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Cumulative job losses at America's universities and colleges since the pandemic's start surpassed more than half a million in October, according to preliminary numbers from BLS.
One year since Oct '19, NH and WY have seen the largest negative % change in terms of public-sector higher-ed job losses. OH, CO, and CA are next, and also lead the pack with the largest # of nominal losses.
Northeast private U's are shedding more jobs than IHEs in other states.
Northeast private U's are shedding more jobs than IHEs in other states.
More on the workers bearing the largest brunt of these job losses, from @DaniDougPost & @alyssafowers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/11/17/higher-ed-job-loss/
At no point since the bureau began keeping industry tallies in the late 1950s have colleges and universities ever shed so many employees at such an incredible rate. https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-the-pandemic-has-shrunk-higher-educations-work-force
More on those state-by-state employee headcount estimates for higher ed's public and private sectors. Back to the 1990s!
Public: https://public.tableau.com/profile/dan.bauman#!/vizhome/PublicCollegeEmployeesInEachState/PublicDashboard?publish=yes
Privates: https://public.tableau.com/profile/dan.bauman#!/vizhome/PrivateCollegeEmployeesInEachState/PrivateDashboard?publish=yes
Public: https://public.tableau.com/profile/dan.bauman#!/vizhome/PublicCollegeEmployeesInEachState/PublicDashboard?publish=yes
Privates: https://public.tableau.com/profile/dan.bauman#!/vizhome/PrivateCollegeEmployeesInEachState/PrivateDashboard?publish=yes
