The employment outlook for chemists and chemical engineers is clearly improving. Data supporting this conclusion are presented. (Author/RH)

Employment and the labor force both expanded during 1972; the unemployment rate went down but still averaged 5.6 percent. (MF)

In 2004 NCVER invited proposals from a consortia of researchers to address questions relating to changing work skill needs and work organisation arrangements and their implications for the vocational education and training sector. The National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University, and the Centre for Post-compulsory Education and…

Increased use of atomic energy for peacetime purposes affects industry's structure and employment. (Editor)

Negro students shun technical fields despite rise in opportunities for them. (Editor)

Export-related industries accounted for almost half of the rebound in manufacturing employment after the decline of 1984-86. (Author)

The major changes taking place in the occupational and industrial structure of the labor force are highlighted by graphic illustrations of changing manpower needs. Some apparent trends are: (1) the very rapid rate of growth of the total labor force, (2) the relatively slow growth rate of the manufacturing labor force, (3) the rapid growth of the…

Illustrates employment trends and projections in high technology occupations. Indicates that the small size of high technology industries limits the number of jobs that will be available. (SK)