Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ478742
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Publication Date: 1993
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Underemployment among Black Americans.
Johnson, Gloria Jones; Herring, Cedric O.
Western Journal of Black Studies, v17 n3 p126-34 Fall 1993
Uses a modified version of the labor-utilization framework to measure the types and extents of underemployment for 2,107 black males and females, a sample from the National Survey of Black Americans (1980). Results reveal a larger percentage of females unemployed, underemployed by low hours or low income, and discouraged. (SLD)
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications, Ethnography, Females, Income, Labor Force, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Males, Professional Development, Sex Differences, Underemployment, Unemployment, Urban Problems
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Language: English
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