Workforce and Workplace

RAND research on workforce and workplace issues includes labor markets, the effect of new technologies, workers' compensation and disability, occupational safety, immigration, workforce trends in education, and military recruitment and retention. View all Workforce and Workplace Documents Available Online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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U.S. Leads the World in Science and Technology With Help of Foreign Scientists — Jun. 12, 2008

An inflow of foreign students in the sciences -- as well as scientists and engineers from overseas -- has helped the United States build and maintain its worldwide lead in science and technology.

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Assessing NYPD’s Firearm Training and Firearm Discharge Investigations — Jun. 9, 2008

More opportunities for thorough training, closer monitoring of lower-rated police officers, and incorporating non-lethal devices can help further reduce the already minute probability that an NYPD officer fires their weapon.

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Police Recruitment and Retention: Online Personnel Clearinghouse for Law Enforcement — Jun. 19, 2008

Part of the RAND Center on Quality Policing, the Police Recruitment and Retention Clearinghouse is a web-based resource that serves as a “one-stop-shop” for information about recruitment and retention specifically designed for the law enforcement community in order to promote evidence-based personnel planning.

June 12, 2008: U.S. Still Leads the World in Science and Technology; Nation Benefits From Foreign Scientists, Engineers

May 7, 2008: Give Them Sabbaticals, By Laura Miller (USA Today)

February 12, 2008: Broadening Qatari Post-Secondary Education Offerings Would Help Meet Future Employment Needs

February 1, 2008: Clarifying the Yuan Debate, By Charles Wolf, Jr. (Far Eastern Economic Review)

January 23, 2008: Path to Diversity Success Varies According to Company's History, Culture, Mission

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Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 4: Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines for Structural Collapse Events

This monograph serves as a technical source for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) incident commander guidelines for emergency response immediately following large structural collapse events. It gives guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE), focusing on required modifications to responders' typical PPE ensembles because of the duration of response and the need to prevent exposures to likely hazards from pathogens, airborne dusts, and gaseous hazardous materials.

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The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States

What are the forces that will continue to shape the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years? With its eye on forming sound policy and helping stakeholders in the private and public sectors make informed decisions, the U.S. Department of Labor asked RAND to look at the future of work. The authors analyze trends in and the implications of shifting demographic patterns, the pace of technological change, and the path of economic globalization.