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Thomsen, Erin; Yates, Shauna; Henderson, Mihaela; Drummond, Mary; Cooney, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2022
This First Look presents selected findings on the work and life experiences of recent bachelor's degree earners before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings in this report are based on data from the 2016/20 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:16/20), which took place in 2020. B&B:16/20 is the second follow-up in a…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Longitudinal Studies, College Graduates, COVID-19
Cataldi, Emily Forrest; Woo, Jennie; Staklis, Sandra – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
Based on data from the second follow-up of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12), these Web Tables present information on the employment, enrollment, and debt of first-time bachelor's degree recipients 4 years after graduation. The tables describe graduates' employment history and status after 4 years, their current or…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Bachelors Degrees, Outcomes of Education, Longitudinal Studies
Cataldi, Emily Forrest; Siegel, Peter; Shepherd, Bryan; Cooney, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2014
This report presents initial findings about the employment outcomes of bachelor's degree recipients approximately 4 years after they completed their 2007-08 degrees. These findings are based on data from the second follow-up of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12), a nationally representative longitudinal sample survey…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Longitudinal Studies, Followup Studies
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1993
The labor market and marital status experiences of women in their forties were examined using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Mature Women, which tracked the experiences of women from ages 40 to 49 during the 1967-86 time period. Findings included the following: (1) over 85% worked at some time during their forties; (2) they averaged…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Females
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
The transitions of women into and out of part-time work were studied by examining the same women over time, using data from the Young Women's cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys. Two groups of women were studied: those who were aged 29-33 in 1978 and those who were 29-33 in 1983. The labor force transitions of the two groups were compared…
Descriptors: Demography, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Females
Hayghe, Howard – 1974
This Special Labor Force Report of March 1973, shows a continued decline in labor force participation rates of married men and an increase in rates of married women with young children. It also explores the trends of husbands' and wives' labor force participation, as well as labor force activity of other groups, such as women heads of families and…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Heads of Households
Young, Anne McDougall – Monthly Labor Review, 1981
The 1970s were marked by an increase in the level of education attainment of the average worker. By 1979 thirty-six per cent of all workers over 18 completed at least one year of college, and the percentage of workers not completing high school declined considerably. While the proportion of men participating in the labor force continued to fall,…
Descriptors: Adults, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns

Herz, Diane E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1988
This article focuses on women aged 55 and older who work. It presents an overview of the group's work activity, occupational distribution, education, and earnings, and discusses these characteristics as they vary according to marital status and race. Data came primarily from the Current Population Survey. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Marital Status
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
The work patterns of women with some work experience over the 1976 to 1989 period were examined as they approach retirement, using data from the Mature Women's cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys. The data provided information on a sample of women who were between the ages of 30 and 45 in 1967 and who have been interviewed regularly since…
Descriptors: Demography, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Females
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1991
During the 1980s, the population of black women aged 16 years and older in the United States increased by 17.2%, and labor force participation for black women increased by 29%. In 1987, black women accounted for 50% of total black employment. The unemployment rate for black teenagers in 1990 was 30% (versus 10.8% for all black women). Labor force…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Educational Attainment, Employment Opportunities
Michelotti, Kopp – 1977
The most recent in an annual series on multiple jobholders, this report shows the number of U.S. workers holding two or more jobs at the same time by industry, occupation, and demographic characteristics, and outlines reasons for holding second jobs. Based primarily on information from the Current Population Survey, conducted and tabulated for the…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1975
Fifty-six charts present data on the characteristics of American working women and their changing status over the past 25 years. The major data source is the Current Population Survey conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of Census. Part 1 provides information on employment and unemployment. In January 1975 some 36 and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Charts, Educational Background, Employed Women
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
Child-care arrangements of young working mothers were examined in a study using data from the Youth cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience. The data provided information on a sample of young men and women who were between the ages of 14 and 22 in 1979 and who have been interviewed annually since then. The data…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Child Rearing, Costs
Sekscenski, Edward S. – Monthly Labor Review, 1980
This report consists of an article from the December 1979 issues of the Monthly Labor Review, an explanatory note, and supplementary tables. The article considers these factors which determine the length of time a person works continuously for the same employer: age and sex, marital status of women, race, and occupation and industry. It is shown…
Descriptors: Age, Career Change, Career Education, Employed Women
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1973
The 1970 United States census counted a female population of 104,299,734. Of all the nations in the world, only three have larger female populations: China, India, and the Soviet Union. Females made up 51.3 percent of the United States population. Over 70 million American women are of voting age--that's nearly seven million more than the number of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, College Attendance, Demography