At the onset of 1980, the nation entered a recession with employment falling until the fourth quarter. Unemployment rose faster than at any time since the 1974-75 recession, peaked at midyear, and was well above prerecession levels at the end of the year. (LRA)

Latin Americans are displacing Blacks in the most menial and low paying positions as a rapidly increasing percentage of the various categories of dirty work are being occupied by Spanish speaking people. As Blacks move into less menial and better paying positions, a new underclass of Spanish speaking immigrant workers is being created. (Author/NQ)

Provides results of a survey of employment patterns of women in the geoscience fields. Results are compared to a similar 1971 survey; trends indicate that while the position of women has improved they are still under-employed and underpaid in most fields. (SL)

Describes 1984-88 employment and wage trends among California hired farmworkers, following immigration reforms. Describes farm employment trends by commodity and region. Discusses emergence of two-tiered farm labor market. Large farms tended to hire workers directly. More contractors shared expanding labor-contractor market. Suggests implications…

Employment growth continued at a slower pace in 1989; in manufacturing, employment actually declined. The slower pace was experienced by all major demographic groups. Little change in unemployment occurred for all major worker groups. (SK)

It is argued that employment data provide a useful and flexible metric to assess social impact. Problems and advantages with the traditional use of population statistics and the use of employment data are discussed, and an example of the use of each is given. (SLD)

This paper analyzes a total of 235 job advertisements for business librarians from 1983 through 1992 listed in "Library Journal,""American Libraries,""C & RL News,""SpeciaList," and the Eastern edition of "The Wall Street Journal." Each advertisement was examined for level of job; type of…

A new study (1961-1973) shows that regional differences in unemployment rates are greater than in the early 1960's. (Author)

The study to estimate the employment effects of an increase of manufactured and semi-manufactured products exported from developing to developed countries concluded that the lower the degree of development, the greater the number of jobs generated. Available from: ILO Publications, International Labour Office, CH-1211, Geneva 22, Switzerland.…

A comparison of the Mid-Atlantic region (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) with the nation from 1974 to 1984 revealed that this region trailed New England and the nation in rate of employment growth between 1974-79 and 1979-84. The region had an above-average share of employment in the national fast-growth sectors (services, finance,…