Less-Educated Workers Face Limited Opportunities to Move Up to Good Jobs

Lorin D. Kusmin and Robert M. Gibbs

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 2000, vol. 15, issue 2

Abstract: Only one-fifth of the jobs held by less-educated workers are in "starter" occupations associated with subsequent well-paying occupations. So while pathways to advancement exist, they may be inaccessible to many less-educated workers. Minorities and especially women make up a disproportionately large share of dead-end employment, but the shares of starter, goal, and dead-end jobs in rural and urban labor markets are similar.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289458

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