Counting The Labor Force Concepts And Data Needs

Preliminary report on recommendations concerning the improvement of data collecting methodologys for labour force assessment in the USA - considers the need for a measurement of economic hardship (poverty) and casual attachment to the labour market, discusses the collection of data by means of surveys on employment (incl. Agricultural employment) and unemployment at the national level and local level, and includes the text of labour legislation relevant to the topic. Graphs, references and statistical tables.