Summarizes results of the 1981 and 1982 Doctorate Employment Survey, which assesses the employment status of recent doctorate recipients in psychology. Reports that the employment market has stabilized, that unemployment remains low, and that the percentage of respondents who find academic employment has stopped declining. (KH)

Compares male and female psychologists in academic settings on promotion and tenure; employment opportunities and status; productivity; job mobility; career patterns; employment settings; and variables related to rank attainment. Suggests that research provides little support for common assumptions about sex differences in career programs.…

Summarizes results of surveys among doctorate recipients in psychology on employment status; characteristics of secondary employment; sources of support for graduate training; geographic location after graduation; and employment in academic versus nonacademic settings. Presents results and trends in employment of 1975-1980 doctorate recipients.…

Presents data from the 1982 Human Resources Survey. Results (presented by degree level, sex, ethnicity, and subfield of respondents) indicate that involuntary unemployment among psychologists is low and underemployment is relatively rare. Further, though universities still employ the highest percentage of psychologists, these figures continue to…