Global economy information and how careers in the US are affected.

1. Emerging Economies Where do we stand - and a Need for Change

5. The United States is still among the top nations in the proportion of older adults holding a college degree Adults 35-64

6. … but it drops to 7th in the educational attainment of young adults. Adults 25-34

7. The U.S. remains among the leaders in college participation % of 18-24 enrolled in college

8. but it ranks in the bottom half in college completion. % of students with degrees/ Certificates or completion of college

9. Today’s students have been raised in a TECHNOLOGY based world

11. China is Stabilizing the US & World Economy China is the Largest buyers of US Treasury bills China owns $1 TRILLION US bonds China will increase by 25% per year for next 20 years More than ½ of the population of China is under the age of 25.

15. The job market is changing, and the required skills to compete in that job market are changing.

16. It was completely the opposite in 1950 – with 65% of the jobs being for unskilled, and skilled being about %15.

17. In 1950, about 50% of the jobs were for unskilled labor and only about 30% for skilled labor. But in 2014, it is projected that unskilled labor will only account about 5% of the jobs and skilled labor nearly 75% of jobs

20. Thus... Entered the Career Pathways Model