes in the population of labor force age and participation in the South as compared with the non-White or the nation as a whole. The sources of growth and change in the labor force between 1940 and 1970 are explored with respect to changes at the total level, by sex,…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Labor Force
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Breneman, David W. – Educational Record, 1975
Analyzes several manpower forcasts of the 1960's and early 1970's and the main reasons for their inaccuracy, suggesting new directions for research on labor markets for the highly educated. (JT)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Labor Market
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Sloan, Frank A. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1975
This study analyzes determinants of two dimensions of the supply of physicians' services: the number of hours physicians work per week and the number of weeks they work per year. Data indicate that physician supply in the short run is affected by physician's nonprofessional income, age, sex, and employment situation. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Age, Economic Factors, Labor Supply, Medical Services
DELLON, HOWARD N. – 1966
THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING THE REGULATION OF FOREIGN WORKER IMPORTATIONS INTO THE UNITED STATES FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT IS THAT EMPLOYMENT OF SUCH WORKERS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IF IT WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON DOMESTIC WORKERS. THE "ADVERSE-EFFECT" POLICY HAS BEEN FOLLOWED SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 78 IN 1951 WHICH GOVERNED…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Braceros, Farm Labor, Federal Legislation
1966
CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICY RESTRICTING USE OF FOREIGN CONTRACT WORKERS ON AMERICAN FARMS IN 1965 EXPRESSES THREE POSSIBILITIES -- (1) A SEVERE DISRUPTION OF DOMESTIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION, (2) AN INCREASE OF AMERICAN INVESTMENT IN FOREIGN, PARTICULARLY MEXICAN, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND (3) A LOSS OF UNITED STATES EXPORT MARKET…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Braceros, Exports
1966
TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE DECLINE OF FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL WORKER EMPLOYMENT ON FARM-LABOR COSTS, FOOD PRICES, AND RETURN TO THE FARMER, AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THE 1964-65 CHANGES IN THESE FACTORS FOR SELECTED CALIFORNIA CROPS. TOMATOES, LETTUCE, STRAWBERRIES, CANTALOUPES, CELERY, LEMONS, AND ASPARAGUS, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 71 PERCENT OF THE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Braceros, Costs
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1975
The document focuses on various aspects of the social, economic, and policy implications of migration in Europe based on the actions undertaken by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). A discussion of issues which may remedy the disequilibrium between the relative portions of the factors of production is presented: (1)…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Immigrants
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