| Table 3-A |
| Growth rates for selected S&E labor force measurements |
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| Measurement |
Source |
Years |
First year |
Last year |
Average annual
growth
rate (%) |
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| Researchers in OECD countries |
OECD |
1995–2005 |
2,815,000 |
3,880,000 |
3.3 |
| College graduates in the U.S. in S&E occupations (except postsecondary teachers) |
U.S. Census |
1990–2005 |
200,000 |
390,000 |
4.6 |
| Doctorate holders in the U.S. in S&E occupations (except postsecondary teachers) |
U.S. Census |
1990–2005 |
2,362,000 |
4,111,000 |
3.8 |
| Workers with highest degree in S&E who report job related to degree |
NSF/SRS SESTAT |
1993–2006 |
5,342,000 |
7,585,000 |
2.7 |
| S&E doctorate holders in U.S. |
NSF/SRS SESTAT |
1993–2006 |
590,000 |
803,000 |
2.4 |
| S&E bachelor's degree and above holders in U.S. |
NSF/SRS SESTAT |
1993–2006 |
11,022,000 |
16,602,000 |
3.2 |
| Engineers in Japan |
Statistical
Yearbook Japan |
1980-2000 |
686,662 |
1,687,795 |
4.6 |
| Researchers in China |
OECD |
2000–07 |
695,000 |
1,423,400 |
10.8 |
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NSF/SRS = National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics; OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; SESTAT = Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System
SOURCES: NSF/SRS, SESTAT database, 1993 and 2003, http://sestat.nsf.gov; Census Bureau, Public Use Microdata Sample, 1990; American Community Survey, 2005; and OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators (2009/1).
Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 |
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