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Burrus, Jeremy; Jackson, Teresa; Xi, Nuo; Steinberg, Jonathan – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
To identify the most important competencies for college graduates to succeed in the 21st century workforce, we conducted an analysis of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database. O*NET is a large job analysis operated and maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor. We specifically analyzed ratings of the importance of abilities (52…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Job Skills, Occupational Information, Databases
Uhalde, Ray; Strohl, Jeff – National Center on Education and the Economy (NJ1), 2006
In this paper the authors identified the size of America's home market as a crucial component of its historical comparative advantage. The authors showed that over the last four decades nearly 60 percent of per capita U.S. growth has been dependent upon growth in the domestic consumption. Thus, a comprehensive demand side strategy also must target…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Job Skills, Labor Market, Economic Development