The document discusses measuring postsecondary employment outcomes using administrative data from the Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive. It analyzes outcomes for graduates from a county school district and city school district. For the county school district, it found most graduates were employed while in college and that wages increased over time. The city school district analysis found about half of 9th graders went to higher education, graduates had higher employment and wages than dropouts, and employed college graduates earned less than non-college graduates. The document also discusses challenges in measuring postsecondary outcomes.

1. Measuring Postsecondary
Employment Outcomes
Lisa Neilson, Ph.D.
Ohio Education Research Center
Center for Human Resource Research, OSU

2. Agenda
 Introduction
 Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive
 County School District
 Analysis
 Postsecondary Outcomes
 City School District
 Analysis
 Postsecondary Outcomes
 Discussion and Questions

3. Two Examples
 County School District
 5 cohorts of graduates
 City School District
 3 cohorts of City School District 9th grade students
 Graduates
 Dropouts

4. Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive
Ohio
Longitudinal
Data Archive
(OLDA)
Ohio
Education
Research
Center
(OERC)
Center for
Human
Resource
Research
(CHRR)
Researchers
State Agents
Public Stakeholders
4

5. OLDA
Ohio Department of
Job & Family
Services
Individual Wages
& Employers
Employer
Information
Unemployment
Insurance
Benefits
Workforce
Investment Act
Ohio Board
of Regents
Higher
Education
Information
Ohio Technical
Centers
Adult Basic &
Literacy
Education
Ohio Department
of Education
Education
Management
Information
System

6. Administrative Data
 Collected for program administration
 Examples
 Admission records
 Intake forms
 Graduation dates

7. Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive
 Benefits
 Many observations
 No non-response bias
 Ability to measure the same person over time
 Limitations
 Ohio only (no out-of-state)
 Public institutions and programs only (not private)
 No information on motives/attitudes

8. OLDA
Ohio Department of
Job & Family
Services
Individual Wages
& Employers
Employer
Information
Unemployment
Insurance
Benefits
Workforce
Investment Act
Ohio Board
of Regents
Higher
Education
Information
Ohio Technical
Centers
Adult Basic &
Literacy
Education
Ohio Department
of Education
Education
Management
Information
System

9. Key Indicators
 Employment
 Total annual earnings from Ohio employers
(adjusted, $2010)
 Percent employed in Ohio
 Postsecondary education and training
 Percent enrolled in public higher ed in Ohio
 Percent using WIA services in Ohio

10. County School District Analysis
County School
District
Graduates
(N=484)
Higher Ed
Employed
Higher Ed
No Higher Ed

11. County School District Results
Graduation
Year
Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5
Employed 2006/2007 65% 60% 57% 55% 59%
2007/2008 57% 54% 55% 65%
2008/2009 67% 69% 72%
2009/2010 53% 62%
2010/2011 63%
Higher Ed 2006/2007 33% 31% 30% 29% No data
2007/2008 23% 24% 19% No data
2008/2009 36% 35% No data
2009/2010 39% No data
2010/2011 No data

12. County School District Results
 Most students are employed while in college
Graduation Year Year-1
2006/2007 88%
2007/2008 83%
2008/2009 81%
2009/2010 67%

13. County School District Results
Graduation Year Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4
Employed & Not In College: Annual Wages ($2010)
2006/2007 $7,200 $8,500 $10,500 $15,400
2007/2008 $3,200 $4,600 $8,500
2008/2009 $4,600 $5,700
2009/2010 $5,600
Employed College Students: Annual Wages ($2010)
2006/2007 $7,200 $7,000 $9,600 $9,700
2007/2008 $5,200 $7,900 $8,200
2008/2009 $4,900 $6,500
2009/2010 $4,400

14. City School District Analysis
City School
District
(N=9,321)
4-yr
Graduates
Higher Ed
Employed
Higher Ed
No Higher
Ed
WIA
5-yr+
Graduates
Dropouts
ABLE
Employed
WIA

15. City School District Results
Ever Enrolled 9th Grade Year 4-Yr Graduates Dropouts
Higher Ed 2005/2006 58% n/a
2006/2007 56% n/a
2007/2008 51% n/a
WIA 2005/2006 10% 11%
2006/2007 11% 13%
2007/2008 9% 13%
ABLE 2005/2006 n/a 11%
2006/2007 n/a 11%
2007/2008 n/a 7%

16. City School District Results
Percent
Employed
9th Grade
Year
Year-1 Year-2 Year-3
4-Yr Graduates 2005/2006 70% 76% 77%
2006/2007 74% 80% 84%
2007/2008 77% 82% No data
Dropouts 2005/2006 46% 55% 51%
2006/2007 47% 54% 45%
2007/2008 40% 54% 35%

17. City School District Results
Annual Wages
($2010)
9th Grade Year Year-1 Year-2 Year-3
4-Yr Graduates 2005/2006 $4,400 $7,000 $9,500
2006/2007 $4,700 $7,200 $9,000
2007/2008 $4,600 $7,200 No data
Dropouts 2005/2006 $3,300 $4,200 $4,200
2006/2007 $2,000 $3,000 $3,400
2007/2008 $1,800 $2,100 $2,100

18. City School District Results
Annual Wages
($2010)
9th Grade Year Year-1 Year-2 Year-3
Grads, College 2005/2006 $3,900 $6,500 $9,500
2006/2007 $4,500 $6,900 $8,700
2007/2008 $3,900 $6,800 No data
Grads, No College 2005/2006 $5,600 $8,100 $9,600
2006/2007 $5,200 $7,700 $9,700
2007/2008 $5,700 $7,900 No data

19. Measuring Postsecondary Outcomes
 Cohort definition
 Entry point (e.g. 9th grade year) or exit point
(graduation year)?
 Sub-group definitions
 Graduates
 Ever vs. graduated in X years?
 Dropouts
 Ever vs. first time vs. most recent?

20. Measuring Postsecondary Outcomes
 Outcome Measures
 Employed at any point in a given year vs. employed
at a specific time?
 Employed all 4 quarters vs. any?
 Missing Data
 Linking indicators
 Time indicators
 Low incidence indicators

21. Contacts & Information
 Lisa.Neilson@chrr.osu.edu
 OERC website, www.oerc.osu.edu
 Ohio Analytics website, www.OhioAnalytics.gov