This study documents the employment patterns and demographic characteristics of recent PhDs in earth and space science. It summarizes the latest annual survey of recent earth and space science PhDs conducted by the American Geological Institute, the American Geophysical Union, and the Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of…

This report is based on an annual survey of physics degree recipients conducted approximately 6 months after the end of the academic year in which they received their degrees. During the 1997-1998 academic year, there were 1,323 physics Ph.D.s conferred at the 183 departments granting physics doctorates in the United States. Departments reported…

Considerable research has been done on the relationship between Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits and family structure. Evidence based on cross-state variation in welfare benefits and family structure indicates some nonzero effect of those benefits on marriage and fertility. It shows that time-series trends in family…

The primary purpose of this publication is to provide impartial measures of the strengths and weaknesses of community college programs from a labor market perspective. Information from surveys and administrative databases focuses on: graduates' employment, earnings and employer-provided benefits; skill sets; and employer satisfaction with…

Underground bituminous mining offers the best job opportunities. Surface mining, which is highly mechanized, and anthracite mining hold far less promise for work. (Author)

Presents the initial analytical results of 1973 survey data obtained from over 52,500 respondents in the physics and astronomy community. Indicates a decrease in unemployment and a continuous salary increase from 1970 to 1973. Included are descriptions of subfield employment, work activities, and situations of minority groups. (CC)

The purpose of the Washington metropolitan area classified employment advertising research project was to determine the number of jobs actually available to the poor on unskilled out of the total job openings as advertised in the want ads in the newspapers. (DS)

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expanding rapidly in an effort to curb job discrimination. Employers will have more responsibility to comply with the commission and be aware of the concepts by which they are judged. The circumstances under which enforcement agencies can issue a finding of cause are discussed. (DS)

The author discusses the role of the guidance counselor in light of the fact that a college degree no longer represents a guaranteed passport to economic success. (RP)

Trends and policies affecting manpower planning toward 1990 are presented. (Author)

The Interdiciplinary Doctoral Program in Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh conducted a survey of the need for professionals in information science at the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. levels. (JB)

To ascertain whether an influx of new lawyers would indeed depress earnings or drive marginally successful lawyers to other fields of work, this article: examines the structure of the legal-services industry, ascertains the determinants of lawyers' incomes, and attempts to predict the current and potential increases in the number of lawyers.…

Survey results indicated that posthospital employment was meagre and that it was unrelated to urbanization industrialization and local unemployment rates. Variance in vocational adjustment was more importantly accounted for by characteristics of the subject than by labor market characteristics, and was seen as having encouraging implications for…

This article recommends revolutionary action to increase the number of qualified miniroty candidates. (JC)