A new lifecycle of women's employment emerged with cohorts born in the 1950s. For prior cohorts, lifecycle employment … new lifecycle of employment is initially high and flat, there is a dip in the middle and a phasing out that is more … and greater labor force recovery for those who take paid or unpaid leave. Increased employment of women in their older …

cohorts. It would appear that employment at older ages could stagnate or even decrease. But several other factors will be …

, and that previous employment tends to raise the probability of subsequent employment …

Demographic differences in patterns of employment variation over the business cycle are examined in this paper. Three … in the labor market. Second, young people bear a disproportionate share of cyclical employment variation. Third, failure …

are four main conclusions. First, labor force transitions are the principal determinant of fluctuations in employment and …. Likewise, most spells of employment end with labor force withdrawal rather than unemployment. Second, traditional estimates of …

.5 percent below the 1990 peak and a mere one percent above the 1993 trough. Employment rates tell a similar story. Our …

, we exploit the recently developed Longitudinal Business Database (LBD), which contains annual observations on employment …, the employment-weighted mean volatility of firm growth rates has declined by more than 40% since 1982. This result stands … volatility among privately held firms. This pattern holds in every major industry group. Employment shifts toward older …