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Download full textWestern Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2006
In 2006, a good education is no longer just a way for an individual to get ahead. It is also, and increasingly, the best way a state can get ahead-and therefore a real economic priority. A college degree confers specific, calculable benefits on a state's citizens: the average lifetime income of an individual with a bachelor's degree is $2.1…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Higher Education, Food Service, Dentistry
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2006
Employment in Hawaii (including hourly and salaried jobs and self-employment) is projected to grow by 14 percent from 2002 to 2012, adding over 78,000 new jobs to the state's economy and growing the workforce from 558,220 to 636,480. The rate of growth is slightly lower than the 15 percent increase projected for the nation as a whole. Over the…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Higher Education, Food Service, Labor Force Development
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2006
In South Dakota, the demand for well-educated employees will only increase over the next several years. In the decade leading up to 2012, healthcare and healthcare support occupations will see growth of about 25 percent; over 2,500 new practitioners and technicians will be needed. There will be a 24 percent increase in the number of…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Higher Education, Food Service, Labor Force Development
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2006
In California, the nation's most populous state, the demand for well-educated employees will only increase over the next several years. In the decade leading up to 2012, healthcare occupations will see growth of 28 percent; over 157,000 new practitioners and technicians will be needed. Teachers will be in high demand: over a quarter million new…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Food Service, Dentistry, Labor Force Development
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2006
Employment in Colorado (including hourly and salaried jobs and self-employment) is projected to grow by 23 percent from 2002 to 2012, adding some 551,630 new jobs to the state's economy and growing the workforce from 2,355,290 to 2,906,920. The rate of growth is much higher than the 15 percent increase projected for the nation as a whole.…
Descriptors: Employment Projections, Higher Education, Food Service, Architecture
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2006
This fact sheet states that in 2006, a good education is no longer just a way for an individual to get ahead. It is also the best way a state can get ahead -- and therefore a real economic priority. A state must ensure that all of its citizens have access to a college education. In Oregon, a state recovering from the 2000-03 recession, the demand…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Food Service, Dentistry, Labor Force Development
