Table 5-16. Average unemployment rates, 1963-74' 



Year 



1963 

 1964 

 1965 

 1966 



1967 

 1968 

 1969 

 1970 

 1971 

 1972 

 1973 

 1974 



' Not seasonally adjusted 



SOURCE: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and National Science Foundation, special tabulations. 



Table 5-17. Occupational preference of college freshmen, 1968-74 



Probable 



career 



occupation 



Total 



Artist (including performer) 



Business 



Clergy 



College teacher 



Doctor (M.D. or D.D.S.) 



Educator 



Elementary 



Secondary 



Engineer 



Farmer or forester 



Health professional (non-M.D.) . 



Lawyer 



Nurse 



Research-scientist 



Other occupation 



Undecided 



Percent distribution 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



1974 



100 



100 



100 



100 



100 



100 



100 



NOTE: Detail may not add to totals because of rounding 



SOURCE American Council on Education and University of California. Los Angeles, The American Freshman: National Norms, annual series. 



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