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标题：Underemployment Prevalence and Transitions in the U.S. Nonmetropolitan South
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作者：Jill L. Findeis ; Leif Jensen ; Qiuyan Wang 等
期刊名称：Journal of Rural Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2151-4178
出版年度：2000
卷号：16
期号：1
页码：125-147
出版社：Southern Rural Sociological Association
摘要：Using the Labor Utilization Framework (LUF), this paper focuses on assessing the prevalence and determinants of underemployment in the South. Data from the March Current Population Survey (CPS) are used to measure underemployment rates, with comparisons made between demographic groups, metro and nonmetro locations, and over time. Matched CPS data files are then used to examine the determinants of transitions from underemployment into "adequate employment". Study results show that nonmetro residents in the South are at a distinct disadvantage -- they are less likely than even central city residents to move upward from underemployment into adequate jobs. Being black reduces the likelihood of getting a job (even a marginal job) or finding better employment, and women employed in marginal jobs face particular difficulties with respect to moving into better jobs. A high school degree makes a difference, even in nonmetro areas, but it is becoming increasingly difficult over time to move out of unemployment into adequate jobs especially in the nonmetro South