There are natural mismatches in the labor market between the demand for higher-educated laborers and the supply of graduates provided by the higher education system in terms of quantity and qualifications. While there are open positions, some graduates still cannot find work. There are various findings indicating that the mismatch between…

Purpose: Developing countries need to plan growth or expansion of education so as to provide required trained manpower for different occupational sectors. The paper assesses supply and demand of professional manpower in Indian agriculture and the demands are translated in to educational requirements. Methodology: The supply is assessed from the…

Tectonic changes are reshaping U.S. workplaces as the economy moves deeper into the knowledge-focused age. These changes are affecting the very nature of jobs by rewarding social, communications and analytical skills. They are prodding many workers to think about lifetime commitments to retraining and upgrading their skills. And they may be…

What is an emeritus professor? The emeritus role means different things at different colleges and universities, but generally it has an elusive, ambiguous quality. It may simply mean that a professor has retired with an honorific title acknowledging many years of service to an institution. Or it may mean that a senior professor has transitioned to…

By 2020, 65 percent of all jobs in the economy will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school. That's a pretty strong statement in defense of the value of higher education in this country. But it will mean little unless the nation's colleges and universities--and, specifically, community colleges--can produce more workers…

A strong economy requires a highly educated workforce, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. In the United States, STEM degree production has stagnated, despite employment projections forecasting a 17% growth in the field over the next decade. Two key criteria influence progression through the STEM education…

Today's acute shortage of health workers is likely to moderate somewhat in the years ahead, despite an expected 60 percent rise in needs for these workers. (Editor)

There are many uncertainties about the magnitude and nature of labor shortages. Data needed to identify and quantify shortages are not available from national statistical offices so most of what is known comes from employer reports. (JOW)

The employment outlook for chemists and chemical engineers is clearly improving. Data supporting this conclusion are presented. (Author/RH)

To test the efficacy and validity of measuring future manpower needs by means of an employer survey, employer predictions of employment needs as reported in the 1960 Area Skills Surveys, done by the New Jersey Division of Employment Security, were compared with actual employment reported in the Occupational Training Needs Survey conducted in the…

An analysis of the 1994-2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections can be used to identify industries that are projected to move differently with business cycles in the future than with those of the past, and can be used to identify the industries and occupations that are most prone to business cycle swings. (Author)

The banking industry is going through a shakedown of closings and mergers, but the employment of bank workers is likely to rise between now and 2005. (Author)

To improve efficiency in manpower policies and programs, this study explores the effects of economic growth on future manpower requirements in Canada. Projections of occupational employment as a percentage of total employment, employment per unit of output, and the level of output for each of the 12 major industries, were used to project manpower…

This report provides employment by industry for 1960 and 1969, with projections for 1975. The second part of the report presents guidelines for developing state and area employment estimates for 1960 and 1975. The report concludes with a discussion of labor supply and demand and their interrelationship. This supplement presents revised employment…