Career Trends
Table of Contents
- Career Trends
- Overview
- Myths and Self-Defeating Ideas about Choosing a Major
- Major vs. Career
- What is a Major?
- Making a Choice
- Making a Choice (cont.)
- Ten Commandments of Career Success
- One of the most important considerations when choosing a career is the level of education that is required to enter that career. Some examples are given below:
- Choosing a Career/Major
- Which Adjective Describes You?
- Reality Check …
- Top Five Personal Qualities Employers Look For
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: The more you learn the more you earn
- Job Market for Class of 2007
- Working-life Jobs & Careers
- Annual Rates of Labor Force Growth, 1950-2025
- Median Years of Age of the Labor Force
- Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
- Percent Change in Labor Force Projected 1998-2008
- Earnings and Unemployment by Education Levels
- Employer's Projected Increases in College Hiring
- Ten Industries with the Fastest Employment Growth
- Ten Hottest Careers for College Graduates
- Occupations with the Most New Jobs: Bachelor's Degrees
- Top Jobs for College Grads
- Selected Resources
- Questions or Comments?
- Thank You
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Percent Change in Labor Force Projected <br />1998-2008
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian and other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 7 | 20 | 37 | 40 | 12 |
| West | 30.6 | 38.6 | 34.6 | 31.6 | 0 |
| North | 45.9 | 46.9 | 45 | 43.9 | 0 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Asians and Hispanics have the fastest labor force growth, primarily because of immigration.
The higher-than-average labor force growth for blacks reflects a higher birth rate among blacks than among white non-Hispanics.
White non-Hispanics will still be the largest labor force group, accounting for about 71 percent of the labor force in 2008. Hispanics will account for about 13 percent, black non-Hispanics for about 11 percent, and Asians and other groups for about five percent.
Did You Know?
Half of all Hispanics live in California and Texas, but over the past decade nearly all states saw an increase in the Hispanic share of their population.