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Rothwell, Jonathan – Brookings Institution, 2012
This paper aims to provide metro, state, and national policy makers with a better sense of the specific problems facing metropolitan labor markets. First, the analysis examines trends in the demand for educated labor and how a gap between education supply and demand is related to unemployment. Next, it attempts to distinguish between cyclical and…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Supply and Demand, Public Policy, Job Development
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Goodman, William C.; Consedine, Timothy D. – Monthly Labor Review, 1999
In 1998, foreign economic crises lowered the demand for U.S. goods and reduced U.S. manufacturing jobs. Hiring increased in construction, finance, and government. Unemployment was low throughout the year. (Author)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Construction Industry, Employment Patterns, Finance Occupations
Glasmeier, Amy – 1988
This report questions whether high-tech development is an option for rural counties in the United States by examining the spatial location, industrial composition, growth experience, and environmental factors associated with high-tech industries in such counties. Using a highly detailed database of manufacturing plants and estimates of employment,…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Employment Patterns, Job Development, Labor Needs