This paper presents the recruiting trends for 2008-2009. This year's report is based on 945 respondents, including 57 K-12 schools. The researchers continued their focus on fast-growth small companies and expended most of their energy in retaining their sample distribution, knowing that the prevailing economic situation would reduce responses.…

The Departments of Labor and Higher Education, working in close collaboration with the constituent units of public higher education, present this comprehensive report on the employment of graduates of public colleges and universities. This report summarizes the employment and compensation experience of students who graduated from the State's 18…

A study was undertaken to understand the chain of family, school, and employment factors that led a sample of young (18-30) psychoactive substance abusers into precarious employment situations, based on their personal narratives. Substance abuse was measured according to DAST-20 and SMAST scales. Three types of precarious employment trajectories…

CURRENT AND PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS ARE GIVEN FOR THE STATE AND FOR THE DENVER STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA WHICH INCLUDES ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, DENVER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, DENVER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, U.S. CENSUS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, MOUNTAIN STATES…

Although some occupations will employ fewer workers, most are growing. An expanding economy and increased demand for goods and services will create millions of jobs in almost every type of occupation between now and the year 2000. (A list of occupations with estimated employment, change in employment, and prospects is included.) (JOW)

Special Labor Force Report shows that most jobseekers tend to apply directly to prospective employers; women try newspaper ads more often than men. (Editor)

Describes a number of programs designed to assist members of the American Chemical Society obtain employment, including direct support for unemployed members and the exercise of political influence in stimulating employment opportunities. (AL)

Analyzes data from a survey of engineers in the San Francisco Bay area in 1963-65 from a sociological viewpoint. Concludes that lay-offs are not simply economic problems . . . but involve a whole spectrum of consequences." (Author/AL)

A technological diffusion or user-institution model can identify the negative and positive impact of robotics on job opportunities and productivity. (AM)

The second of a three-part series analyzing the results of the American Hospital Association's Nursing Personnel Survey, this article examines data about registered nurse vacancies and turnovers and discusses implications for nursing administrators. (JOW)

The identification of emerging occupations can highlight economic and employment trends. However, these occupations will not all become major employers of workers, and should not become the major focus of planning. (SK)