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Carnevale, Anthony P.; Rose, Stephen J. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011
The United States has been underproducing college-going workers since 1980. Supply has failed to keep pace with growing demand, and as a result, income inequality has grown precipitously. From 1915 to 1980, supply grew in tandem with demand. But, starting in 1990, the share of college-educated young people in the workforce rose very slowly. If the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Technological Advancement, Economic Development, Human Capital
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
The year 2011 was no ordinary year for teacher policy. In fact, it was a year like no other chronicled by the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook". This fifth annual edition of the Yearbook documents more changes in state teacher policy than NCTQ has seen in any of its previous top-to-bottom reviews of the…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Educational Policy, Teacher Effectiveness, Preservice Teacher Education
Murray, Scott; Shillington, Richard – Canadian Literacy and Learning Network, 2011
The authors of this report analyzed the most recent data to illustrate the impact of literacy skills on both the micro- and macro-economic levels. The report explores whether there is a case to be made for direct links between literacy skill and income level. Data relating to the ability to get a job, job retention and promotion, risk of job loss,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Economic Impact, Economic Change
Greenwald, Howard P.; And Others – 1981
The activities of six physician specialties that care for patients with highly similar problems were compared. Factors that influence the doctor's tendency to treat more patients and to work more hours were also assessed, along with impacts of geographic factors on service delivery. Data were obtained from the Medical Activities and Manpower…
Descriptors: Geographic Distribution, Higher Education, Labor Supply, Medical Services
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Rockville, MD. – 2000
The National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) initiated an examination of basic registered nurse workforce issues in December 1994. NACNEP took into account the environment in which registered nurses (RNs) would practice, the appropriate educational qualifications needed, and the status of the registered nurse population…
Descriptors: Government Role, Higher Education, Labor Needs, Labor Supply
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Fullerton, Howard N., Jr. – Monthly Labor Review, 1980
In a look ahead at the 1995 labor force, all three projections--high, middle, and low--indicate that women will account for two-thirds of the growth, most of which will occur in the prime working-age group; the Black labor force will grow twice as fast as the White. (CT)
Descriptors: Black Employment, Demography, Employed Women, Employment Projections
Kanun, Clara; Podratz, Rosalyn – 1981
A survey of registered nurses in the Rochester area was conducted to identify needs of potentially reemployable nurses in response to the prevailing opinion that uncongenial working conditions were the primary cause for the shortage of nurses. Data were collected from 20 percent random sample of registered nurses who completed either a survey form…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Needs Assessment
Ake, James N.; Johnson, Donald W. – 1981
Detailed statistics on trends in the U.S. supply and geographic distribution of personnel in eight health occupations, along with current data on selected professional characteristics, are presented. Statistical tables include combined data for the eight occupations, and groups of tables for the individual health occupations: physicians (both…
Descriptors: Dentists, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics, Geographic Distribution
Health Resources Administration (DHEW/PHS), Bethesda, MD. Bureau of Health Manpower. – 1980
Second in a series, this report presents recent trends in the supply and characteristics of health professionals, developments in health professions education, and projected requirements for health professions personnel are reported. In addition to data on the supply of health personnel and population growth, information is provided on the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Programs, Dentists, Employment Projections
Shah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2005
Migration patterns to and from Australia are becoming complex with migration programmes increasingly targeted towards meeting the needs of the labour market and regional development. This paper provides an analysis of the permanent and temporary movements of people to and from Australia in the last three years and their impact on the skilled…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Occupational Mobility, Migration Patterns
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Health Professions. – 2001
A pilot project profiled and compared the influence of the major environments of supply and demand, education, practice location and incentives, licensure and regulation, and planning and analysis on the health workforce in and among 10 states (California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Graduate Medical Students
Ratajczak, Rosalinda – 1978
The six sections of this report describe the collection of occupational information on an interstate basis to plan effective education programs for manpower development. Focus is on eight southern states--Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Section 1 discusses two views of vocational…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Economics
McClellan, Judi L.; Holden, Richard – 2001
As the United States population ages, employers face the possibility of a sustained retirement of the baby boom generation and a loss of their most experienced and knowledgeable employees. The public sector appears to be even more vulnerable, with an older-than-average workforce as well as a more traditional retirement system that encourages early…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Demand Occupations, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship