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Carnevale, Anthony P.; Rose, Stephen J. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011
The United States has been underproducing college-going workers since 1980. Supply has failed to keep pace with growing demand, and as a result, income inequality has grown precipitously. From 1915 to 1980, supply grew in tandem with demand. But, starting in 1990, the share of college-educated young people in the workforce rose very slowly. If the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Technological Advancement, Economic Development, Human Capital
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Rose, Stephen J.; Hanson, Andrew R. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2012
Certificates are recognition of completion of a course of study based on a specific field, usually associated with a limited set of occupations. Certificates differ from other kinds of labor market credentials such as industry-based certifications and licenses, which typically involve passing an examination to prove a specific competency,…
Descriptors: Credentials, Awards, Educational Attainment, Labor Market
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Rose, Stephen J. – 1998
A study tracing the United States economy over the last 40 years reports the skills needed in the changing economy around the turn of the 21st century. Data sources were the March Annual Demographic files of the Current Population Survey for 1970, 1980, 1990, and 1996, and the Public Microdata Sample of the 1960 Census. The study notes the rise of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Business Administration, Clerical Occupations, College Graduates