College graduates and jobs : adjusting to a new labor market situation. - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1973 - ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Major Themes -- 2. The Issues to Which This Report Is Addressed -- 3. Changes in the Job Market for College Graduates,1900-1970 -- 4. The Outlook for the 1970s-College Graduates in General -- 5. The Outlook for the 1970s - Teachers -- 6. The Outlook for the 1970s-Health Professions -- 7. The Outlook for the 1970s- Other Selected Professions -- 8. The Changing Market for Ph.D.'s and Its Implications -- 9. Potential Adjustments in Demand and Supply -- 10. Conclusion.

For over three centuries, college graduates in the United States have had a preferred place in the job market- more interesting and prestigious jobs, higher incomes, less unemployment than the general population. For the first time, this preferred place -or at least the degree of preferment- is perhaps now being threatened. This creates a potentiality of traumatic experiences for college students and for higher education.

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