Presents tables of data from the 1996 supplement to the Current Population Survey that provide information on the number of individuals who changed from one occupation to another between February 1995 and February 1996. Tables are arranged by occupational groups. Information on age, gender, hours worked, and previous experience is included. (JOW)

Shows how job growth slowed dramatically in 1995, but the unemployment rate remained little changed. Discusses trends in nonfarm payroll employment by industry and changes in employment status of people in various demographic and occupational groups. (Author)

A survey of trainers' (n=2,003) salaries compared salaries based on size of companies, geographic location, level of education, experience, gender, and age. At $60,794, the average training salary is only 2.8 percent higher than last year, compared to a 4.6 percent increase for the average salaried employee. (JOW)

As the unemployment rate edged down to a 31-year low, the job market entered an unprecedented 10th year of expansion, though job growth slowed, especially in construction and service industries. The labor market improved for minority workers, who slightly closed the unemployment rate gap with white workers. (Contains 102 notes and references.)…

Multiearner families have extra protection against financial reversals, but economic recession tends to erode this cushion. During the most recent downturn, employment of married women declined less than that of married men who are more likely to work in cyclically sensitive industries. (JOW)

A survey of training departments (n=560) investigated whether training is done in-house or is outsourced. Findings determined that companies are increasing their training staffs, the percentage of courses taught has not changed in three years, and evidence of outsourcing is not conclusive. (JOW)

Explores the effect of contingent and alternative employment on individuals' positions in the labor market. Examines the importance of these arrangements and investigates the preferences of contingent and alternative workers regarding their arrangements and their reasons for being in that type of employment arrangement. (JOW)

Data from the Current Population Survey indicate that relatively well paid, highly educated persons have more than one job because their schedule allows it, because their expertise is in demand, or because their financial reasons extend beyond meeting basic living expenses and paying off debts. (Author/JOW)

In 1996, employment growth in Australia stagnated at 0.8% despite a steady economic growth of 3.1%. Overall the prospects for the international economy in 1997 appear to be good. The strengthening of the recovery in Japan should improve Australia's terms of trade and allow the currency to maintain its current level. (JOW)

Foreign-born workers have come to play an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy. Between 1996 and 2000, they constituted nearly half of the new increase in the U. S. labor force. (JOW)

According to a survey conducted in 1989, more than 7.2 million people held 2 or more jobs, an increase of 26 percent from 1985 and 52 percent from 1980. Women accounted for nearly two-thirds of the 1.5 million increase in multiple jobholders between 1985 and 1989. (Author)

An evaluation of the 1980-90 employment projections in the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" shows that most of them were on target, if somewhat conservative. The impact of technology was generally underestimated. (JOW)

Alternative projections show a considerable range of change for the labor force and gross national product and in employment and unemployment. Under all assumptions, job opportunities vary by industry and occupation. (Author)

The weak economy of the early 1990s increased the number of displaced workers. Although a disproportionately large share were in the goods-producing industries, displacements were much more widespread across industries than a decade earlier. (Author)

Although employment in the 1980s grew by nearly 19 million jobs, its strength was uneven; three-fourths of the increase was in services and retail trade while manufacturing and mining lost workers. (Author)