Summarized in this publication are the statistical highlights, conclusions, and implications of a study designed to analyze the shifts in Mississippi's occupational and industrial employment structures, and their interrelationship during the period from 1950 to 1960. Using data obtained from the United States Bureau of the Census 1952 and 1961…

This Special Labor Force Report of March 1973, shows a continued decline in labor force participation rates of married men and an increase in rates of married women with young children. It also explores the trends of husbands' and wives' labor force participation, as well as labor force activity of other groups, such as women heads of families and…

The Special Labor Force Report shows a substantial rise in the labor force participation rates of married women and single and divorced persons. Also explored is the downward trend of married men (55 years old or over) as members of the labor force. This decline was due mainly to early retirements and to some extent to a rising incidence of…

To describe conditions, assess the present situation, and develop a profile of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), data were collected from a random sample of actual employment locations and LPNs by means of personal interviews with 348 administrators in employment locations, 688 LPNs, 130 Registered Nurses, and 123 aides in the states of Illinois…

Vocational education in large urban areas is a key element in meeting the demands of economic, social, and technological change. The five major California urban centers included in this study are Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco. For each city, there is a report on the present program of vocational education at the…

The purpose of this research was to compare and analyze the number, rank, salary, and term of appointment of full-time faculty men and women of the University of Minnesota. The information was analyzed for the following comparisons: (1) the ratio of male/female faculty in the University at each rank and in each college; (2) the mean and median…

This is a report of a preliminary study of the job mobility of academic physicists in American higher education institutions that offer a physics major to the baccalaureate level. Survey sampling methods employing a mailed questionnaire were used to collect data from a random sample of 800 academic physicists. The central finding of the study was…

One of a series of proceedings of seminars on Manpower Policy and Program, this report presents a condensed transcript of a seminar. Dr. Wilbur J. Cohen discussed women in the labor force today, future trends in women's employment, future demands for workers, health personnel shortages, educational opportunities, homemaker services needed, and…

This is a report of a study investigating the effects and characteristics of a social network on employment by exploring all kinds of relationships centering on one person, including kinship, friendship, association, and clientship. The study focuses on comparisons of social networks associated with 100 jobs of 31 people who graduated from a…

Discussed in this document are the changes within the physics profession, their causes and effect. Detailed statistical data are supplied concerning physics enrollments, the institutions where physics is taught, the faculty in physics departments, and the nonacademic employment of physicists. Other topics include employment, education, minority…

This study surveyed graduating seniors of East Carolina University relative to employment status immediately prior to graduation. The purpose of the study was to determine the number of graduating seniors who had accepted employment. Other variables investigated were as follows: students who had offers but were still seeking employment; students…

The Occupational Outlook for College Graduates is a guide to employment opportunities in a broad range of professional and related occupations for which a college education is required, is becoming increasingly necessary, or is the usual educational background for employment. The information is reprinted from the 1972-73 edition of the…

This report examines the job status in October 1971 of recent college graduates and whether they obtained work in their chosen field. Data obtained from supplementary questions to the October 1971 Current Population Survey indicate there were 1.2 million 20- to 34-year olds who had received degrees in 1970 and 1971. The survey showed that of the…

This study found the status of faculty women to be similar to that in other college studies: women are a small percentage of the faculty, are clustered in the lower ranks, are not tenured, are victims of nepotism rules, receive lower pay than men, and have less chance than men for promotion. The administration of the University is, like the…

This report describes the nature and ramifications of the employment problem in developing nations and presents the available empirical evidence. In addition to discussions of unemployment and the structure of employment, the report includes an analysis of the interrelationships between income distribution, nutrition, and productivity of the labor…