The paper Estimating Labour Force Flows, Job Openings and Human Resource Requirements 1990-2005, published in the FAS ESRI Manpower Forecasting Series, utilises a novel approach by estimating gross flows in the labour force rather than concentrating on net movements only. It provides data on job...

Reductions in the hours of work have been a characteristic phenomenon of advancing industrialization and are generally regarded as a significant indicator of increases in social welfare. The movement of hours, however, has not been uniform through time or for workers in different countries,...