Working Scared tells the story of the American workforce during a period of wrenching economic change and two recessions. By tracing the experiences of workers in times of economic prosperity and economic recession, labor and public policy expert Carl E. Van Horn captures the shifting perceptions of America’s workers as they are buffeted by the changing realities of the labor market and the impact of rapid economic change.
Working Scared tells the story of the American workforce during a period of wrenching economic change and two recessions. By tracing the experiences of workers in times of economic prosperity and economic recession, labor and public policy expert Carl E. Van Horn captures the shifting perceptions of America’s workers as they are buffeted by the changing realities of the labor market and the impact of rapid economic change.
Carl E. Van Horn, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and founding director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, is an expert on workforce, human resources, and employment policy issues with extensive experience in academia and the public sector. He is the author of more than one hundred articles and author or editor of fourteen books. Van Horn is frequently sought by national media for his views on labor, workforce, and economic issues.
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Introduction The Work Trends Project, Data and Methods Plan for the Book Chapter 1: The Katrina of Recessions The Crash and the Scramble A Silent Epidemic No Safe Harbors for the Unemployed Done with Denial Chapter 2: What Happened to Normal? The Volatile American Labor Market 1999 to 2012 "The end of the world as we knew it" Disappearing and Diminished Benefits at Work The Post-Recession Job Market Chapter 3: The Disposable American Worker? Causes and Consequences Four Drivers that Downsized the American Workforce Education and Training Gaps The Failed Worker/Employer Compact Chapter 4: Where are the Good Jobs? Declining Satisfaction at Work The Workplace Reality Gap A Tale of Two American Workplaces Chapter 5: Ending Retirement as We Knew It Last Fired, Never Rehired Devastating Consequences What Older Workers Want-and Need Chapter 6: College Graduates Enter the Harsh Economy Unfulfilled Expectations More Grinders than Slackers Does College Pay and Will it? Chapter 7: Unfinished Business: Recovering from the Great Recession Economic Recovery Plans and Economic Realities Reconnecting the Long-Term Unemployed Policy Gridlock Chapter 8: Restoring the Shattered American Dream Building Consensus 21st Century policies for a 21st century economy A New Compact for a Productive Workforce and Prosperous Economy Appendix: Summary of Survey Results with Links to Extensive Reports and Data Charts and Tables
Introduction The Work Trends Project, Data and Methods Plan for the Book Chapter 1: The Katrina of Recessions The Crash and the Scramble A Silent Epidemic No Safe Harbors for the Unemployed Done with Denial Chapter 2: What Happened to Normal? The Volatile American Labor Market 1999 to 2012 "The end of the world as we knew it" Disappearing and Diminished Benefits at Work The Post-Recession Job Market Chapter 3: The Disposable American Worker? Causes and Consequences Four Drivers that Downsized the American Workforce Education and Training Gaps The Failed Worker/Employer Compact Chapter 4: Where are the Good Jobs? Declining Satisfaction at Work The Workplace Reality Gap A Tale of Two American Workplaces Chapter 5: Ending Retirement as We Knew It Last Fired, Never Rehired Devastating Consequences What Older Workers Want-and Need Chapter 6: College Graduates Enter the Harsh Economy Unfulfilled Expectations More Grinders than Slackers Does College Pay and Will it? Chapter 7: Unfinished Business: Recovering from the Great Recession Economic Recovery Plans and Economic Realities Reconnecting the Long-Term Unemployed Policy Gridlock Chapter 8: Restoring the Shattered American Dream Building Consensus 21st Century policies for a 21st century economy A New Compact for a Productive Workforce and Prosperous Economy Appendix: Summary of Survey Results with Links to Extensive Reports and Data Charts and Tables
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