Discusses the field of temporary employment. Topics covered include (1) the need for temporaries, (2) how the agency concept works, (3) why people become temporary employees, and (4) the types of occupations available on a temporary basis. (CH)

The increased expansion of laser technology will create many new jobs and will require workers with many different skills. At the same time, some kinds of occupations will be adversely affected, due to increasing use of laser technology in a broad range of industries. (CT)

Describes a study to determine the kinds of jobs mildly retarded individuals are involved in and to explore factors that may be useful for educators who develop curricula for this population. (JOW)

Examines four scenarios for the future of employment and unemployment. Presents their main features and identifies some of the key underlying issues they raise. Issues involve the value of work versus leisure, paid versus unpaid work, what forms of work we will pay for, and how this work will be distributed. (CT)

Investigates extent of diversity and segmentation within United States migrant farm labor force by examining differences in migrants' attachment to farmwork. Finds three groups of migrants with differing levels of dependence on agriculture differentiated by demographic (age, minority status, region) and employment (earnings) variables. (NEC)

Discusses the importance of career education in the '80s. Outlines seven future scenarios for guidance, including changes in the delivery mode, infusing career education into the curriculum, the growth of cooperative education, computerization, remedial education for adults, elementary school guidance, and implications of unemployment. (BH)

Presents data on the industrial and occupational allocation of native and foreign-born women from 1970 to 1980. Identifies three components of reallocations of female labor during the seventies: (1) changes in the industrial structure; (2) changes in the distribution of occupations within industries; and (3) unique combinations of particular…

Investigates how the increased use of computers affects clerical and managerial employment. The author finds that the net effect of computers in 1972-1978 was to depress the employment of clerks and managers substantially, but that the pattern over time supports the bureaucratic reorganization hypothesis. (Author/CT)

Semiskilled and "unskilled" workers in semiconductors, computer manufacturing, and consumer electronics industries are more likely than other workers to lose jobs because of technology, imports, and offshore production. However, advances in technology do tend to create jobs for skilled workers. (CT)

Women age 45 and over make up 40 percent of the older labor force. Their employment-related experience is different and disadvantaged compared to older men. Specific differences which are examined include occupational distribution, earnings, unemployment, poverty, retirement income, and labor force participation rates. (Author/ABL)

Notes that the percentage of minority employees in California newspaper and television newsrooms has increased since 1979. (FL)

The State of Texas receives more from taxes paid by undocumented persons than it costs the state to provide them with public services, such as education, health care, corrections, and welfare. However, six Texas cities together expended more to provide services to undocumented aliens than they received in taxes. (RDN)

Describes factors affecting employment in various occupational categories and presents the "Job Outlook in Brief," a 16-page listing of changes in employment, 1982-1995, as well as employment prospects, arranged by occupational clusters. (SK)

Japan's employment model has been that of "lifetime employment," especially for male college-educated workers. Under such a system, an individual becomes employed by a firm upon graduation and remains in its employ until retirement. (Author/SSH)

Discusses productivity trends in manufacturing in 12 countries. Includes statistics on labor productivity, unit labor costs, output, employment and hours, and hourly compensation for 1982. (JOW)