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| U.S. Social Security Administration, 2009, Free
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2006/index.html
Summary information, along with access to underlying data tables. |
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| New Society Publishers, 2007 (Revised edition), $24.95
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Living-While-Difference-Interdependance/dp/0865715912/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288186444&sr=1-1
Everett gently yet firmly acknowledges our current environmental and socio-economic challenges, molds them together, grounds them in spirituality and then sets forth on a 10-step journey of discerning what is, finding, creating, and sustaining Right Livelihood. |
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| Harvard Business Press, 2004, $19.95
http://www.amazon.com/Working-Identity-Unconventional-Strategies-Reinventing/dp/1591394139/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288186658&sr=1-1
A powerful, original model for career transitions for professionals, combining deep knowledge drawn from careful research with practical ideas and strategies. |
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| Urban Institute, July 2008, Free
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411705_aging_boomers.pdf
The authors suggest that slower growth of the labor supply will provide more opportunities for older workers, but not so much so for less educated workers. |
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| Pew Research Center, July 22,2010, Free
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1674/poll-impact-long-term-unemployment
Morin and Kochhar report that the long-term unemployed not only have lost income, but also tend to have lost contact with close friends, suffered strains in family relations and lost some self-respect and confidence in their long-term career prospects. |
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| U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010, Free
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/detailedprovisions/2009/
Text and statistical tables are provided. |
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| Business Plans, 2002, $14.95
http://www.amazon.com/Free-Agent-Nation-Working-Yourself/dp/0446678791/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288187114&sr=1-4
Pink synthesizes the seismic shift in attitudes about and patterns of work in the economy from the early 1950s era to today's independent worker, the free agent - a major contribution to better understanding the trend toward independent contract work. |
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| California Center for Population Research, January 20, 2010, Free
http://papers.ccpr.ucla.edu/papers/PWP-CCPR-2009-045/PWP-CCPR-2009-045.pdf
The authors evaluate relationships between mid-life work experiences and the realization of preferences for full-time employment, part-time employment, and complete retirement at age 63-64. |
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| AARP Public Policy Institute, October 2009, Free
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/al_workers_09.pdf
The authors found older Alabama workers to be highly satisfied with their jobs and their training opportunities. |
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| AARP Public Policy Institute, September 2010, Free
http://www.aarp.org/work/work-life/info-09-2010/i200-economic.html
This report reviews new programs in which layoffs are avoided when employees share jobs and receive partial unemployment benefits. |
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| Alpha Publishing, 2007 (2nd Edition), $18.95
http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Retire-REWIRE-Jeri-Sedlar/dp/1592576893/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288187408&sr=1-1
The authors offer an alternative to traditional retirement that recognizes the varied needs of individuals. The book offers a quiz and discussion for identifying your personal drivers, describes multiple scenarios for rethinking work and life, and provides tips for creating your optimum situation. |
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| Syracuse University Center for Policy Research, 2008
http://www-cpr.maxwell.syr.edu/research/working_time.htm
The authors analyze the links between time spent in paid work and various indicators of individual and family well-being, including time available for family care-giving, personal care, and leisure, as well as earnings and household income. |