Reports on trends in speech communication employment opportunities by analyzing job listings in the Speech Communication Association Placement Service bulletin. Notes that the three specialties in greatest demand by employers utilizing the Placement Service were speech fundamentals, broadcasting, and theater. (PD)

Highlights recent employment trends, analyzes the sudden steep rise in unemployment from the perspective of its differential effects on groups of workers, and examines other labor market indicators in an assessment of the economic downturn. (SK)

Surveyed institutional vacancies (n=30) in counselor education in 1988, examining geographic, demographic, and economic characteristics. Results indicated that there seemed to be an impending shortage of qualified counselor educators. (Author/ABL)

In the last two decades, the United States has been in the throes of rapid economic change brought by new technologies and the globalization of the economy. One of the best ways to study the effects of change on the U.S. population is through the abundant information available on the website of the United States Bureau of the Census. In addition…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible implications for graduate employability of the economic changes which are affecting the UK in the wake of the "credit crunch". It explores the changing economic context and its implications both for HEIs and for graduates starting their careers. Design/methodology/approach:…

Latino male students are "vanishing" from the American education pipeline, a trend that is especially evident at the secondary and postsecondary levels. The question of why Latino males are vanishing from America's colleges is complex, and this scholarly article explores some of the socio-cultural factors, peer dynamics, and labor force demands…

Drawing from literature on technological advances, economic trends, and employment and labor market projections, this paper provides an overview of trends and their implications for California. After briefly analyzing the characteristics and effects of the information age, the paper examines the growth and development of high technology…

Nearly 40 percent of all Division I college basketball programs have either fired or lost their coaches in the last two years, reflecting instability in the profession and a shift in emphasis among institutions, favoring playing for program revenue over sports for education reasons. (MSE)

The author discusses women's labor market participation during this century, focusing on the current figure with 70 percent of women age 25 to 54 as labor force participants. She projects that increases will continue, although at a slower pace, between 1986 and 2000. (CH)

Discusses the job outlook over the next 10 years in the following fields: technology jobs, health care jobs, human services jobs, and other jobs. Includes a table of the fastest growing occupations requiring postsecondary education. (SNR)

Identifies current demographic and economic trends. Lists key technologies for the new millennium. Explores implications for education and industry. (SK)

Meant to be a practical guide for public relations educators and practitioners responsible for anticipating change and helping their organizations adapt, this guide presents 10 predictions and projected demographic data for the year 2000. Also included for each prediction in the guide are implications for public relations practice. The guide…

The paper analyzes and compares trends in the occupational distribution of white and nonwhite men between 1962 and 1972 at ages 35-44, 45-54, and 55-64. The findings suggest that in 1972, as in 1962, the inferior occupational chances of nonwhites are due primarily to their disadvantageous patterns of occupational mobility, rather than to…

Examines producer services industries and reviews possible explanations for the growth of this industrial group. Particular attention is paid to the unbundling hypothesis, which argues that industries are transfering activities performed in-house to producer service providers. The presented evidence discredits this as a major force behind the…

Discusses the field of temporary employment. Topics covered include (1) the need for temporaries, (2) how the agency concept works, (3) why people become temporary employees, and (4) the types of occupations available on a temporary basis. (CH)