Increasing numbers of recent college graduates are ending up in relatively low-skilled jobs that, historically, have gone to those with lower levels of educational attainment. This study examines this phenomenon in some detail, concluding: (1) About 48 percent of employed U.S. college graduates are in jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…

Between 1966 and 1975, 100,000 scientists and engineers emigrated to the U.S. Of these, 62,000 entered as permanent immigrants and the remainder as temporary visitors, subsequently changing their status to become permanent immigrants. This report summarizes the trends of scientist and engineer (S/E) immigration of the 1966-75 time period and…

New models trace shifts among job losers, leavers, and entrants during economic change. (Author/AG)

The study indicates that jobs in astronomy have become severely limited in the last few years, with a near balance between supply and demand of astronomers. The following issues are assessed in this study: the current supply of astronomers in the United States, and its change as a function of time; the background and make-up of astronomers in the…

Rapid changes in the nation's economy have resulted in significant increases in the demand for workers in technical jobs but a significant decrease in the demand for unskilled workers. Unfortunately, the abilities of available manpower have not been developed to meet the requirements of jobs at the levels where the increased demands have occurred.…

Recently, high unemployment and a high perceived rate of technological change have created interest in work-sharing. Definitions of different types of work-sharing and theoretical and practical issues related to work-sharing are covered. Work-sharing is not necessarily a panacea, but it does show the potential to help. (Author/IS)

Three papers consider various aspects of the labor market in the telecommunications field in the United States. The first, "Employment and Worker Dislocation in Telecommunications Equipment" (Julie Gorte, Office of Technology Assessment), notes that the increasing importance of international trade in the American economy has meant both a…

This paper examines the causes and effects of the 1973 oil embargo imposed by OPEC. The author notes that since the embargo, little positive action has been taken to reduce American dependence upon a very limited and very expensive energy source. In order to achieve any degree of independence, it will be necessary to repidly expand coal and…

Julian Josephson finds the environmental employment picture bleak, but far from hopeless. He looks at training and future trends, and lists a number of leads aimed at helping the unemployed. (Author/BT)

Summarized are subtopics of the 1974 Manpower Report of the President. Specific topics covered are: the employment and unemployment record; manpower programs; migration and the American worker; patterns of occupational opportunity; and special programs. (DS)

Opportunities for university graduates with mathematics and science backgrounds are discussed. Statistics concerning the occupational disposition of graduates as of the date of their graduation are presented. (JP)

This bulletin presents the highlights of an evaluation of today's engineering graduates as seen by the managers of engineering, manufacturing and technical marketing in a major electrical equipment manufacturing company. Today's engineer is seen as far more productive than his predecessor. The computer has greatly expanded his productive capacity.…