In the News
The Improved Job Market & the Long-Term Unemployed
February 9, 2012
Senior Economist Stephen Rose discusses the long-term unemployed on NPR's "The Diane Rehm Show." Listen here.
Hard Times: Majors and Unemployment... makes The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and NPR
January 5, 2012
New York Times "Economix" blog: "Want a Job? Go to College, and Don’t Major in Architecture," by Catherine Rampell.
Washington Post: "New study shows architecture, arts degrees yield highest unemployment," by Peter Whoriskey.
CNN Money.com: "Unemployment Soars Among College Majors Like Architecture," by Annalyn Censky
NPR: "Best College Majors if You Want to Find a Job," by Molly Bloom.
Bloomberg Interviews Dr. Rose on Low-Paying Master's Degrees
December 7, 2011
Dr. Rose helps make sense of the data on workers who don't get a big return from a Master's degree.
Foreign-Born Getting STEM Degrees at Higher Rates than Native-Born
November 17, 2011
Senior Economist Nicole Smith discusses causes of the gap in the rate of foreign-born and native-born STEM workers in the U.S. News and World Report.
The future of U.S. manufacturing
November 16, 2011
Dr. Carnevale is interviewed by David Brancaccio on American Public Media's "Marketplace Morning Report." He discusses the increasing demand for higher education in the manufacturing sector. For more information on job prospects and education requirements in the manufacturing sector, please see our Career Clusters and Help Wanted reports.
Educated And Jobless: What's Next For Millennials?
November 12, 2011
Dr. Carnevale discusses the Millenial generation, college major selection, and the labor market on NPR's All Things Considered. He suggests that Millenials got a raw deal, and that major selection is often done casually without full knowledge of the labor market prospects. For more information on the returns to different majors, please see our reports: What's It Worth? and STEM.
Audio is avaiable here.
Wall Street Journal: From College Major to Career
November 10, 2011
The Wall Street Journal's "Generation Jobless" series cites our data on college major popularity and payoff. For more information on the labor market returns to different majors, please see our What's It Worth? and STEM reports.
Wall Street Journal: Help Wanted: Mechanics, Not Chefs
November 10, 2011
The Wall Street Journal's "Generation Jobless" series interviews Dr. Carnevale on how the prospects for trade positions compare to other fields and occupations. For more information comparing opportunities by occupation and career clusters, please see our Help Wanted and Career Clusters reports.
Wall Street Journal: Students Pick Easier Majors Despite Less Pay
November 9, 2011
The Wall Street Journal's "Generation Jobless" series cites our STEM report and interviews Dr. Carnevale, who discusses why STEM graduates often leave STEM occupations later in their careers. For more information on the opportunities available for STEM majors and occupations, read our STEM report here.
The Rising Value of a Science Degree
October 20, 2011
Motoko Rich of the the New York Times' Economix blog features our STEM report and interviews Dr. Carnevale on its findings. They discuss the shortage of STEM workers and majors, as well as the wage premium for STEM workers. Sixty-three percent of STEM workers with an associate's degree earn more than Bachelor's degree holders.
For more information on the rising value of a science degree, please see our STEM report.