TheWorking Life : The Labor Market for Workers in Low-Skilled Jobs /

TheWorking Life : The Labor Market for Workers in Low-Skilled Jobs /

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Main Author: Maxwell, Nan L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Arbeitsmarkt : Struktur.
Berufliche Qualifikation
Niedriglohn
Unskilled labor > Supply and demand.
Labor market.
Marche du travail > États-Unis.
Ouvriers non qualifies > Offre et demande > États-Unis.
Labor market > United States.
Unskilled labor > Supply and demand > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Low-skilled jobs : the reality behind the popular perceptions
  • What are low-skilled jobs?
  • Who fills low-skilled positions?
  • The economic environment facing workers in low-skilled positions
  • The argument for skills
  • Policy solutions
  • First chance : building skills in public schools
  • Second chance : out-of-school programs
  • Demand side
  • Safety nets
  • Summary
  • 2. Local labor markets and low-skilled jobs : theory and data
  • The conventional description of the market for workers in low-skilled jobs
  • An alternative to the conventional view
  • Our data
  • Summary
  • 3. How skills matter
  • Skill patterns exist across occupations and industries
  • Wages and training do not change with labor market changes
  • Skills with high relative demand increase wages
  • Summary and conclusions
  • 4. Recruiting and screening workers in low-skilled positions
  • Firms' recruiting and screening of workers varies with firm size
  • Firms' recruiting and screening methods are related to skills
  • Firms modify recruiting and screening methods with labor market conditions
  • More skilled individuals use more sophisticated job search methods for low-skilled positions
  • Summary and conclusions.
  • 5. Skills, promotions, and low-skilled positions
  • Promotional opportunities with expanded duties exist
  • Skills in the entry-level position are correlated with skills in the next position
  • Successful applicants have above-minimum qualifications
  • Skill requirements in entry-level jobs do not determine advancement potential
  • Summary and conclusions
  • 6. Labor markets for workers in low-skilled positions : how can policies help workers?
  • The labor market for workers in low-skilled positions : the employer's view
  • The labor market for workers in low-skilled jobs : the worker's view
  • The second-chance policy solution : WIA training
  • Policy implications
  • Appendix A : Background tables and variable construction
  • References
  • The author
  • Index
  • About the Institute.

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