Jobs, Earnings, and Employment Growth Policies in the United States: A Carolina Public Policy Conference Volume

by John D. Kasarda

Book Overview

John D. Kasarda By all accounts, the United States has led the world in job creation. During the past 20 years, its economy added nearly 40 million jobs while the combined European Economic Community added none. Since 1983 alone, the U. S. gener- ated more than 15 million jobs and its unemployment rate dropped from 7. 5 percent to approximately 5 percent while the unemployment rate in much of western Europe climbed to double digits. Even Japan's job...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792391055
• ISBN13: 9780792391050
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.8"