scholarly journals Labor Force Dynamics in the Great Recession and Its Aftermath: Implications for Older Workers

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Burtless
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Force Dynamics

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF THE GREAT RECESSION ON EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES IN EUROPEAN OLDER WORKERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 1135-1135
Author(s):  
H. Axelrad ◽  
E. Sabbath ◽  
S.S. Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Great Recession ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
The Great Recession

The Great Recession and Economic Outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 695 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-157
Author(s):  
Randall Akee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
The United States ◽  
Earnings Inequality ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
The Great Recession

This article examines the earnings and employment experience of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) residing in the United States during and after the Great Recession. I compare these populations to non-Hispanic whites over the same time period with respect to median earnings and inequality, labor force participation rates, earnings by location, educational attainment, and occupational status. I find that the AIAN population has the lowest median earnings and highest level of earnings inequality. NHPI and AIAN experience a sharp increase in earnings inequality over the Great Recession and AIAN have a pronounced drop in labor force participation; these inequality measures remained elevated and stable over the recovery period especially for the AIAN population. Indigenous peoples employed in food services occupations experienced the least amount of earnings decline over the Great Recession, while those employed in construction and sales experienced larger declines. Labor force participation rates dropped most dramatically for the AIAN population over the Great Recession and remained at a new lower level in the recovery period. The analysis shows that there are stark differences across time, space, and occupation for these groups.

scholarly journals The Effect of Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Evidence from the 2012–2013 Phase-Out

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry S. Farber ◽  
Jesse Rothstein ◽  
Robert G. Valletta
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Unemployment Insurance ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Labor Force Participation Rate ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Insurance Benefit ◽  
Unemployment Insurance Benefit ◽  
Phase Out ◽  
Job Finding

Unemployment Insurance benefit durations were extended during the Great Recession, reaching 99 weeks for most recipients. The extensions were rolled back and eventually terminated by the end of 2013. Using matched CPS data from 2008-2014, we estimate the effect of extended benefits on unemployment exits separately during the earlier period of benefit expansion and the later period of rollback. In both periods, we find little or no effect on job-finding but a reduction in labor force exits due to benefit availability. We estimate that the rollbacks reduced the labor force participation rate by about 0.1 percentage point in early 2014.

The Skill Shortage in German Establishments Before, During and After the Great Recession

2014 ◽  
Vol 234 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz Bellmann ◽  
Olaf Hübler
Keyword(s):  
Great Recession ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Opposite Pattern ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

SummaryThis paper investigates the development of skill shortages during the period 2007-2012. Using the German Establishment Panel of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), we find differences across the years before, during and after the Great Recession. Furthermore, we analyze the importance of firm characteristics and that of certain, specific measures with respect to the skill shortage.The empirical analysis reveals that the relative skill shortage in the service sector during the Great Recession was more substantial than before and after 2009. The opposite pattern is observed for working time accounts. Firms with a high share of female workers typically experience usually less difficulty in finding qualified employees to fill jobs. However, during the Great Recession, the opposite was observed. Young firms facing competitive pressure, high wages, and without working time accounts that did not hoard skilled workers in the past tend to skill shortage. The estimations confirm that apprenticeship and further training serve to reduce the number of unfilled, high-skill jobs. It is also helpful when the firm has developed a plan for its personnel requirements. Other measures such as retaining older workers or hiring foreign workers were not successful. Ultimately, a skill shortage within a firm is often only a short-term phenomenon and less often observed over a longer period.

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