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- 2006032517 contributor B10444722.
- 2006032517 created "2006.".
- 2006032517 date "2006".
- 2006032517 date "2006.".
- 2006032517 dateCopyrighted "2006.".
- 2006032517 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-183) and index.".
- 2006032517 description "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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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.".
- 2006032517 extent "xii, 193 p. ;".
- 2006032517 identifier "0880992972 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- 2006032517 identifier "0880992980 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- 2006032517 identifier "9780880992978 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- 2006032517 identifier "9780880992985 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- 2006032517 identifier 2006032517.html.
- 2006032517 issued "2006".
- 2006032517 issued "2006.".
- 2006032517 language "eng".
- 2006032517 publisher "Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research,".
- 2006032517 spatial "United States.".
- 2006032517 subject "HD5724 .M339 2006".
- 2006032517 subject "Labor market United States.".
- 2006032517 subject "Unskilled labor Supply and demand United States.".
- 2006032517 tableOfContents "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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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.".
- 2006032517 title "The working life : the labor market for workers in low-skilled jobs / Nan L. Maxwell.".
- 2006032517 type "text".