[The economically active population in Verviers during the industrial revolution. Part 1. Inactivity and underemployment].

La population active a Verviers pendant la revolution industrielle. 1. Inactivite et sous-emploi

Publisher: Centre d'étude de la population et de la famille Country of Publication: Belgium NLM ID: 7703999 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0523-1159 (Print) Linking ISSN: 05231159 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Popul Famille

Original Publication: Bruxelles, Centre d'étude de la population et de la famille [1972-1982]

Age Factors* ; Demography* ; Economics* ; Employment* ; Marital Status* ; Socioeconomic Factors* ; Unemployment*; Belgium ; Developed Countries ; Emigration and Immigration ; Europe ; Health Workforce ; Marriage ; Population ; Population Characteristics ; Social Class ; Social Sciences

Indexing Agency: IND Local ID #: 0022257. Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 011365. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00114893.
Keywords: Age Factors*; Belgium; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Economic Characteristics*; Economic Development*; Economic Factors; Employment; Employment Status*; Europe; Historical Demography*; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force--women*; Macroeconomic Factors; Marital Status*; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Social Sciences; Socioeconomic Factors*; Socioeconomic Status; Unemployment*; Western Europe
Note: TJ: Population et Famille
Local Abstract: [PIP] The industrial revolution during the 1st 1/2 of the 19th century in Wallonia had important social and demographic repercussions which are still being felt today. The author examines and compares the demographic structures of the working population of the city of Verviers in 1806 and 1846. 1/4 of the adult population was not working at that time. Married women constitute a manpower reserve which is drawn upon in line with the general line of activity; the more than proportional overall offer of employment with respect to demand is a cause for inactivity which is as restraining as the education of children or social pressures may be which force these women to perform household work. Underemployment is linked to age, affecting the youngest among potential workers; it is high between ages 12-19, decreases until age 30 and then becomes negligible, and increases again by age 65 in 1806 or age 70 in 1846. Underemployment is also linked to sex since it affects women, although less than inactivity does. Finally, it affects bachelors; the evident relation in 1806 becomes almost exclusive in 1846 when 90% of underemployed individuals were bachelors. The increase in the rate of underemployment between 1806-1846 is the result of the volume of immigration and its structure which brought about disequilibrium between supply and demand. (author's)

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