H.O. Stekler is a research professor in—and Rupin Thomas, a graduate of—the Department of Economics, George Washington University. E-mail: [email protected] In 1989, BLS first projected estimates for the year 2000 of the labor force, employment, and occupations; in most cases, the accuracy of BLS projections were comparable to estimates from naïve extrapolated models Evaluating BLS labor force, ...

Using Census Public Use Micro Sample (PUMS) data for 1980, 1990 and 2000, this paper documents a little-noticed feature of U.S. labor markets—that there is wide variation in the labor market participation rates and annual work hours of white married women across urban areas. This variation is also large among sub-groups, including women with children and those with different levels of education...

In order to solve the problem of unbalanced industrial development, promote industrial structure optimization and guide the orderly transfer of industries, Guangdong Province issued Decision on Promoting Industry Transfer and Labor Force Transfer and a series of other supporting policies. This article aims to analyze the framework, practical significance and effect of industrial transfer and la...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS OF THE STUDY: In this paper, we identify the 12-month and lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder in and out of the labor force, and among the employed and unemployed. We examine whether prevalence by labor force and employment status varies by gender and over the life cycle. Finally, we examine whether people can "recover" from depression with time by identifying p...

We study the relationship between divorce rates and female labor force attachment in the US. Recent cross-sectional evidence from US states displays a robust negative correlation between divorce and the rate of married female labor force participation. We suggest that this pattern can be explained at least partly by increased bargaining flexibility within two-earner as against one-earner househ...

In Spain, women’s labor force participation has drastically shifted in the decades since Francisco Franco’s dictatorship collapsed. Changes in government policy and evolving social attitudes have affected the treatment of women and their access to economic opportunities. Using The World Bank and OECD labor force statistics for Spain, this study compares Spain’s historical data with that of Fran...

In this paper, we use the policy variation of two different types of health insurance in the US and in Denmark - employer-provided and universal insurance combined with substantial differences in expected and actual medical out-of-pocket expenditures - to explore the effect of new severe health shocks on the labor force participation of older workers. Our results not only provide insight into h...

All across Europe, old age labor force participation has declined dramatically during the last decades. This secular trend coincides with population aging. The European social security systems therefore face a double threat: Retirees receive pensions for a longer time while there are less workers per retiree to shoulder the financial burden of the pension systems. This paper shows that a signif...

OBJECTIVE This research aimed to examine the impact of attention deficit disorder (ADD)/ADHD in children on parental labor force participation across different child age groups. METHOD This study utilized a longitudinal, quantitative analyses approach. All data were collected from Wave 6 of the Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) survey. RESULTS Aft...

Europe is currently experiencing an ageing population and slowing population growth of both the total and working-age populations. These trends are likely to continue. Even though population ageing will affect all European regions, different regions will be affected in different ways. Even under favorable conditions, 35-40 % of all NUTS2 regions will face a labor force decline. If economic cond...