Articles and reports: 75-001-X19970033209Description: Many Canadians believe that job instability and job loss have increased in the 1990s. Using a new longitudinal data source, this article explores the role of the business cycle, changes in industrial demand, and firm size in the growth in permanent layoffs. An overview of the work displacement process is also included. (Adapted from an article in Canadian Economic Observer, February 1997.)Issue Number: 1997003Author(s): Picot, Garnett; Lin, Zhengxi; Pyper, WendyMain Product:Perspectives on Labour and Income
