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Hard Times, College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings: Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal
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Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Strohl, Jeff – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2012
The question, as individuals slowly dig out from under the wreckage left by the Great Recession, is unavoidable: "Is college worth it?" The authors' answer: "Yes, extensive research, ours included, finds that a college degree is still worth it." A Bachelor's degree is one of the best weapons a job seeker can wield in the fight for employment and…
Descriptors: Job Applicants, Majors (Students), Unemployment, High School Graduates
Navajo Labor Force Survey, 1977: A Preliminary Analysis.
Albrecht, Stan L.; And Others – 1983
The 1977 Navajo Labor Force Survey, an attempt to estimate size and characteristics of the Navajo labor force, uses data from 1,900 unemployed and 1,481 employed adult Navajos on the Navajo Nation, and 438 unemployed and 314 employed Navajos in adjacent towns. Employment opportunities on and near the reservation are severely limited because of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
The Endicott Report: Trends in the Employment of College and University Graduates in Business and Industry, 1981. Thirty-Fifth Annual Report: A Survey of 142 Well-Known Business and Industrial Concerns.
Endicott, Frank S. – 1980
Results of the 1980 survey of policy and practice in the employment of college and university graduates in business and industry are presented. A total of 142 companies responded to the inquiry, all but a few of which are large or medium-sized corporations. Reports came from 20 states and Washington, D.C. The variety of business interests…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business, Career Guidance, College Graduates