Prepared to provide background for groups concerned with rural development in South Dakota, this paper addresses the nature, extent, and causes of South Dakota's unemployment and underemployment problems. Findings indicate that while South Dakota's unemployment rate (5.4% in 1983) has traditionally been lower and less volatile than the national…

Papers presented at the 1983 Southeast Regional Conference on Immigration and Refugee Issues are provided in this document. Also included are the reports of five conference workshops and transcripts of three roundtable discussions on the issue of asylum. The papers (and their authors) are: (1) "The Ethics of Immigration" (Bryan O.…

Two surveys of 1972 graduates of the University of Texas at Arlington, representing a college labor market, indicate a high degree of inefficiency in manpower utilization caused by lack of information, poor dissemination of information at decision-making times, and sex discrimination. (JH)

Presents the results of empirical analysis of the influence of labor market factors on the private demand for university education in Ontario. The analysis indicates that the effect of youth unemployment upon enrollment demand is very weak. (Editor/PG)

Documents shifts and changes in participation in industry for the black labor force in the South from 1940 to 1970. (EH)

According to a recent government survey, employment in privately-owned atomic energy facilities now exceeds employment in government facilities. In this field, engineers, scientists, technicians, and craft workers account for the highest proportion of total employment. (MW)

Discusses the need for scientists in society and examines the present and future job market in scientific fields. (JR)

Analyzes mobility rates for black and white men using life-history data on intra-generational mobility. A stochastic model of mobility is derived from a simple model for the occupational achievement process. The proposed model is said to describe observed changes in mobility over time reasonably well. (Author/AM)

Based on report prepared for the Conference on Transition from School to Work (Princeton University, May 9-10, 1968), sponsored by the National Manpower Policy Task Force.

Intended as a guide for prospective scriptwriters, this handbook provides information about and examples of scripts for radio, films, and television. The scriptwriter's role in the preparation of filmstrips, sound slidefilms, commercial announcements, and storyboards is also examined. The book offers guidance in the techniques of getting writing…

The following topics are covered in this report: 1) supply of graduates completing preparation to enter teaching, 2) supply of beginning teachers, 3) supply of qualified former teachers, 4) demand for new teachers, 5) demand for minimum quality, 6) demand for beginning and re-entering teachers, 7) teacher supply compared to demand, and 8) future…

THE OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS (OERA) SYSTEM IS A RESEARCH EFFORT DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A FEASIBLE METHOD OF PROJECTING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL SATISFY LABOR MARKET NEEDS. THE OUTPUTS OF THE OERA WILL BE ANNUAL PROJECTIONS OF EMPLOYMENT DEMANDS IN OCCUPATIONS CLASSIFIED BY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THESE…

This document provides statistical data concerning the national human resources of scientists and engineers. It presents an integrated overview of current utilization and supply patterns for U.S. scientists and engineers in 1978, continues with a detailed examination of the status of doctoral scientists and engineers, and concludes with an…

The meaning and measures of structural unemployment are discussed in this paper. The first section examines the linkages between the concepts of cyclical, frictional, seasonal, and structural unemployment. The next sections analyze measures of structural unemployment based on the view that structural unemployment is substantial during times of…

This volume is designed as a comprehensive guide to the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience (NLS) which are concerned with the labor market experience of middle-aged and young men and women. Detailed descriptions of the objectives of the surveys, the samples covered, and the types of information collected are presented.…