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The proportion of middle-skills credentials that would need to be redistributed across programs of study to align with local demand ranges from around 20% in the most-aligned local labor markets to more than 70% in the least-aligned markets. bit.ly/3URN1Sl
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November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The proportion of middle-skills credentials that would need to be redistributed across programs of study to align with local demand ranges from around 20% in the most-aligned local labor markets to more than 70% in the least-aligned markets. bit.ly/3URN1Sl
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#AcademicSky #EconSky
The overall societal impact of a pathway change depends on how effective it is and how many people are eligible. When combining those factors, putting more people on the bachelor’s degree pathway by 22 has the greatest potential to benefit young adults: bit.ly/43Kpbvs
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November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The overall societal impact of a pathway change depends on how effective it is and how many people are eligible. When combining those factors, putting more people on the bachelor’s degree pathway by 22 has the greatest potential to benefit young adults: bit.ly/43Kpbvs
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Healthcare is the only high-paying occupational group for early-career middle-skills workers that does not face a projected national shortage of middle-skills credentials. bit.ly/3F98McL
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#Healthcare #Workforce #EconSky
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Healthcare is the only high-paying occupational group for early-career middle-skills workers that does not face a projected national shortage of middle-skills credentials. bit.ly/3F98McL
#Healthcare #Workforce #EconSky
#Healthcare #Workforce #EconSky
The 20 majors leading to the highest pay among recent college graduates, such as petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, and computer engineering, closely resemble the 20 most lucrative majors for all prime-age, college-educated workers. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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#AcademicSky #EconSky #ROI
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The 20 majors leading to the highest pay among recent college graduates, such as petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, and computer engineering, closely resemble the 20 most lucrative majors for all prime-age, college-educated workers. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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#AcademicSky #EconSky #ROI
High-paying occupations for early-career middle-skills workers offer median annual earnings of more than $55K and earnings that are even higher for workers later in their careers. bit.ly/3F98McL
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November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
High-paying occupations for early-career middle-skills workers offer median annual earnings of more than $55K and earnings that are even higher for workers later in their careers. bit.ly/3F98McL
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#EconSky #AcademicSky
Disparities in degree attainment matter because the differences in earnings by degree level are substantial. However, even when adults from marginalized racial/ethnic groups reach the same levels of attainment as white adults, they do not garner the same earnings. bit.ly/4aOgi7F
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November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Disparities in degree attainment matter because the differences in earnings by degree level are substantial. However, even when adults from marginalized racial/ethnic groups reach the same levels of attainment as white adults, they do not garner the same earnings. bit.ly/4aOgi7F
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#AcademicSky
Despite numeric increases in enrollment, the shares of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latino students who attend a selective institution are still disproportionately small. bit.ly/3JoPdvi
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#AcademicSky #EduSky
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Despite numeric increases in enrollment, the shares of American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latino students who attend a selective institution are still disproportionately small. bit.ly/3JoPdvi
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
“A small number of selective colleges are launchpads to positions of influence, but these institutions remain highly segregated. This chasm of inequity undermines the goal of the American postsecondary system.”—CEW Director Jeff Strohl. bit.ly/3JoPdvi
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“A small number of selective colleges are launchpads to positions of influence, but these institutions remain highly segregated. This chasm of inequity undermines the goal of the American postsecondary system.”—CEW Director Jeff Strohl. bit.ly/3JoPdvi
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky
Men are overrepresented in the STEM fields of study compared to their overall share of the bachelor’s degree–holding workforce, while women are overrepresented in the healthcare and education and public service fields. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#STEM #Gender #Workforce #AcademicSky
#STEM #Gender #Workforce #AcademicSky
October 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Men are overrepresented in the STEM fields of study compared to their overall share of the bachelor’s degree–holding workforce, while women are overrepresented in the healthcare and education and public service fields. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#STEM #Gender #Workforce #AcademicSky
#STEM #Gender #Workforce #AcademicSky
Workers w/ bachelor’s degrees in multidisciplinary studies benefit the most from earning a graduate degree, with a 40% increase in earnings. Workers w/ bachelor’s degrees in business and communications fields see lower graduate degree earnings premiums. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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#ROI #Earnings #AcademicSky
October 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Workers w/ bachelor’s degrees in multidisciplinary studies benefit the most from earning a graduate degree, with a 40% increase in earnings. Workers w/ bachelor’s degrees in business and communications fields see lower graduate degree earnings premiums. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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#ROI #Earnings #AcademicSky
In 2022, 28% of early-career workers with a bachelor’s degree majored in STEM, up from 19% in 2010. Meanwhile, the share of early-career workers with a bachelor’s degree in humanities and the arts fell from 13% to 9%. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#STEM #AcademicSky #ROI
#STEM #AcademicSky #ROI
October 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In 2022, 28% of early-career workers with a bachelor’s degree majored in STEM, up from 19% in 2010. Meanwhile, the share of early-career workers with a bachelor’s degree in humanities and the arts fell from 13% to 9%. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#STEM #AcademicSky #ROI
#STEM #AcademicSky #ROI
“The number of students graduating with degrees in computers, statistics, and mathematics ballooned by 159% between 2009 and 2023, but unemployment rates for recent college grads with degrees in these fields is now 6.8%—the highest within STEM.”—Ban Cheah. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#STEM #Unemployment
#STEM #Unemployment
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“The number of students graduating with degrees in computers, statistics, and mathematics ballooned by 159% between 2009 and 2023, but unemployment rates for recent college grads with degrees in these fields is now 6.8%—the highest within STEM.”—Ban Cheah. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#STEM #Unemployment
#STEM #Unemployment
“Choosing a major has long been one of the most consequential decisions that college students make. This is particularly true now, when recent college grads are facing a rocky labor market. Students need to weigh options carefully,” said Catherine Morris. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#CollegeMajor #ROI #HigherEd
#CollegeMajor #ROI #HigherEd
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“Choosing a major has long been one of the most consequential decisions that college students make. This is particularly true now, when recent college grads are facing a rocky labor market. Students need to weigh options carefully,” said Catherine Morris. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#CollegeMajor #ROI #HigherEd
#CollegeMajor #ROI #HigherEd
Early-career earnings are not always indicative of how much graduates might expect to earn, but they can be meaningful, in some cases setting the tone for the rest of graduates’ careers and affecting their lifelong earnings potential. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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#Workforce #Economy #AcademicSky
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Early-career earnings are not always indicative of how much graduates might expect to earn, but they can be meaningful, in some cases setting the tone for the rest of graduates’ careers and affecting their lifelong earnings potential. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
#Workforce #Economy #AcademicSky
#Workforce #Economy #AcademicSky
Even after decades of reform, the American education system has a growing problem with racial and economic injustice. More White (46%) and Asian (64%) adults have an associate’s degree or higher, compared to 21% of Latino adults and 31% of Black adults. bit.ly/3vvrroz
#AcademicSky #Education
#AcademicSky #Education
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Even after decades of reform, the American education system has a growing problem with racial and economic injustice. More White (46%) and Asian (64%) adults have an associate’s degree or higher, compared to 21% of Latino adults and 31% of Black adults. bit.ly/3vvrroz
#AcademicSky #Education
#AcademicSky #Education
Workers in education- and care-related occupations play essential roles by caring for young children and enabling parents to remain in the workforce. We need to incentivize workers to enter these occupations to address projected skills shortages. bit.ly/47470EL
October 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Workers in education- and care-related occupations play essential roles by caring for young children and enabling parents to remain in the workforce. We need to incentivize workers to enter these occupations to address projected skills shortages. bit.ly/47470EL
“Without massive and immediate increases in educational attainment, 171 occupations of the 561 we analyzed will face skills shortages through 2032,” said CEW’s Nicole Smith, lead author of our new report. Read more: bit.ly/4oHclst
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#Education #EduSky #AcademicSky
September 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Without massive and immediate increases in educational attainment, 171 occupations of the 561 we analyzed will face skills shortages through 2032,” said CEW’s Nicole Smith, lead author of our new report. Read more: bit.ly/4oHclst
#Education #EduSky #AcademicSky
#Education #EduSky #AcademicSky
“Addressing the skills gap will require teaching and counseling strategies that are adaptable and responsive to the evolving socioeconomic and racial/ethnic demographics of our classrooms.”—CEW Director Jeff Strohl: bit.ly/4oHclst
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September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“Addressing the skills gap will require teaching and counseling strategies that are adaptable and responsive to the evolving socioeconomic and racial/ethnic demographics of our classrooms.”—CEW Director Jeff Strohl: bit.ly/4oHclst
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Among workers with a high school diploma or less, there are far more older workers than younger workers in occupations such as construction and extraction. bit.ly/4oHclst
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September 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Among workers with a high school diploma or less, there are far more older workers than younger workers in occupations such as construction and extraction. bit.ly/4oHclst
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#AcademicSk#AcademicSky
At the middle-skills level, there is an insufficient supply of younger workers to replace the older workers anticipated to retire from occupations such as office and administrative support and healthcare practitioners and technical occupations. bit.ly/4oHclst
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#Economy #Workforce #AcademicSky
September 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
At the middle-skills level, there is an insufficient supply of younger workers to replace the older workers anticipated to retire from occupations such as office and administrative support and healthcare practitioners and technical occupations. bit.ly/4oHclst
#Economy #Workforce #AcademicSky
#Economy #Workforce #AcademicSky
The slow journey to good jobs has consequences for young people’s financial well-being. Although today’s young adults are more likely to have good jobs from age 30 onward, they are still less financially secure than young adults of the previous generation. bit.ly/39mn6ye
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#AcademicSky #Economy
September 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The slow journey to good jobs has consequences for young people’s financial well-being. Although today’s young adults are more likely to have good jobs from age 30 onward, they are still less financially secure than young adults of the previous generation. bit.ly/39mn6ye
#AcademicSky #Economy
#AcademicSky #Economy
Debt functions as a negative balance against wealth: any money that young people use to pay off loans is money they can’t save or invest. Those without educational debt in their 20s are able to save substantially more money as young adults: bit.ly/39mn6ye
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#StudentDebt #AcademicSky
September 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Debt functions as a negative balance against wealth: any money that young people use to pay off loans is money they can’t save or invest. Those without educational debt in their 20s are able to save substantially more money as young adults: bit.ly/39mn6ye
#StudentDebt #AcademicSky
#StudentDebt #AcademicSky
Graduate school debt varies by field of study: graduate program completers in the healthcare field are more likely to take out debt than those in other fields. They hold the most debt at the median, well above the overall median across all fields of study. bit.ly/3NaFnzn
#GradSchool #StudentDebt
#GradSchool #StudentDebt
September 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Graduate school debt varies by field of study: graduate program completers in the healthcare field are more likely to take out debt than those in other fields. They hold the most debt at the median, well above the overall median across all fields of study. bit.ly/3NaFnzn
#GradSchool #StudentDebt
#GradSchool #StudentDebt
In 1983, 8% of all jobs were held by workers with graduate degrees; by 2021, that share had nearly doubled, to 14%. We expect demand for workers with graduate degrees to increase further into the next decade, reaching 16% by 2031. bit.ly/3NaFnzn
September 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In 1983, 8% of all jobs were held by workers with graduate degrees; by 2021, that share had nearly doubled, to 14%. We expect demand for workers with graduate degrees to increase further into the next decade, reaching 16% by 2031. bit.ly/3NaFnzn
The current education-to-workforce pipeline is fraught with class and racial inequalities. These disparities in the education and training pipeline have a major impact on inequities in the workforce. bit.ly/3FMGRdR
#Workforce #Economy #AcademicSky
#Workforce #Economy #AcademicSky
August 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The current education-to-workforce pipeline is fraught with class and racial inequalities. These disparities in the education and training pipeline have a major impact on inequities in the workforce. bit.ly/3FMGRdR
#Workforce #Economy #AcademicSky
#Workforce #Economy #AcademicSky