The Changing Nature of Work: Implications for Occupational Analysis

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	Percent Demographic Shift Across Occupations^a	Percent Demographic Shift Within Occupations^a	Percent Demographic Shift Across Occupations^b	Percent Demographic Shift Within Occupations^b
Proportion employed
Women, 16–24	9.96	90.04	4.18	95.86
Women, 25–54	6.78	93.22	10.28	89.72
Women, 55–64	27.58	72.42	18.47	81.53
Women, 65+	-30.93	130.93	-52.58	152.58
Men, 16–24	11.54	88.46	8.03	92.01
Men, 25–54	21.46	78.49	5.46	94.54
Men, 55–64	1.65	98.35	7.01	92.99
Men, 65+	27.78	73.02	38.89	61.11
Black	-7.95	107.95	-9.45	109.45
White	-2.27	102.27	-0.93	100.93
Hispanic	-6.49	106.53	-10.55	110.59
< 4 years of high school	26.61	73.39	22.63	77.34
4 years of high school	64.44	35.56	69.51	30.42
1-3 years of college	13.26	86.74	8.92	91.08
4+ years of college	56.18	43.82	56.90	43.14
1 or fewer years in occupation	10.09	89.91	13.90	86.10
1 or fewer years with present employer	-10.56	110.56	-14.69	114.69
10 or more years in occupation	-2.11	102.13	-2.35	102.35
10 or more years with present employer	-1.94	101.97	-1.36	101.36
Received formal training to obtain job^c	20.20	79.80	21.39	78.61
Received formal training to improve skills^c	15.84	84.16	18.02	82.00
^b Using as weights 1991 proportion of occupation and 1983 proportion of demographic group within occupation. ^c Formal training refers to company training programs, including apprenticeships. It does not include informal on-the-job training, in-school training in high schools, postsecondary schools, colleges or universities, or training in the armed services.