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Baldwin, Roger G.; Zeig, Michael J. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
What is an emeritus professor? The emeritus role means different things at different colleges and universities, but generally it has an elusive, ambiguous quality. It may simply mean that a professor has retired with an honorific title acknowledging many years of service to an institution. Or it may mean that a senior professor has transitioned to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Role, Retirement, Professional Identity
Greenstone, Michael; Looney, Adam – Hamilton Project, 2011
The January employment numbers, released today by the U.S. Department of Labor, present mixed evidence about the state of the labor market. While the unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent, payrolls were just better than flat, increasing by only 36,000 jobs last month. Much attention is given to the official unemployment rate, which is certainly…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Labor, Labor Market
Sommers, Dixie – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2012
In an uncertain economy, reliable information about tomorrow's labor market can be a valuable tool in career planning. Understanding the future workforce helps an individual prepare for his/her place in it. When choosing among careers--or assisting others who are making such choices--it helps to know a few basics: the types and number of jobs…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Employment Patterns, Labor Market, Occupational Information
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2008
There is a persistent concern over mismatches between the degrees awarded by universities and the needs of the job market. Although there are shortages of graduates in some fields, many university graduates have difficulty finding jobs that make good use of their education. This has been discussed in newspaper articles, in education and business…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Market, Community Surveys, Employment Patterns
Social and Labour Bulletin, 1983
A series of articles looks at computerization and unions in Australia, France, and India; bargaining agreements about technological innovation in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States; and the effects of technology on the labor force in the Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, and the United States. (SK)
Descriptors: Automation, Employment Patterns, Job Layoff, Labor Needs
Jorgensen, Haley – Community College Journal, 2006
Careers in manufacturing are high-wage and high-tech. Yet, a future workforce shortage may be on the horizon. It appears a negative public perception--one that brings to mind low wages, assembly-line work and lay-offs--is thwarting young adults from pursuing manufacturing careers across the country. This article describes how the Wisconsin…
Descriptors: Careers, Manufacturing Industry, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Redovich, Dennis W. – 1998
The report asserts that U.S. and Wisconsin schools and workers are being used as scapegoats for the nation's and the state's social and economic problems. The propositions that U.S. students are not globally competitive and U.S. schools failures are "complete hoaxes." The report further asserts that a third big hoax being perpetrated on…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections

Moore, Nick – Education for Information, 1986
Outlines structure of the library and information workforce in the United Kingdom, identifies its component parts, and traces developments since 1960 with emphasis on the expansion and decline of established employment markets, emerging markets, and balance between supply and demand of professionals. Future developments are predicted based on…
Descriptors: Change, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)

Ley, Eugene; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1984
Administrative decisions about the future of dental hygiene programs are often based on inadequate information about employment trends and about the importance of the dental hygienist in dental practices. Studies indicate that demand for dental hygiene services will remain high in the 1980s. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Demand Occupations, Dental Health, Dental Hygienists
Health Resources Administration (DHHS/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. Div. of Health Professions Analysis. – 1981
A major model to forecast requirements for health professionals, which is currently used by the Division of Health Professions Analysis of the U.S. Public Health Service, is described. Specifically, technical documentation is provided for the projections to 1990 that are presented in "A Report to the President and Congress on the Status of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Employment Patterns, Health Occupations, Health Services
Doggett, Ralph M. – 1983
A detailed study was conducted to analyze the role of national defense in shaping employment demand by occupation, both nationally and regionally, over the next 5 years. Data were gathered through the Regional Occupation Planning and Evaluation System (ROPES) in which detailed information on the employment of 163 occupations in 82 industries and…
Descriptors: Adults, Demand Occupations, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Tucker, Katie D.; Rowell, James R., Jr. – 1974
There is an obvious need for a valid, realistic model for research on the occupational needs of the community for relevant time periods to provide planners with quantified data on which to base decisions. The purpose of this study is to develop a statewide system to: (1) identify job needs at the local community level, and (2) relate job needs to…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Rosenthal, Neal H.; Pilot, Michael – 1983
Intended to foster greater understanding of employment projections available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), this paper describes their development, their limitations, their use, and publication details. The methods used to develop BLS occupational employment projections are first described: projection of the labor force based on…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Planning, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Smith, Donald B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1987
Identifies the information resources available to help community colleges conduct vocational program needs analyses, focusing on federal, state, and local unemployment figures and employment projections; periodicals, newspapers, and government publications; emerging occupational categories; projections for new industries; sources for industrial…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Information Sources

Myers, Margaret – Library Trends, 1986
Reviews: (1) labor market picture for librarians in 1960s and 1970s; (2) employment trends, supply and demand, employment situation by geographic area, and types of job opportunities in and outside of libraries during 1980s; and (3) discusses factors that may predict future supply and demand in library and information-related fields. (MBR)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Futures (of Society), Geographic Regions