Three papers consider various aspects of the labor market in the telecommunications field in the United States. The first, "Employment and Worker Dislocation in Telecommunications Equipment" (Julie Gorte, Office of Technology Assessment), notes that the increasing importance of international trade in the American economy has meant both a downward pressure on employment, as lost manufacturing jobs are not being replaced by the high technology sector jobs (including telecommunications), and an upward pressure on skills and education in telecommunications equipment and in manufacturing in general. The text is supplemented by several graphs, and is extensively footnoted. The second paper, "Communications Employment: Who Wins, Who Loses" (Joseph Anderson and Suzanne Harris, ICF Incorporated), assesses market and employment trends in the United States through 1995 in the telecommunications field and in communications-related sectors of other industries. The text is supplemented with three tables. The third paper, "The Telecommunications Industry, Contingent Workers, and the House of Labor" (Richard Belous, The Conference Board), examines the structure of emerging employment in the telecommunications field, and notes that many of the new jobs being created will be filled by "contingent workers," i.e., workers who have only a weak affiliation with a major company in the industry. It is concluded that this strategy will permit many telecommunications firms to reduce labor costs and increase productivity, but will also create new problems, including increased resentment by some workers and managers, and by labor unions. The text is supplemented by various tables and figures, and six footnote citations are provided. (Author/EW)