Labor Markets

Robert Margo

A chapter in Handbook of Cliometrics, 2016, pp 87-111 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter presents a brief historical overview of labor and labor markets, using the United States as a case study. Topics include the concepts of the labor force and the labor market; sources of information for historical study; basic features of change over time in the size and composition of the labor force, hours worked, occupations, and skills; changes in real wages over time and in the structure of wages; the emergence of a national market for labor; and the evolution of racial differences.

Keywords: Labor Market; Labor Force; Labor Force Participation; Real Wage; Relative Wage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40406-1_27

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