Upjohn Research

Title

Clerical Employment and Technological Change

Authors

H. Allan Hunt, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Timothy L. Hunt, W.E. Upjohn Institute

Year

1986

Abstract

Reviews 30 years of evidence of technological change on clerical employment, and projects no decline in the demand for these jobs as a result of new technologies.

Contents

1. Overview
2. Employment Patterns of Clerical Workers
3. Analysis of Employment Trends in Clerical Occupations
4. Determinants of Clerical Employment
5. Forecasts of the Clerical Employment Implications of Technological Change
6. Conclusions

Citation

Hunt, H. Allan, and Timothy L. Hunt. 1986. Clerical Employment and Technological Change. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

Sponsorship

Partial funding provided by the National Commission for Employment Policy

ISBN

9780880990424 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; Occupational skills; Skills