Abstract
This study investigates changes in the occupational composition of the manufacturing work force between 1983 and 1989 in both high and low tech industries. Various media reported large-scale white collar reductions-in-force in many industries during this period. These reports suggest dramatic retrenchment of employment in many nonproduction or overhead occupations in both high tech and low tech manufacturing industries. This paper uses occupational employment by industry data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to assess the actual changes which have occurred in employment structure. In addition, the following propositions are examined using BLS occupational employment data : (1) Are there any differences in work force composition between high tech and low tech industries?; and (2) Have differential changes in employment structures occurred between high tech and low tech industries between 1983 and 1989?
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