The working life the labor market for workers in low-skilled jobs

Maxwell presents the results of her groundbreaking survey of 405 employers, which queried them about jobs requiring no more than a high school education and no more than one year of work experience. These data allow her to establish the link between skills and low-skilled jobs and to reveal the curr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse (-)
Otros Autores: Maxwell, Nan L., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute 2006.
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Sumario:Maxwell presents the results of her groundbreaking survey of 405 employers, which queried them about jobs requiring no more than a high school education and no more than one year of work experience. These data allow her to establish the link between skills and low-skilled jobs and to reveal the current state of the labor market facing low-skilled workers. The data also highlights the knowledge and skills that employers require in low-skilled jobs and the abilities that individuals who apply for those jobs bring to the table.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 193 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780880994491