This book, which is designed for the general reader who is planning to enter the job market or contemplating a career change, contains basic information about the jobs and the employment outlook; finding a job; employer and employee rights and obligations; balancing home and work; education and training; and self-employment, small business and franchising. The following topics are discussed in the book's 25 chapters: U.S. labor market's emerging challenge; employment outlook to 2005; 1992-2005 job outlook; job market profile of college graduates in 1992; class of 1990 a year after graduation; tips for finding the right job; job search strategies for professionals; Fair Labor Standards Act; health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; unemployment insurance; Family and Medical Leave Act; job rights of women seeking a job, working on the job, and after retirement; successful job search strategies for disabled individuals; easing into work; married women with house husbands; work and family; work and family programs; today's workplace; educational opportunities other than college; self-employment; starting a business after retirement; and franchise opportunities. (MN)