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Cadman, Anne B.; Stevenson, Gloria – Worklife, 1977
Discusses the rise in population of Americans over the age of 65, job opportunities available or becoming available in health services areas concerned with older adults, and various training programs (Federal and State) related to working with older adults. (SH)
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Educational Programs, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Jackson. Dept. of Research & Statistics. – 1978
There has been a rapid increase in Mississippi women's participation in the labor force, but female participation still lags behind male participation. The 1960s witnessed dramatic increases in younger women's participation. The trend is expected to continue into the late 1970s. Annual 1977 averages showed women made up almost 40% of Mississippi's…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age, Career Opportunities, Census Figures
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1977
This compendium of seventeen papers discusses women's overall role in a full employment economy and their problems in fulfilling that role. It begins with a comprehensive summary of the authors' views and then presents the papers in six sections: (1) overview; (2) overcoming barriers; (3) support services and adjusted conditions; (4) education and…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
This handbook is a guide to career opportunities in a broad range of occupations for which a college degree is, or is becoming, the usual background for employment. It contains a brief summary of expected changes in the economy, in addition to an analysis of the overall supply and demand situation for college graduates through the mid-1980's. Each…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
This handbook is divided into four major sections with the first section serving as a guide to the handbook. This introductory section tells how to use the handbook, where to go for more career information, how employment projections are made, and where tommorrow's jobs will be. The outlook for occupations in section 2 contains 300 occupational…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Cluster Grouping, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Burdetsky, Ben – Worklife, 1976
Describes the chronically high youth unemployment rates, particularly among teenagers, and discusses a number of congressional proposals, such as a special youth Employment Program, a Youth Corps, and a Presidential Advisor on Youth. (WL)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Career Education, Career Opportunities, Disadvantaged Youth
Cirksena, Kathy, Comp.; And Others – 1977
This bibliography, second in a series of three to be issued by the Women's Educational Equity Communications Network (WEECN), contains ninety-three selected information resources (articles, papers, separately published bibliographies, and monographs) in the area of continuing education and the reentry woman. These materials, alphabetized according…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development