Low-Income and Low-Skilled Workers’ Involvement in Nonstandard Employment

Final Report

Prepared by:
Julia Lane, Kelly S. Mikelson,
Patrick T. Sharkey, Douglas Wissoker

The Urban Institute
2100 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037

Submitted To:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

This report is available on the Internet at:
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Contents

• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: A First Look at the Evidence
  • How did alternative work arrangements develop?
  • What are the different types of alternative work arrangements?
  • Why do firms use alternative work arrangements?
  • How many workers are in alternative work arrangements, and who are they?
  • A First Look at How Labor Market Outcomes Differ For Workers In Alternative Work Arrangements
  • A First Look at How Alternative Work Arrangements Affect Low-Income and At-Risk Workers
  • A First Look at Whether Alternative Work Arrangements Help Workers On The Path To Regular Employment
• Chapter 3: New Evidence for At-Risk and Low-Income Workers in Alternative Work Arrangements
  • Characteristics of At-Risk Workers In Alternative Work Arrangements
  • Where are the jobs?
  • The Characteristics of Jobs for At-Risk Workers in Alternative Work Arrangements
  • Why Do At-Risk Workers Work In Alternative Work Arrangements And How Do They Like It?
  • The Relationship Between Temporary Help and the Low-Wage Sector
  • Summing Up
• Chapter 4: What Happens To At-Risk Workers After Work In Alternative Work Arrangements?
  • Setting Up the Analysis
  • What Is The Effect Of Temporary Help Work on At-Risk Workers: Main Findings
  • What Is The Effect Of Temporary Help Work on At-Risk Workers: A Detailed Analysis
  • Job Outcomes
  • Job Quality Outcomes
  • Public Assistance Receipt and Poverty Status
• Chapter 5: Summing Up
  • Key Results
  • Caveats
  • The Impact of an Economic Downturn
  • Where Do We Go From Here?
• Appendices
  1. Data Sources and Definitions
  2. Methodology for SIPP Analysis
• References

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Last updated: 12/19/01