THE SHORT-TERM INSTABILITY OF OCCUPATIONAL CHANGE

THE SHORT-TERM INSTABILITY OF OCCUPATIONAL CHANGE

Discussions of occupational change imply smooth secular trends. However, an analysis of changes in the size of 210 specific occupations from 1972 to 1981 indicates that less than one-third of these occupations consistently grew or consistently declined during the period. With this absence of consist...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social science quarterly 1988-09, Vol.69 (3), p.746-755
1. Verfasser: SZAFRAN, Robert F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Censuses
Change
Division of Labor
Economic fluctuations
Economic growth rate
Employment
Family farms
Labor Market
Musical intervals
Occupations
Research Notes
Sampling errors
United States of America
Work
Workforce
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Zusammenfassung:Discussions of occupational change imply smooth secular trends. However, an analysis of changes in the size of 210 specific occupations from 1972 to 1981 indicates that less than one-third of these occupations consistently grew or consistently declined during the period. With this absence of consistent change, the overall occupational division of labor remained very stable in the short term.
ISSN:0038-4941
1540-6237