SOC 324: Work and the Workplace

Professor:  Anna Guevarra
Librarian:  Lisa Kammerlocher

Research Guidance

Reference Desk - Can assist you on most questions and is open most hours the Fletcher Library is open

lisa.kammerlocher@asu.edu - specialized assistance by appointment and will reply to e-mail within 24 hours

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Assignment

Your assignment is to provide an in depth analysis of a current labor trend using 12 scholarly sources, 8 of which must come from peer-reviewed books or scholarly journals.

Job Market Characteristics

Occupational Employment Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/oes/
"The OES program produces employment and wage estimates for over 700 occupations. These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations, and estimates of the wages paid to them."

Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
http://www.bls.gov/oes/2003/may/oessrcma.htm
Select Phoenix-"These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA, a metropolitan statistical area in Arizona.

Choosing the Best Research Tools - The Basics

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W - leads to resources available on the Web

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