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Grais, Bernard; And Others – 1983
This report, which includes the conclusions of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Working Party on Employment and Unemployment Statistics, analyzes arrangements for compensating workers in the OECD countries who are temporarily laid-off or subject to short-time work. In introductory sections to part 1, the concepts of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Economic Change, Employment Statistics, Foreign Countries
Tomita, Kiku – Industrial Gerontology, 1975
Employment counselors can play an important role in helping mature job seekers obtain work. Case studies are cited where applicants were assisted by the counselor in assessing their experience and abilities and relating them to the job market. Testing may be a useful tool in the assessment process. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Change, Career Counseling, Case Studies
Carbine, Michael E. – Manpower, 1974
Employer demands for college education rise as enrollments fall. (Author)
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Employment Practices
Stockard, Jean; Kalvelage, Joan – 1977
Twenty-nine entries including research reports, bibliographies, and a congressional hearing concern working patterns of less than full-time employment. (MLF)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Exploration, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Sato, Masayuki – 1979
The concept of shame may be an important factor in the low utilization of mental health services, under-employment patterns, and religious orientation of Pacific and Asian Americans (PAAs). Pacific and Asian Americans generally have high academic achievement and a low rate of crime and delinquency. Because of this, the myth of the Pacific and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Japanese Americans, Mental Disorders
Sexton, Patricia Cayo – 1974
Four minority groups are identified in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Employer Information Report: (1) Negro; (2) Oriental; (3) American Indian; and (4) Spanish Surnamed Americans. Together, these groups in 1970 numbered about 34.5 million people, or about 17 percent of the population. This paper reports on the status of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Research Inst. of America, Inc., New York, NY. – 1968
American business has received a challenge from the federal government in a national experiment to find jobs for 500,000 "unemployables." The major purpose of this descriptive report was to develop hard facts for use by business men in making decisions concerning participation in the program. The content includes sections on: (1) Who Are the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Directories, Employment Experience, Employment Problems
Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Evansville, IN. – 1970
The purpose of this project was to attempt to assist chronically unemployed and underemployed individuals in Evansville, Indiana, and the surrounding southwestern Indiana rural counties toward greater productivity. The objectives of the project included: (1) motivation of unemployed individuals and their families to make use of available…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Geographic Regions, Motivation, Poverty Programs
Harbison, Frederick H. – 1971
The growth, prosperity, and viability of the new African nations will depend ultimately on their ability to develop systematically and to utilize effectively their human resources. The major human resource problems are 1) rising unemployment in urban areas, 2) under-employment of the rural masses, 3) shortages of strategic skills, 4) poorly geared…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Human Resources, Labor Force Development
Clarke, John – 1971
Two seminars were held to provide professional staff of the Humanic Designs Corporation, faculty of selected schools of business administration, labor union leaders, and executives of corporations engaged in manpower and training programs an opportunity to exchange information on upgrading theory and practice, thereby contributing to the…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation, Job Training
Pollack, Susan; Pendleton, Shelley – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Unemployment rates vary considerably across nonmetro counties, where adjusted average annual unemployment rate was 12.2% in 1984 compared with 10.4% in metro areas. Differences in unemployment rates among nonmetro areas can be explained in part according to their dependence on agriculture, mining, manufacturing, or other single sources of income.…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Differences
Berry, Mary – Currents, 1984
The reports on excellence in education ignore the class and race distinctions in U.S. society. Education most needs an effective family policy to cope with the increasing number of female-headed households, especially among Blacks. Minorities will benefit little from affirmative action if we restrict educational opportunities today. (KH)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Family, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education
De Anda, Roberto M. – 2000
This paper compares the causes and consequences of employment instability among Mexican-origin women, White women, and White men. Data came from the work experience supplement in the March 1995 file of the Current Population Survey for a sample that included 1,399 Mexican-origin women, 17,092 White women, and 24,440 White men. All were experienced…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns
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Chathaparampil, Joseph – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1973
This article is a proposal to reduce the rapidly increasing unemployment problems throughout the world and, simultaneously, to strive to facilitate economic balance between developing and developed countries. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Developing Nations, Employment Opportunities, Human Resources
Verdile, Benjamin V. P.; Massimiano, Santo A. – School Shop, 1973
The Camden campus of Rutgers University, currently in its eighth year of operation, has provided numerous men and women from the community with employable skills. (Author/MU)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Classroom Guidance Programs, Individualized Instruction, Job Training
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