As part of an annual Cerritos College follow-up of non-returning vocational students, this report for 1976-77 determined the employment success of these students, collected information on how useful the coursework was to skills and knowledge required for their jobs, and solicited comments on coursework areas that needed improvement. A sample of…

The purpose of this descriptive study was to gather baseline data on the employment picture of black women who are currently employed or have reentered a training educational program involving direct job opportunities. The study sample was selected from the rolls of nine black professional women's organizations in the state of California, and from…

The study is based on an analysis of recent trends in youth unemployment from published sources and on additional analysis of a national sample of young men and young women 16 to 18 years of age who were followed longitudinally over a seven year period in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The book establishes the dimensions of youth unemployment and…

This paper gives the results of a followup study of the graduates (1970-76) from the college of Education at the University of Maine at Orono. Questionnaires were sent to randomly selected graduates, 342 of whom responded. Twelve basic topics were covered in the survey: (1) How did you find your present job? (2) What was the most important reason…

The relationship between the rate of social change and the incidence of mental disorder was analyzed for a 10 percent regional sample of U.S. counties (N=279) with a non-metropolitan status as of 1950. Data collected in 1950, 1960, and 1970 were derived from the Censuses of Government, Manufacturers, and Population, as well as from Vital…

Eliminating the unstable employment period for college graduates in the first year or two after graduation, the followup study of the Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) 1972 liberal arts graduates was undertaken in November, 1974. Of 735 liberal arts graduates in 1972, there were 375 respondents. The liberal arts graduates reflected a…

What is the current employment status of recent college graduates? Are the jobs graduates find satisfactory to them? Why are graduates having difficulty finding jobs? What can students and colleges do to prepare for future employment? Information about the job activity of college graduates is derived from samplings of recruiting activities of…

This paper presents an analysis of black-white differences in job shifts based on panel data. Three topics are investigated: (1) whether a person intended to quit (a person's intention to quit); (2) whether or not a person actually quit his job; and (3) whether or not a person was laid off. The outcome of these events is analyzed in relation to…

Information on the size, composition, and family income of farm wageworker households (any household with at least 1 person 14 years of age or over who performed farm wagework at any time during the year, even if for only 1 day) in 1971 is presented. Households were classified as: (1) regular--households with at least 1 member who performed 150…

The first part of the handbook contains revised guidelines for its use, suggestions on where to go for more information, a discussion of assumptions and methods used in preparing employment projections, and a look into the future. More than 850 occupational briefs are presented, grouped into 13 occupational clusters and 35 industry briefs. The 13…

The number of unemployed persons at some time during calendar year 1974 totaled 18.3 million which is nearly four million above the 1973 level. The number of persons who worked reached 101.7 million. The proportion of the population who work varies widely by age, and the pattern for men differs from that for women. Over this period, the rate for…

Reviewing the operations of the Rural Manpower Services as administered by the Tennessee Department of Employment, this annual report reveals factors which have influenced 1974 placement services for rural employers and workers. Areas covered include: planning; economic developments; employment and unemployment trends; services for rural people;…

The Rural Youth Program, a model Neighborhood Youth Corps program based on previous research, was designed to maximize social and occupational adjustment of rural youth in the North Central States. Although the program's first year (1972-73) was not a full year, it was initially evaluated at three sites (northern Minnesota, southern Iowa, and…

This study of contact between the French and English language groups in Canada is based on an ecological approach, emphasizing factors such as population composition, residential patterns, occupational pressures and age and sex differences rather than cultural or psychological ones. Part 1 begins with a general discussion of the problems of…

Part 1 of this report on the status of women at the University of Chicago deals with women on the regular teaching faculties, their numbers and locations, potential pools of faculty women, recruitment procedures, promotions and reappointments, cases of alleged discrimination, nepotism, work patterns, reported satisfactions and dissatisfactions,…