Can occupational labor shortages be identified using available data?

The United States has enjoyed over seven years of expansion, which has led to widespread reports of labor shortages in certain occupations. Stories in newspapers across the country have claimed that there are unmet needs for information technology workers, construction laborers, craftworkers, regist...

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Published in:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 122; no. 3; pp. 15 - 22
Main Author: Veneri, Carolyn M.
Format: Article
Published: US Department of Labor March 1999
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