Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education in Four US States
Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington
Across OECD countries, higher education graduates enjoy higher employment rates and
earnings than workers with only an upper secondary qualification. However, not all
graduates find jobs that make full use of their skills and help them launch rewarding
careers, and employers in some economic sectors point to a lack of qualified graduates.
Policy makers are concerned about the current alignment of higher education systems
to labour markets, and are increasingly uneasy about the future of work and the resilience
of higher education systems in uncertain economic times. This report, which focuses
on four US states – Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington – is the third of a series
of country-specific reviews conducted as part of the OECD project on the labour market
relevance and outcomes of higher education. The report offers a comprehensive review
of graduate outcomes and policies supporting alignment between higher education and
the labour market in the four participating states in 2018-19, an overview of the
US labour market and higher education context, and a range of policy examples from
across OECD jurisdictions to help improve the alignment of higher education and the
labour market.
Available from July 08, 2020
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