Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to validate the self-perceived employability (SPE) scale (Rothwell et al., 2008) and explore its relationship with sociodemographic variables in Spain. The SPE is an employability scale designed to examine undergraduates' expectations and self-perceptions of employability. The SPE includes internal and…

This paper replicates the work of Giles and Drewes from the 1990s. They showed a catch-up effect whereby graduates of liberal arts undergraduate programs, although at an early-career disadvantage compared with graduates of applied programs, had higher incomes by mid-career. Working with the Panel 5 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (2005-2010),…

Purpose: To examine the recent labor market indicators of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) versus non-STEM college graduates with disabilities. Method: The sample included bachelor of science (B.S.)/B.S.-level college graduates including 1,567,527 with a disability and 32,512,446 without a disability. Data were derived from…

Northeastern University economists Paul E. Harrington and Andrew M. Sum argue that a recent report, "Help Wanted", "radically overstates the size of the college labor market." This overcount, they claim, has nothing to do with the recession. "Even in times of near full employment," Harrington and Sum argue that…

Since the Graduate Management Admission Council[R] (GMAC[R]) first began conducting its Alumni Perspectives Surveys 11 years ago, several "truths" about graduate business school alumni have consistently stood the test of time: They are and remain eminently employable. They constantly rate the value of the degree highly. This year's results are…

Unprecedented numbers of young college graduates entered the labor force in the late 1960's and early 1970's. At the same time, there was a slackening in the demand for professional workers in several sectors of the economy, such as research and development and education, which have traditionally provided employment for new degree recipients. This…

Presents statistics that show an increase in the hiring of college graduates relative to earlier predictions. (MLH)

Indicates that occupational and employment statistics would be more beneficial if users had a better understanding of how occupations are changing and how employers are redefining jobs to use the education and skills of their employees. (JOW)

The Special Labor Force Report examines the job status in October 1972 of recent college graduates, their job hunting methods, the relationship of their jobs to their major fields of study, their earnings, and their assessment of the career potential of their jobs. (Author/MW)

Analyzes the future employment opportunities for engineering graduates of the next decade based on statistics on employment demand and manpower supply. Indicates that the widespread involvement of engineers in all areas of employment will provide engineering graduates withan advantage in the competition for jobs. (CC)

Issue is taken with Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys of unemployment among 1972 liberal arts graduates because they are taken in the first year or two after graduation. The author reports his own 1974 study of 735 1972 graduates which reveals lower rates of unemployment and higher levels of employment. (JT)

Reports key findings of the 1990 annual national survey of journalism and mass communication graduates regarding students' experiences, job-seeking strategies, employment status, and salary. Finds that 1990 results are gloomier than in previous annual surveys. (SR)

This summary of recruiting trends survey reviews the expectations of employers hiring new college graduates for the 1990-91 college labor market and is based on a national survey of 549 businesses, industries, service sector employers, government agencies, military services, and school districts. Survey questions focused on anticipated changes in…

The employment of college-educated workers at the start of their careers and promotion patterns for older workers were studied. Attention was directed to the following concerns: the types of jobs available to young college-educated workers in the 1970s compared to the situation for their peers in the 1950s and 1960s; the effect of increased…

Although the government's role as provider of social services and guardian of individual rights has had little effect on the economic position of women and minorities, as an employer it has greatly improved their welfare in terms of job opportunities and earnings. U.S. census data from 1960 to 1980 show that the public sector currently employs…