Notes that the integration of Americans of Spanish origin into the political and economic structure of the United States has been a continuing struggle. (Author)

The General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed reports published by seven states (Indiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin) regarding the status of their families who have left welfare. The families discussed in the reports were estimated to account for approximately 8 percent of the number of families to…

This article proposes that university department prestige can be measured by ability to place its doctoral recipients, as illustrated by analysis of accounting student placements. Resulting rankings of departments were evaluated for stability over time and against other program characteristics to illustrate the validity and uniqueness of the…

Trends in three major areas relating to higher education are charted: College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) performance since 1990; the employment outlook until 2005 for major occupational groups; and the relationship of college faculty pay to the cost of living since 1987-88. (MSE)

This article deals with the question of how the segmentation of higher education participation connects with the segmentation of the graduate labor market into jobs with different levels of quality. With data comprising educational and labor market histories of graduates with Master's degree from nine European countries, the author analyses how…

This document provides an overview of the gender distribution of ICT and ICT-related employment in OECD countries, and ICT employment patterns are contrasted with overall employment to highlight differences. The authors discuss participation in ICT-related education and training, and differences in ICT access and use by gender. Overall,…

The relationship between wage differentiation and long-term unemployment was examined in a study that considered data regarding long-term unemployment and minimum wages in the United States, Japan, and 10 member nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Data regarding wages and unemployment in the 11 countries were…

In a comparison of self-employment patterns in Germany and the United Kingdom, data from the Labour Force Survey (United Kingdom) and Mikrozensus (Germany) were analyzed to identify the personal characteristics of self-employed individuals in the two countries, the characteristics of their self-employed activity, and movement in and out of…

To determine whether there has been a secular rise in job instability among young adults over the past 3 decades, a study compared two National Longitudinal Survey cohorts of young white men. The first cohort entered the labor market in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the second during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The study examined…

Presenting data on academic faculty salaries and compensation nationwide and in the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), this report highlights two studies of salaries at 51 land grant universities and at 42 medium-enrollment urban community colleges for the years 1985-86 through 1991-92. Data for both studies were obtained…

The 1984-1985 operating fund requirements for Ontario higher education institutions are examined. It is suggested that relative to other jurisdictions and to the early 1970s, Ontario universities are seriously underfunded and falling further behind each year. Statistical tables include the following: funding recommendations of the Council of…

Three determinants of black male relative earnings are examined: relative educational position, industrial distribution of employment, and labor market discrimination. Overall improvement in the relative position of black men has been noted, but large racial disparities persist. (MW)

Data on the evolution of university financing in Ontario, Canada, are provided. Statistical tables cover: Ontario universities' share of provincial budgetary expenditures, 1972-1984; interprovincial comparisons of operating grants to universities for full-time equivalent students, 1974-1984; provincial operating grants for universities per $1,000…

THE TRENDS INDICATE THAT ABOUT 7.5 MILLION OF THE 26 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING THE LABOR FORCE DURING THE 1960'S WILL NOT HAVE COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT 2.5 MILLION WILL NOT HAVE COMPLETED EVEN THE EIGHTH GRADE. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 16- AND 17-YEAR-OLDS WAS THE HIGHEST AMONG ALL AGE GROUPS AND RANGED FROM 11 TO 24 PERCENT DURING THE…

This chartbook documents with extensive charts what happened between 1970-75 in improving job opportunities for women, with special emphasis on the progress made in business. Employment data come from census, payroll, report, and survey information. Section 1 considers male-female employment profiles (1970, 1975) for the whole economy. Section 2…