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Article: The impact of labor market trends of the employment of persons with disabilities.
- Article from:
- American Rehabilitation
- Article date:
- March 22, 2001
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Anumber of changes have occured in the labor market since 1960 and new trends have emerged that will influence employment in the United States in this new millennium. The extent to which the labor market experience of persons with disabilities reflects these trends are discussed in this article.
The changes in the labor market include: a relative shift from goods-producing occupations and industries to the distribution of services; the increasing demand for highly skilled and highly trained labor and the erosion of demand for those with less skill and training; the emergence of new ways of accomplishing work within the firm; and the emergence of alternative work ...