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| Table 374. | Full-time employment status of bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study: Selected years, 1976 to 2001 |
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| | Percent employed full-time in a job
| Percent employed full-time | closely related to field of study
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|1974-75|1979-80|1983-84|1985-86|1989-90|1999-2000|1974-75|1979-80|1983-84|1985-86|1989-90|1999-2000
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| May| May| June| June| June| July| May| May| June| June| June| July
Field of study | 1976| 1981| 1985| 1987| 1991| 2001| 1976| 1981| 1985| 1987| 1991| 2001
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Total ...............................| 67| 71| 73| 74| 74| 84 (0.6)| 35| 38| 38| 38| 39| 52(0.8)
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Professional/technical fields ............| 77| 80| 82| 81| 80| 88 (0.8)| 51| 51| 47| 47| 48| 63 (1.3)
Arts and sciences fields .................| 56| 56| 56| 62| 64| 77 (1.1)| 18| 17| 15| 25| 26| 39 (1.3)
Other ....................................| 65| 74| 75| 74| 73| 88 (1.2)| 36| 43| 47| 36| 38| 45 (2.2)
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Newly qualified to teach .................| 66| 75| 73| 68| 74| 82 (1.0)| 43| 56| 54| 47| 58| 44 (1.3)
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Not newly qualified to teach .............| 67| 71| 73| 74| 73| 86 (0.7)| 33| 36| 36| 37| 36| 56 (1.1)
Professional/technical fields ..........| 80| 81| 82| 82| 83| 89 (0.9)| 52| 49| 47| 47| 48| 66 (1.5)
Engineering ..........................| 79| 84| 84| 83| 84| 87 (2.3)| 57| 55| 53| 46| 50| 71 (3.3)
Business and management ..............| 84| 83| 85| 85| 83| 93 (1.2)| 49| 44| 41| 40| 42| 62 (2.3)
Health ...............................| 75| 77| 75| 76| 86| 84 (1.7)| 71| 66| 70| 65| 83| 81 (2.3)
Education\1\ .........................| 66| 67| 63| 73| 67| 81 (6.9)| 22| 29| 24| 57| 39| 30 (9.2)
Public affairs and services ..........| --- | 77| 74| 72| 66| 87 (2.8)| --- | 46| 31| 37| 49| 58 (4.6)
Arts and sciences fields ...............| 57| 56| 56| 63| 64| 77 (1.5)| 17| 16| 15| 25| 23| 42 (1.8)
Biological sciences ..................| 56| 45| 43| 42| 50| 66 (3.9)| 26| 18| 17| 15| 26| 47 (5.0)
Physical sciences and mathematics\2\ .| 50| 58| 51| 76| 72| 89 (2.3)| 19| 29| 20| 48| 48| 66 (3.4)
Psychology ...........................| 61| 56| 57| 66| 59| 80 (3.2)| 22| 17| 12| 22| 22| 37 (4.5)
Social sciences ......................| 59| 61| 61| 61| 68| 76 (2.8)| 12| 10| 13| 12| 16| 25 (3.1)
Humanities ...........................| 56| 55| 59| 59| 59| 72 (3.5)| 12| 14| 17| 19| 11| 41 (3.9)
Other ..................................| 68| 75| 77| 75| 73| 89 (1.5)| 36| 43| 42| 36| 37| 48 (2.8)
Communications .......................| --- | 71| 76| 77| 75|--- (†) | --- | 31| 31| 33| 29|--- (†)
Miscellaneous ........................| 66| 76| 77| 74| 73|--- (†) | 35| 46| 46| 38| 38|--- (†)
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---Not available. †Not applicable. \1\Includes those who have not finished all requirements for teaching certification or were previously qualified to teach. \2\Includes computer sciences. NOTE: Data are from sample surveys of recent college graduates. Notes on methodology are included in the Guide to Sources. Data exclude bachelor's recipients from U.S. Service Schools, deceased graduates, and graduates living at foreign addresses at the time of the survey. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Recent College Graduates" surveys, 1976 through 1991; and 2000/01 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:2000/01). (This table was prepared September 2003.)
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