Table 3-1: Measures of S&E workforce: 1999

Table 3-1

Measures of S&E workforce: 1999

Measure and degree status	Workforce

BLS Current Population Survey
All employed in S&E	5,294,000
With bachelor's degree or higher	4,021,000
SESTAT data system
Employed S&E degree holders	10,480,000
In S&E occupation	3,259,000

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics

SOURCES: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 1999; and National Bureau of Economic Research’s Merged Outgoing Rotation Group Files from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey.

Science & Engineering Indicators — 2004

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