One of the responsibilities of the Utah Department of Employment Security is the development and dissemination of information concerning occupational manpower requirements. Highlighted in this document are the occupational employment data for employees in Utah's nonagricultural payrolls. Data entered on an occupational industry matrix obtained…

This report presents data compiled by the Manpower Characteristics Study Group of the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a comprehensive program to measure and analyze the nation's science and engineering manpower resources for 1974. The data presented are based on three sources: the 1973 Survey of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers; the…

This report examines the educational characteristics of science and engineering personnel employed by the Federal Government, including professional and non-professional personnel in non-science and engineering occupations who have their highest college level degree in science or engineering as of January, 1974. Information is provided on the…

Presents an extended annual review of employment for chemists and chemical engineers. Includes 1975 employment statistics, a discussion of what employers are seeking, salaries of professional chemists, the status of U.S. spending in research and development, and a variety of aids available to both new and experienced chemical professionals in…

A new measure of intensity of employment of human resources was developed for this rural-urban comparative study and utilized to assess the productivity of small town and low-income urban family units and their individual members. (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)

To investigate the further development of agricultural education in Nevada in light of current and future opportunities for employment in off-farm agricultural occupations, personal interviews were conducted with 363 agricultural firms and 30 agricultural agencies. Data were summarized for the 148 companies where some employees needed agricultural…

Objectives of the study of Iowa's employment patterns and projections from 1940 to 1970 were: (1) to present and describe the state's industrial, occupational, and occupational-industry employment changes from 1940 to 1960, (2) to project these levels to 1970, and (3) to provide a summary statement of some employment possibilities for Iowa. Data…

The purpose of the study was to obtain employment status information for students six months after graduation from high school, to compare the similarity of the students' responses to teachers' report of the students' employment status, and to determine if there were any variations in reports of employment status from one occupational field to…

Total employment in Southern United States increased 20.1 percent from 1940-50 and 13.6 percent from 1950-60 compared with 25.4 and 14.5 percent for the nation as a whole. The proportion of workers in the South to the entire United States decreased from 26.8 percent in 1940 to 25.4 percent in 1960. Over the 10-year period from 1950-60 the South…

The primary purpose of the study was to develop a supply/demand ratio for nuclear degree scientists and engineers from July 1969 through 1973. The need by private industry and electric utilities for scientists and engineers with degrees in disciplines other than nuclear science or engineering, as well as for technicians, nuclear reactor operators,…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO (1) IDENTIFY PRESENT AND EMERGING AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER THAN FARMING FOR WHICH VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IS NEEDED AND (2) DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AND NEEDED IN THE FUTURE. BUSINESSES IN THE STATE IN WHICH EMPLOYEES WOULD FIND A KNOWLEDGE OF AGRICULTURE USEFUL OR…

Using information from surveys conducted by the U.S. Civil Service Commissions Bureau of Intergovernmental Personnel Programs, the author discusses female employment in state and local government. The quantity and quality of female employment and conditions facilitating female employment are examined. (Author/RM)

A Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) economist describes two BLS program surveys measuring working hours data and economic trends: the Current Employment Statistics Survey (from payroll surveys) and the Current Population Survey (from household surveys). From different data, both series indicate very similar economic forces. (MF)