Determination of the relationship between labor force and worker participation rates in the United States in the 1970s. Hypothesis as to why unemployment affects youth; Significance of work orientation for work relationships; Description of the labor participation model. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Using longitudinal data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, the authors examine the earnings mobility of workers employed at the minimum wage. Results indicate that over 60% of workers who were earning the minimum wage in the mid-1980s were earning higher wages one year later;...