Based on data from the second follow-up of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12), these Web Tables present information on the employment, enrollment, and debt of first-time bachelor's degree recipients 4 years after graduation. The tables describe graduates' employment history and status after 4 years, their current or…

This paper analyses the profile and motivation of over 1,300 academics employed on part-time, fixed term or temporary contracts at 10 post-1992 UK universities, whom it categorises as "non-standard academics". Based on a questionnaire survey, it investigates their demographic background, including age, gender and ethnic background, as…

Examining the impact on women's employment of the changing family structure, the authors found (1) a decline in the effect of marital status on women's employment; (2) no decline in the effect of child status; and (3) a more complex relationship between race and employment status. (SK)

Results of a survey assessing changing patterns of veterinary manpower distribution and supply are reported and analyzed. Data are given on job application and employment patterns, preferences, and geographic location. Income levels, geographic mobility, and type of employment are also reported. (MSE)

This book contains the findings of a British project studying the employment experiences of a sample of Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) graduates for the year 1982. Chapters One and Two describe the project and the context for the project. Chapter Three presents an overview of the employment experiences of the sample from graduation in…

This report charts the rate at which occupational differentiation proceeded among 3,730 young white men and the dimensions along which it proceeded. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of the Labor Force Experience of Young Men were used to examine employment among men aged sixteen to twenty-eight in different levels and fields of work.…

Graduates of high school, two-year college, and four-year college business programs were surveyed to determine the perceived relevance of that education, job and salary levels secured, and graduates' opinions of their education. Questionnaires eliciting information on job titles, amount of education necessary to obtaining their jobs, and the…

Utilizing Federal census data from 1960 and 1970, this study provides (1) an overview of the job structure of the entire American economy as of 1970, by arranging the jobs in a new occupational-industrial matrix and ranking them in terms of average annual earnings; and (2) an analysis of the structural factors that distinguish the better from the…

Analysis of the relationship between employment and crime has been undertaken in several different disciplines. Included among these are economics, sociology, anthropology, and manpower program evaluations for criminal justice populations. Examination of economic perspectives on employment and crime reveals two competing views of their…

This book analyzes the impact of out-of-school youths' first job experiences on later occupational attainment and job satisfaction, explores the effects of prior attitudes and status, and charts the varying career paths of white males, white females, black males, and black females. It also interprets the findings in light of public policy…

This report examines selected public sector direct job creation schemes that were in operation in 1977-1978 in Canada, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Based on responses to a questionnaire and discussions with officials in the five countries, the information presented in the report is not intended to evaluate any one…

A study that examined the personality and environmental factors affecting South African female career interest and career commitment at different life phases resulted in development of a model of vocational behavior. Selected for the study sample were 111 graduated white women employed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The…

A study based on supplementary questions in the October 1978 Current Population Survey revealed an improved job situation among U.S. youths both in and out of school, but it showed dropouts and those from low-income families at a distinct disadvantage. Overall, the number of employed youths (age 16-24) increased by 1.1 million from October 1977 to…