TheWorking Life : The Labor Market for Workers in Low-Skilled Jobs /
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Kalamazoo, Mich. :
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research,
2006.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a TheWorking Life : |b The Labor Market for Workers in Low-Skilled Jobs / |c Nan L. Maxwell. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Kalamazoo, Mich. : |b W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, |c 2006. | |
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Preface -- |g 1. |t Low-skilled jobs : the reality behind the popular perceptions -- |t What are low-skilled jobs? -- |t Who fills low-skilled positions? -- |t The economic environment facing workers in low-skilled positions -- |t The argument for skills -- |t Policy solutions -- |t First chance : building skills in public schools -- |t Second chance : out-of-school programs -- |t Demand side -- |t Safety nets -- |t Summary -- |g 2. |t Local labor markets and low-skilled jobs : theory and data -- |t The conventional description of the market for workers in low-skilled jobs -- |t An alternative to the conventional view -- |t Our data -- |t Summary -- |g 3. |t How skills matter -- |t Skill patterns exist across occupations and industries -- |t Wages and training do not change with labor market changes -- |t Skills with high relative demand increase wages -- |t Summary and conclusions -- |g 4. |t Recruiting and screening workers in low-skilled positions -- |t Firms' recruiting and screening of workers varies with firm size -- |t Firms' recruiting and screening methods are related to skills -- |t Firms modify recruiting and screening methods with labor market conditions -- |t More skilled individuals use more sophisticated job search methods for low-skilled positions -- |t Summary and conclusions. |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 5. |t Skills, promotions, and low-skilled positions -- |t Promotional opportunities with expanded duties exist -- |t Skills in the entry-level position are correlated with skills in the next position -- |t Successful applicants have above-minimum qualifications -- |t Skill requirements in entry-level jobs do not determine advancement potential -- |t Summary and conclusions -- |g 6. |t Labor markets for workers in low-skilled positions : how can policies help workers? -- |t The labor market for workers in low-skilled positions : the employer's view -- |t The labor market for workers in low-skilled jobs : the worker's view -- |t The second-chance policy solution : WIA training -- |t Policy implications -- |t Appendix A : Background tables and variable construction -- |t References -- |t The author -- |t Index -- |t About the Institute. |
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