Occupational Recruitment, Retention, and Labor Force Cohort Representation.

Simpson, Ida Harper; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ266309

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-May

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Occupational Recruitment, Retention, and Labor Force Cohort Representation.

Simpson, Ida Harper; And Others

American Journal of Sociology, v87 n6 p1287-313 May 1982

Presents an occupational competition model consisting of work qualifications, opportunities, rewards, and shelters to account for cohort representation in occupations. U.S. census data are used to follow four male and four female cohorts in 63 occupations over 20-year periods from 1920-40 and 1950-70. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Employment Patterns, Labor Force, Labor Turnover, Models, Recruitment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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