Measuring Postsecondary Employment Outcomes

Measuring Postsecondary Employment Outcomes

Lisa Neilson, Ph.D.

Ohio Education Research Center

Center for Human Resource Research, OSU

Agenda

Introduction

Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive

County School District Analysis

Postsecondary Outcomes

City School District Analysis

Postsecondary Outcomes

Discussion and Questions

Two Examples

County School District

5 cohorts of graduates

City School District

3 cohorts of City School District 9th grade students

Graduates

Dropouts



(OLDA)

Ohio Education Research Center(OERC)

Center for Human

Resource Research(CHRR)

Researchers

State Agents

Public Stakeholders

4

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

Administrative Data

Collected for program administration

Examples

Admission records

Intake forms

Graduation dates


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

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

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

County School District Analysis

County School District

Graduates

(N=484)

Higher Ed

Employed

Higher Ed

No Higher Ed

County School District ResultsGraduation 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

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%

County School District ResultsGraduation 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

City School District Analysis

City School District

(N=9,321)

4-yr Graduates

Higher Ed

Employed

Higher Ed

No Higher Ed

WIA5-yr+

Graduates

Dropouts

ABLE

Employed

WIA

City School District ResultsEver 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%

City School District Results

PercentEmployed

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%


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


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

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?

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

Contacts & Information

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