Labor Supply, Labor Demand, and Men's Underemployment in Rural and Urban Labor Markets.

Tigges, Leann M.; Tootle, Deborah M.

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ERIC Number: EJ418857

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Publication Date: 1990

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Labor Supply, Labor Demand, and Men's Underemployment in Rural and Urban Labor Markets.

Tigges, Leann M.; Tootle, Deborah M.

Rural Sociology, v55 n3 p328-56 Fall 1990

Examines the effect of the labor market structure on underemployment and low-wage employment of urban and rural White males. Examines factors of special public employment, global industrial competition, sexual competition, and high proportion of rural female workers. Concludes industrial restructuring and increased foreign competition threaten rural men's employment adequacy. (TES)

Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Low Income, Rural Areas, Rural Population, Rural Urban Differences, Sex Role, Structural Unemployment, Underemployment, Unemployment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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