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Occupations and Occupational Structure

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Technological changes are an important element in the distribution of the labour force amongst industries and sectors of the economy, and have a significant influence on the occupational structure. The decrease of employment in agriculture over the past 30 years, and the constancy in the proportion of the labour force employed in manufacturing are generally attributed to technological changes. Similarly, the very substantial changes that have been recorded in the occupational structure over time are generally attributed to the effects of changing technology on the functional content of jobs, and to the changes in knowledge and skills that such changes compel.

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Peitchinis, S.G. (1983). Occupations and Occupational Structure. In: Computer Technology and Employment. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17322-8_6

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