Education for Tomorrow's Jobs (1983) / Chapter Skim
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A. Selected Tables on Youth Employment and Unemployment
A. Selected Tables on Youth Employment and Unemployment
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When weighted, as in the following tables, they represent the national population born in the years 1957 through 1964 (for further details on the NLS, see the National Longitudinal Surveys Handbook published by the Center for Human Resource Research, Ohio State University, 19821. Special analyses were made for this report using the spring 1981 survey wave.
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It is unlikely that there have been substantial changes in these perceptions between 1979 and the present. TABLE A-1 Percentage Distribution of Young People Ages 16-21, by Sex, Employment Status, and Age, Spring 1981 16 17 18 19 20 21 Total Females Employed 38 43 52 60 62 61 53 (581)
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. School enrollment status was not available for 17,500 young people.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. Educational attainment was not available for 17,500 young people.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. Information on marital status was not available for 323,700 young people.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. Information on children in the household was not available for 6,900 young people.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. Information on region of residence was not available for 12,600 young people.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. Information on area of residence was not available for 25,100 young people.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. Information on residence location in an SMSA was not available for 165,800 young people.
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands.
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(3,315) NOTE: Persons 16 years of age born in 1965 (i.e., those having their birthday between January 1, 1981, and the interview date)
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104 Appendix A TABLE A-13 Percentage Distribution of Unemployed Young People Ages 16-21, by Sex and Method of Job Search, Spring 1981 Method of Job Search Females Males Total Checked directly with employer 58 58 58 Looked in newspaper 38 26 31 Placed or answered ads 16 8 11 Checked with state employment agency 15 17 16 Used school employment service 6 5 6 Checked with private employment agency 4 3 4 Checked with friends or relatives 14 18 16 Other method 10 9 10 NOTE: Persons 16 years of age born in 1965 (i.e., those having their birthday between January 1, 1981, and the interview date) are not included.
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(3,315) NOTE: Persons 16 years of age born in 1965 (i.e., those having their birthday between January 1, 1981, and the interview date)
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(241) $3.35 (federal minimum wage)
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(263) Service workers except302226 private household(1,883)
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Manufacturing, nondurable6 goods(389) Transportation, communications,2 and other public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Business and repair services2 Personal services (315)
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. TABLE A-19 Percentage Distribution of Employed Young People Ages 16-21, by Sex and Shifts Worked, Spring 1981 Shifts Usually Worked Females Males Total Day 50 47 49 (3,126)
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100 (12,954) NOTE: Persons 16 years of age born in 1965 (i.e., those having their birthday between January 1, 1981, and the interview date)
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Numbers in parentheses represent thousands. TABLE A-22 Percentage Distribution of Employed Young People Ages 16-21, by Sex and Specific Vocational Preparation Required by Occupation, Spring 1981 Vocational Preparation Required Females MalesTotal Short demonstration 49 4446 (3,037)
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Borus, ea., Pathways to the Future. Columbus: Center for Human Resource Research.
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