The National Association of Colleges and Employers conducted its annual survey of employer members from June 15, 2010 to August 15, 2010, to benchmark data relevant to college recruiting. From a base of 861 employers holding organizational membership, there were 268 responses for a response rate of 31 percent. Following are some of the major…

The Great Recession left a crater in the labor market that has been devastating for unemployed Americans of all ages. After more than two years of unemployment at well over 8%, there is a hole of more than 11 million jobs, with average spells of unemployment lasting nearly nine months. The weak labor market has been particularly tough on young…

It will take years for the labor market to recover from the damage induced by the recent recession. While monthly job losses almost surely peaked in 2009, the unemployment rate will likely peak in 2010 (CBO 2010a). In April, the unemployment rate reached 9.9% and the overall economic cause is simple: firms are not hiring quickly enough, as…

This handbook is a guide to career opportunities in a broad range of occupations for which a college degree is, or is becoming, the usual background for employment. It contains a brief summary of expected changes in the economy, in addition to an analysis of the overall supply and demand situation for college graduates through the mid-1980's. Each…

The number of jobs requiring four or more years of college education is projected to grow by 45 percent over the 1982-1995 period, compared to 25 percent for all jobs. (JOW)

This report examines the job status in October 1971 of recent college graduates and whether they obtained work in their chosen field. Data obtained from supplementary questions to the October 1971 Current Population Survey indicate there were 1.2 million 20- to 34-year olds who had received degrees in 1970 and 1971. The survey showed that of the…

Analyzes several manpower forcasts of the 1960's and early 1970's and the main reasons for their inaccuracy, suggesting new directions for research on labor markets for the highly educated. (JT)

A yearly survey of trends in employment of graduates by business and industry shows that, in general, both starting salaries and employment will increase in 1977. Greatest demand will be in engineering, accounting, business administration, and sales. (MLH)

The complex problems confronting English and foreign language departments involve, among other things, student enrollments, budgetary shortfalls, lessened job opportunities for graduates, increased cries for accountability, and external intrusions into intradepartmental business. One area over which we have considerable control in the preparation…

Presents material adapted from the Occupational Outlook Handbook in Brief,'' prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor; the Bureau of Labor Statistics assessment of the 1980 occupational and industrial outlook is based on a projected labor force of 100,700,000 in 1980. (JM)

In the 1960s teacher demand and supply increased rapidly to match the increasing school enrollments of those years in Pennsylvania. But due to declining enrollments and lower than normal teacher replacement needs in the 1970s the demand for teachers began to fall faster than the supply. Rather conservative projections indicate that teacher supply…

This report, Comm-Bacc, examines the activity of graduates who received the baccalaureate degree in the academic year 1971-72 from the collegiate institutions of Pennsylvania. The focus concerned the condition of employment and nonemployment that existed in the late summer and early fall of 1972. Data were collected from the placement office at…

The effects of college education on incomes during the past century, changes in the labor market, and the accuracy of future projections are examined. Other areas discussed are why college graduates earn more money than high school graduates, how much more money, and whether the amount earned exceeds the amount spent on their education. (BM)