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AN OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL,
AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
AFFECTING THE US LABOR MARKET
Robert I. Lerman
Stefanie R. Schmidt
The Urban
Institute
Educational Group: High School Dropouts
1992 Employment
11,845
1998 (1st Half) Employment 11,745
Change in
Employment -91
Percent of Net Growth in Employment -0.8
Educational Group: High School Graduaes, No College
1992
Employment 35,305
1998 (1st Half) Employment 36,090
Change in Employment 785
Percent of Net Growth in Employment
6.7
Educational Group: Some College
1992 Employment 25,523
1998 (1st Half) Employment 30,480
Change in Employment
4,957
Percent of Net Growth in Employment 42.5
Educational Group: BA or Higher
1992 Employment 27,273
1998 (1st Half) Employment 32,487
Change in Employment
6,005
Percent of Net Growth in Employment 51.5
Total
1992 Employment 99,946
1998 (1st Half)
Employment 111,601
Change in Employment 11,655
Percent of
Net Growth in Employment 100
