Changing Trends in the Labor Force: A Survey (ICPSR 21582)

Version Date: Jan 10, 2008

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Principal Investigator(s):
Riccardo DiCecio, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Kristie M. Engemann, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Michael T. Owyang, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Christopher H. Wheeler, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21582.v1

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Summary

The composition of the American workforce has changed dramatically over the past half century as a result of both the emergence of married women as a substantial component of the labor force and an increase in the number of minority workers. The aging of the population has contributed to this change as well. In this paper, the authors review the evidence of changing labor force participation rates, estimate the trends in labor force participation over the past 50 years, and find that aggregate participation has stabilized after a period of persistent increases. Moreover, they examine the disparate labor force participation experiences of different demographic groups. Finally, they survey some of the studies that have provided explanations for these differences.

Citation

DiCecio, Riccardo, Engemann, Kristie M., Owyang, Michael T., and Wheeler, Christopher H. Changing Trends in the Labor Force: A Survey. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-01-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21582.v1

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Funding

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Research Division

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Data Collection Notes

  1. (1) A zipped package contains documentation files and an Excel file which comprises tables and corresponding figures. (2) These data are part of ICPSR's Publication-Related Archive and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigators if further information is desired.

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Original Release Date

2008-01-10

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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • DiCecio, Riccardo, Kristie M. Engemann, Michael T. Owyang, and Christopher H. Wheeler. Changing Trends in the Labor Force: A Survey. ICPSR21582-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-01-10. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21582.v1
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  • These data are flagged as replication datasets and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.