This document presents the results of a survey of policy and practice in the employment of college and university graduates in business and industry. A total of 196 well-known companies responded to the inquiry. All but a few were large or medium-sized corporations. Reports came from 19 states representing all major regions of the country. Results…

The fourth quarter Bureau of Labor statistics show an improvement in the employment situation for Vietnam veterans, including employment for Negro and other minority races. The unemployment rate for newly discharged veterans is still slightly higher than that for nonveterans, but the rate for age group (20-24 and 25-30) is decreasing as a result…

This is a collection of estimates, by county, of the unutilized labor due to underemployment in 1960. This technique of determining unemployment uses the national median income adjusted for each country's age-color mix, education status, and an employment factor, to provide a county standard against which the actual county median income can be…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics national industry-occupational matrix was used to project employment for 1975 by occupation and industry for Minnesota and several areas within the state. In addition to the 1975 projections, the report provides statewide and area employment data for 1960 and 1968, by occupation and industry, along with the…

This report analyzes recent developments in the labor-force status of blacks and examines their job situation relative to whites. The recent slowdown in economic activity has had serious repercussions for Negro workers although their situation has deteriorated less than in previous economic declines. Tables provide employment, unemployment, and…

Women are reported to work for the same reasons men do--to provide for the welfare of themselves, their families, or others. Statistics from the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, quoted for white and minority women workers, show that despite unfavorable economic conditions in the first quarter of 1975, an average of nearly…

Reports some of the results of the recent NSF survey of science and engineering graduates' employment in the field. The overall labor force participation rates for baccalaureates and master's degree recipients were around 96 percent. (MA)

This special report, prepared by manpower and economic experts, details the employment prospects for chemists up to 1985. A demand for chemists equal to the supply is projected, but opportunities in academic institutions will decrease as overall college enrollments drop. (BT)

Describes the growth of the female civilian labor force in the Nation from 1950 to 1975 and analyzes the upward shift in the civilian labor force participation rate from a flow perspective to determine the role of various factors that have produced the rise in the civilian labor force participation rate of women. (SH)

This article describes some of the changes in regional employment over the past decade or so, with particular emphasis on the industrial components of those changes; then it examines some of the reasons for dramatically uneven regional employment growth, focusing on such aspects as population and business migration, regional income inequality, and…

Summarizes results of the 1981 and 1982 Doctorate Employment Survey, which assesses the employment status of recent doctorate recipients in psychology. Reports that the employment market has stabilized, that unemployment remains low, and that the percentage of respondents who find academic employment has stopped declining. (KH)

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

Jobs related to agricultural exports fluctuated over the period 1963-72, while other export-related jobs generally rose steadily. (Editor)

Special Labor Force Report on the employment of school age youth in October 1972 shows little change in the number of students holding jobs, but a large increase among young people out of school. (Editor)

Shows that married women again led annual rise in work force, with single men ranking second. (Editor)