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Full Report Executive Summary PowerPoint Press Release By 2020, 1 out of every 5 dollars will be spent on healthcare in the United States. In our Healthcare report, we project 5.6 million jobs in the healthcare sector by 2020, 82 percent of which will require postsecondary education. In Healthcare, we provide detailed analysis and projections of healthcare fields, occupations, and their…
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Certificates: Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees

Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees Full Report PowerPoint Press Release Certificates are the fastest growing postsecondary credential, and second only to Bachelor’s degrees in the number earned each year. In CERTIFICATES: Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the returns to certificates and who earns them. Certificates have swelled to become the…
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Hard Times: College Majors, Unemployment, and Earnings

College Majors, Unemployment, and Earnings Full Report PowerPoint Press Release Despite hard times for recent graduates, college is still worth it. Much attention has been devoted to the 9 percent unemployment among recent college graduates, leading some to conclude that college is no longer worth it. Hard Times: College Majors, Unemployment, and Earnings argues that college remains the best alternative…
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Career Clusters: Forecasting Demand for High School through College Jobs

Forecasting Demand for High School through College Jobs Full Report Executive Summary State Analysis PowerPoint Press Release A postsecondary education is the best path to the middle class, but others exist. Career Clusters: Forecasting Demand for High School through College Jobs examines the most promising opportunity for job seekers of varying education levels. Gender Wage Gap Interactive Tool: Explore the…
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STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Full Report Executive Summary/State Analysis Interactive Map PowerPoint Press Release Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics workers are the source of growth and innovation, but meeting the economy’s demand for these critical skills will be challenging. Gender Wage Gap Interactive Tool: Explore the data on the gender wage gap by college major using our interactive tool.…
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The Midwest Challenge: Matching Jobs with Education in the Post-Recession Economy

Matching Jobs with Education in the Post-recession Economy Full Report PowerPoint Press Release The Midwest Challenge finds that the twelve Midwestern states are no longer dependent on manufacturing. New jobs in the region will be in high-skill service industries such as education and healthcare. While the economy continues to transition from a production-based economy to a services-based economy, manufacturing and…
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The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings

Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings Full Report Executive Summary Infographic PowerPoint Press Release College pays off over a lifetime, but occupation, gender, race and ethnicity matter too. The College Payoff also details how some workers can make more than their better-educated counterparts. In a surprising number of cases, people with less educational attainment earn more than those with more. This graphic…
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The Undereducated American

Full Report Executive Summary Infographic PowerPoint Press Release Using an economic growth model pioneered by noted labor economists, The Undereducated American finds that if we are to make up for lost ground in postsecondary attainment and respond to future economic requirements, we will need to add an additional 20 million postsecondary-educated workers to the economy by 2025. This includes 15…
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What’s It Worth?: The Economic Value of College Majors

The Economic Value of College Majors Full Report Executive Summary PowerPoint Press Release What’s It Worth?: The Economic Value of College Majors details the relationships between major, gender, race/ethnicity, attending graduate school, and earnings. We’ve always been able to say how much a Bachelor’s degree is worth in general. Now, we show what each Bachelor’s degree major is worth. What’s…
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Help Wanted: Projecting Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018

Projecting Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018 Full Report Executive Summary Interactive Map PowerPoint Press Release Help Wanted: Projecting Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018 shows where the jobs will be, by education level, occupation and industry through 2018, and how postsecondary education is increasingly essential to middle class earnings. States Online College Job Market: Ranking the States 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 Our…
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