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Vetter, Betty M. – Science, 1974
Examines trends in both the numbers of graduating scientists and engineers and the demand for technological specialists in these fields. Indicates that the energy and environmental programs will create a demand for large numbers of scientists and engineers in a variety of traditional and interdisciplinary fields. (JR)
Descriptors: Editorials, Engineering Education, Engineers, Graduates

Rawls, Rebecca L. – Chemical and Engineering News, 1975
Comments on the inadequacy of current engineering manpower data and what might be done to improve it. Declares the need for a national coordinated effort to obtain this information and make it available to students and others who base decisions, in part, on the future supply of engineers. (Author/MLH)
Descriptors: Employment Statistics, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineers

Breneman, David W. – Educational Record, 1975
Analyzes several manpower forcasts of the 1960's and early 1970's and the main reasons for their inaccuracy, suggesting new directions for research on labor markets for the highly educated. (JT)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Labor Market
Smeltzer, K. K.; Santini, D. J. – 1979
A comparison of quantitative and qualitative employment effects of solar and conventional systems can prove the increased employment postulated as one of the significant secondary benefits of a shift from conventional to solar energy use. Current quantitative employment estimates show solar technology-induced employment to be generally greater…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Facility Requirements
O'Toole, John F., Jr.; Rosove, Perry E. – 1972
In a society that has traditionally emphasized the economic value of a college education, large numbers of college graduates in California are reporting great difficulty in finding employment, particularly during the past few years. The principal purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between projected college educated manpower…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education, Labor Market
Oppenheimer, Valerie Kincade – 1970
The purpose of this study is to explain the changing and increasing participation of females in the American labor force during this century, especially since 1940. Although the pre-1940 changes are smaller and may be attributable to improvements in census enumeration techniques, there has been a significant increase since 1940 in participation…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Cohen, Malcolm S. – 1974
Volume 2 contains supporting appendixes of a three-volume study designed to evaluate the need for new labor market information. The study also sought to improve methods for making better use of currently collected statistical and administrative data. The appendixes support Volume 1, chapter 4 "Local Labor Market Models" and contain: (1)…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Labor Economics, Labor Market, Labor Needs
Dreessen, Erwin A. J. – 1972
This dissertation deals with the relationship between wages and employment in five industry classifications covering mullwork and furniture plants. Census and other data for 1958, 1963 and 1967 are used, as well as data for the three years combined. The data are on the state level. The relationship is estimated within a simultaneous equation…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Research, Employment Patterns, Labor Economics
Gonzalez, Maria Elena – 1968
Job vacancy statistics are useful both nationally and locally to manpower policymakers in: (1) measuring labor shortages or surpluses, (2) identifying employment trends in occupations and industries, and (3) matching persons and jobs. The purposes of this study are to analyze the reliability of vacancy estimates and to plan efficient sample…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Labor Economics, Labor Force, Labor Market
Boyer, Ernest; And Others – 1972
Institutions of higher education are today faced with a challenge that is more prevalent today than it has ever been before. They must prepare their graduates for the jobs and careers that will be in need of manpower in the future rather than for those jobs that are empty at present. This requires careful planning and accurate prediction on the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Educational Change, Educational Development

Engineers Joint Council, New York, NY. Engineering Manpower Commission. – 1971
As part of its survey of the demand for engineers and technicians conducted in the early part of 1970, the Engineering Manpower Commission asked employers two questions. The first request was: "Please list any curriculum areas in engineering where the number of graduates seems to be badly out of balance with employment needs at current…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential, Engineering Technicians
McLennan, Kenneth; Seidenstat, Paul
In an examination of the geographic distribution of the urban demand for labor and its relationship with unemployment in Philadelphia, this study: (1) considers the potential contribution of new businesses in rehabilitating the ghettos, (2) examines the relative attractiveness of different parts of the city to various types of industries, and (3)…
Descriptors: Business, Economic Development, Employment Opportunities, Geographic Distribution
Rostker, Bernard Daniel – 1970
By developing the short-run policy implications of a structurally disaggregated labor market, this study attempts to show that fiscal and manpower policies are complementary means to achieve full employment. Using a constant elasticity of substitution production function, the study demonstrates mathematically that the smaller the residual…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Employment Level, Labor Economics, Labor Market

Sobol, Marion Gross – School Counselor, 1978
This article describes a pilot study of school counselors' knowledge and activities in vocational guidance and labor market information. Subjects were counselors in 42 public and private schools in the Dallas area. Results indicate that job market forecasts could be used more. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Employment Opportunities, Labor Market, Labor Needs

Salzman, Jerry – Business Education Forum, 1977
Notes that manpower needs in a technological society change rapidly, and that these changes require that distributive educators continually evaluate their programs and make modifications that reflect current manpower trends. To help distributive educators in determining manpower needs effectively, a model is presented to aid in making the…
Descriptors: Distributive Education, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Labor Market