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Glass, Jennifer; Nath, Leda E. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2006
This study explores the effect of religious conservatism on the labor force behavior of women who marry or add a new child to their household, using the 1988-1993 National Survey of Families and Households (N = 3,494). We model changes in labor supply, occupation, and wages as a function of either conservative denominational membership or…
Descriptors: Birth, Females, Marriage, Labor Force
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007
This report is the third in a series of measure reports that examine the economic, civic, and social development of the state by its systems of higher education. This report measures degrees awarded in selected areas of employment against workforce demand. The report found: (1) California's postsecondary schools are not producing enough graduates…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Engineering
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O'Toole, James – Change, 1975
Underemployment or working at less than one's full productive capacity, has become the hallmark of work in industrial societies. An expert on work patterns discusses the alarming implications for society. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education, Labor Market
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1975
The Alaskan oil pipeline is the lure currently attracting Americans toAlaska; actually, job prospects are bleak--most jobs will be filled by permanent residents of Alaska, where the unemployment rate is very high. Jobs which cannot be filled by Alaskans will be filled from labor union sources. (AJ)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications, Labor Supply
Delaware State Dept. of Labor, Dover. Office of Occupational and Labor Market Information. – 1985
This report is the first in a series of analyses of the supply and demand of labor in Delaware. It is intended to inform administrators and planners in economic development, education, and employment and training of the direction and magnitude of employment change through projections of occupational and industrial growth and decline for the period…
Descriptors: Adults, Demand Occupations, Employment Projections, Labor Market
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Carnoy, Martin; Marenbach, Dieter – Journal of Human Resources, 1975
The rates of return to investment in schooling, unadjusted for nonschooling factors, are examined for four census years by sex and race. In general, it was found that the social rates to whites' high school investment declined, college payoffs remained stable, and payoffs for graduate training rose sharply. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Research, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Rate
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Piore, Michael J. – Monthly Labor Review, 1975
The author analyzes massive migrations of the late 1960's and early 1970's to the United States by reference to a Puerto Rican migration study indicating active employer recruitment efforts to relieve the labor shortage at the bottom of the labor market. (Adapted from a 1974 Industrial Relations Research Association conference paper.) (EA)
Descriptors: Immigrants, Labor Force, Labor Supply, Latin American Culture
1967
TO DECREASE THE TIME LOST BY MIGRATORY WORKERS BETWEEN JOBS AND TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH A DEPENDABLE LABOR SOURCE, THE ANNUAL WORKER PLAN HAS PLANNED COMPREHENSIVE ITINERARIES FOR MIGRANTS SINCE 1954. THREE METHODS ARE USED TO RECRUIT MIGRANT FARM WORKERS UNDER THIS PLAN -- (1) STATE AGENCIES ARRANGE AND CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH CREW LEADERS AND…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Employment Services, Farm Labor, Federal Programs
Schultz, Theodore W. – 1971
The view of human resources as a form of capital is not new, but it has only recently been thoroughly examined and explicitly incorporated into the stream of economic thought. In this book the author summarizes the work he has done in the field over the past decade. In particular the author addresses himself to two areas that have been neglected…
Descriptors: Economics, Education, Human Capital, Human Resources
National Center for Health Statistics (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1968
This report supplies summary statistics for 70 health occupations in 35 different health fields. The data was collected from such sources as educational programs, places of employment, and records of certification, licenses to practice, registration, and association memberships. In 1967 there were 34 million persons in health occupations. There…
Descriptors: Dentists, Employment Statistics, Health Occupations, Labor Supply
Hines, Robert James – 1970
The study conducted in the Buffalo, New York standard metropolitan statistical area, was undertaken to formulate and test a simple model of labor supply for a local labor market. The principal variables to be examined to determine the external supply function of labor to the establishment are variants of the rate of change of the entry wage and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Economic Research, Entry Workers, Geography
Van Zant, John L.; Lawson, William H. – 1972
The final report on Phase 1 of the Manpower Projection Model (MPM) Project provides a guide for implementation of the model system by area Vocational Education Practitioners within any Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA). A cooperative effort between Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Office and the Community College District, the…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Labor Supply
Wilson, Thomas Frederick – 1970
In order to analyze the timing of labor force entry and withdrawal during the business cycle, this dissertation divides cycles into stages and studies the change in participation between stages. Refuting the common assumption that labor force sensitivity is unaffected by the level of economic activity, the study shows that the timing of movements…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities, Labor Force Nonparticipants
McKinlay, Bruce; Johnson, Lowell E. – 1969
Greater concern with unemployment in recent years has increased the need for accurate forecasting of future labor market requirements, in order to plan for vocational education and other manpower programs. However, past emphasis has been placed on labor demand, rather than supply, even though either side by itself is useless in determining skill…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Labor Market, Labor Supply
Wells, Paula B. – Professional Engineer, 1979
Discussed is the changing role of women in the engineering profession. The author relates her twenty years of experience and outlook for the future. (CS)
Descriptors: Administration, Career Opportunities, Careers, Engineering
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