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Mittelhauser, Mark – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1998
Projections to 2006 suggest that 18% of new college graduates will not be able to find college-level jobs, depending on major, aptitude, and location. Investment in college education, especially in functional literacy and high-demand job skills, improves prospects. (SK)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Entry Workers
Kahl, Anne – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1983
Illustrates the significant impact of age and sex on the jobs people take. (JOW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Career Change, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Download full textBureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC. – 1994
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects national employment to grow by almost 26.4 million over the 1992-2005 period. The majority of these new jobs will be in higher-paying occupations. Entry requirements of the new jobs in occupations having above-average earnings will range from no more than a high school education to a bachelor's degree or…
Descriptors: Adults, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
Lamb, Stephen; Rumberger, Russell – 1999
A study examined experiences of early leavers in the United States (US) and Australia in the first two years beyond high school. Data were from these comparable longitudinal surveys: US data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988; Australian data from the 1975 cohort of the Youth in Transition surveys. Findings indicated similar…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blue Collar Occupations, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Walwei, Ulrich; Werner, Heinz; Konig, Ingeborg – 2001
This document contains three papers from an international conference on "ways and means for more employment." The first paper, "Employment Policy Comparisons and Policy Advice" (Ulrich Walwei), covers the German labor market in the second half of the 1990s and requirements for longer-term employment success through coping with…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Economic Development
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2002
Student outcomes at Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) institutes were compared to those at Australian universities. The study was based on data from a survey completed by 39,426 individuals who had graduated from TAFE courses in 2000 and a survey of the more than 150,000 individuals who graduated from an Australian university in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Educational Attitudes
Pearson, R.; Jagger, N.; Connor, H.; Perryman, S. – 2001
Available evidence on the supply of and demand for professional scientists and technologists (S&Ts) in the European Union (EU) was reviewed. The main data sources were as follows: approximately 450 reference documents; national and international governments, training and employer bodies, and key international organizations; more than 100…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Data Collection, Definitions
Sommers, Paul; Heg, Deena – 2000
Occupational supply and demand in Washington State was examined by comparing projected supplies of skilled workers coming out of the state's community and technical colleges against the projected demand among Washington employers for people qualified to enter particular occupations. The analysis was based on a January 2000 report, information…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Software, Curriculum Development, Definitions
