Hidden male unemployment in Northern Ireland

Regional Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 499-511

  Armstrong, David ^a  

^a Pricewaterhouse Coopers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early retirement; Government employment and training schemes; Hidden unemployment; Long term sickness; Unemployed teenagers

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032729268     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409950078206     Document Type: Article

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