Monitoring employment conditions of military spouses / Nelson Lim, Daniela Golinelli.

"TR-324."

Includes bibliographical references.

The need for data on military spouses -- Measures of employment conditions -- BLS basic measures of employment conditions -- Using BLS basic measures for military spouses -- BLS alternative measures of labor underutilization -- Using BLS alternative measures of labor underutilization for military spouses -- Measures of the labor utilization framework (LUF) -- LUf measures of labor force behavior -- LUF measures of labor force position -- Luf statistics for march 2004 -- Using labor underutilization framework (LUF) for military spouses -- Summary -- Adequacy of the CPS sample -- Adequacy of a sample -- A sample size adequate to detect changes from year to year -- Detecting changes from a 13 percent baseline unemployment rate -- Detecting changes from a 50 percent baseline employment rate -- A sample size adequate to detect military/civilian differences -- Detecting differences from a 50 percent civilian spouse employment rate -- Detecting differences from an 80 percent civilian spouse employment rate -- Using CPS to monitor military spouses' employment condition -- Summary -- Conclusions and recommendations.