The relationship between age and education in the female labor force of the United States

Labor forces have received a great deal of attention in sociological research. The effects of differing variables on the labor force, such as race and religion, have been studied. It seems, however, that very little information has been obtained to illustrate how age and amount of education interact to effect the female labor force in the United States. The studies in this area are particularly vague.Trends of age have been noted in the female labor force. While the studies on age seem relatively clear, indicating high employment of the young and low employment of the elderly, the categories are often grossly large and undefined. It is possible, therefore, that some of the trends in age are hidden by the large generalities which could overlook interacting variables, such as age and education.Education has also been studied in an effort to determine its relationship to the labor force. It is now generally accepted that the more education a person has, the more employable, or likely to be employed, the person is.While this material gives some indication of the way age and education might interact to effect the female labor force, it does not deal directly with that subject. It, therefore, becomes the focus of this paper, to attempt to better understand the factors influencing the female labor force of the United States and the possible interaction of age and education variables.Thesis (M.A.