The Lumina Foundation released a report last week claiming that the national pace of college attainment is not enough to meet future workforce needs. According to this new report, South Carolina experienced a minor decline over the last year (of 0.6 percentage points) in the number of working-age adults (25-64 years old) who hold a two- or four-year degree.
About Me
- Joseph Von Nessen
- Dr. Joseph C. Von Nessen is a research economist in the Division of Research at the Darla Moore School of Business where he conducts a wide variety of economic impact analyses, survey research, and other applied work involving regional economic modeling. In addition, he is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the University of South Carolina's annual statewide economic forecast and serves on the advisory committee at the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors. Dr. Von Nessen also specializes in housing economics and residential real estate and provides economic and marketing research to clients in both the private and public sector. He regularly speaks to business and government leaders throughout South Carolina about the housing market and the local economy.