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Download full textCarnevale, Anthony P.; Smith, Nicole; Stone, James R., III; Kotamraju, Pradeep; Steuernagel, Bruce; Green, Kimberly A. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011
Going directly from high school to college is not possible for everyone. Many who go to college will not do so straight out of high school, and many more need to work to pay for college. Good jobs for people without college degrees certainly still exist, although they are on a steady decline as computers and related technology take over routine…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Time to Degree
Direct linkHollenbeck, Kevin; Huang, Wei-Jang – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2008
The Commonwealth of Virginia, as with other states, operates a panoply of programs whose objectives, either directly or indirectly, are to develop the state's workforce. Some programs enhance the skills of Virginians through training or formal education; whereas other programs, such as the Employment Service, attempt to facilitate the employment…
Descriptors: Human Capital, State Government, Employment Services, Employment Programs
Montgomery Coll., Rockville, MD. Office of Institutional Research. – 1983
A human capital study was conducted at Montgomery College to assess the rate of return on educational expenditures by contrasting the future lifetime earnings of people with less education with that of people with greater educational attainment. The study assessed the costs of education (e.g., for tuition and fees, books and supplies, foregone…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Economic Research, Employment Patterns, Financial Support
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1993
This booklet provides information about the changing work force. It offers a profile of workers aged 45 and older, as well as likely changes in the work force of the future. Tables and graphs illustrate the following: profile of Americans aged 50 and older, by employment status; employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Employed Women, Employment
Hyclak, Thomas – 2000
The rising wage inequality in U.S. urban labor markets during the 1980s was examined in a study of 20 metropolitan area labor markets. The study's perspective differs from the prevailing perspective on the problem in three ways: (1) it focuses on changes in the wage structure in a sample of local labor markets; (2) it examines changes in the…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Clerical Occupations, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)
Carnevale, Anthony P. – 2001
By the time today's eighth graders reach age 28-29, approximately 66% will have had some kind of postsecondary education or training. There has been a dramatic upward shift in the education and skill requirements for all occupations. Access to higher education has become the threshold for career success. Elite managerial and professional jobs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Asian Americans, Blacks
