Occupational Outlook Handbook: a review of 50 years of change (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, May 1988

Occupational Outlook Handbook: a review of 50 years of change

Michael J. Pilot
Chief, Division of Occupational Outlook, Office of Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics

The content of the Handbook has been little altered, but the information has changed significantly to reflect new statistical data, methodological improvements, and shifts in philosophical and societal attitudes. The purpose of this article is to chronicle the introduction of, and rationale for, some of the major improvements and other changes that occurred and, in the process, illustrate the ever-shifting occupational structure and social environment over the 50-year
period.

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