1. Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission Paul E. Lingenfelter, President State Higher Education Executive Officers August 10, 2009

2. Figure 1: 1973 Labor Force Degree Analysis Source: Analysis of March CPS data, 1973 to present, Center on Education and the Workforce forecasts of education demand to 2018. Center on Education and the Workforce

3. Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce’s Analysis of Macroeconomic Advisers (MA) Long-term Economic Outlook, March 2009 Figure 2: With stimulus package, employment growth set to resume in 2011

4. Figure 3: 2007 Labor Force Degree Analysis Source: Analysis of March CPS data, 1973 to present, Center on Education and the Workforce forecasts of education demand to 2018. Center on Education and the Workforce

5. Source: Current Population Survey, Various years Figure 4: The evidence suggests that jobs in the last 4 decades have increasingly required post secondary education

6. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Situation, various years Center on Education and the Workforce Figure 5: Least educated are most vulnerable in economic downturns (unemployment rates by education)

7. College Participation By Achievement Test and Socioeconomic Status Quartile SES Quartile LowestHighest Achievement Quartile Highest78%97% Lowest36%77% Source: Access Denied, Department of Education, February 2001. Figure 6: College Participation by Socioeconomic Status

8. Source: Anthony Carnevale, Liberal Education, Fall 2008, p. 58. Figure 7: Degree Attainment by SAT Scores and Socioeconomic Status