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Information technology, employment, and the information sector: Trends in information employment 1970–1995

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Since 1970, there have been massive changes in both the U.S. economy and the technologies of information handling. Both of these have implications for employment in the information sector. This article updates the data on the occupational structure of information work, 1970–1995 inclusive. The data indicate that the information sector continues to grow as a proportion of all employment, albeit slower in recent years. The data also indicate that, within the information sector, information workers who handle information in non‐routine ways are growing faster than information workers who handle information in routine ways. This article explores these trends in relation to the effects of information technology. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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  • Stana B. Martin, 1998. "Information technology, employment, and the information sector: Trends in information employment 1970–1995," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 49(12), pages 1053-1069.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamest:v:49:y:1998:i:12:p:1053-1069
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(1998)49:123.0.CO;2-U
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    1. Wang, Wei-Ching, 2009. "Information economy and inequality: Wage polarization, unemployment, and occupation transition in Taiwan since 1980," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(2), pages 120-136, March.
    2. Engelbrecht, Hans-Jurgen & Mahon, Anne, 2003. "Maori And The Information Workforce, 1991-2001," Discussion Papers 23697, Massey University, Department of Applied and International Economics.
    3. Imran Hussain Shah & Konstantinos Kollydas & Pak Yee Lee & Issam Malki & Crystal Chu, 2024. "Does R&D investment drive employment growth? Empirical evidence at industry level from Japan," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(1), pages 102-118, January.

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