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Table 3-11

Labor market rates for recent S&E doctorate recipients 1–3 years after receiving doctorate, by field: 2001 and 2003

(Percent)

	Unemployment rate		Involuntary out-of-field rate

Doctorate field	2001	2003	2001	2003

All S&E	1.3	2.1	3.4	1.9
Engineering	1.8	3.0	1.7	2.1
Chemical	1.6	2.0	2.0	5.8
Civil	3.5	S	3.6	4.5
Electrical	0.9	2.4	1.5	0.0
Mechanical	3.2	6.7	1.7	3.7
Life sciences	1.1	2.5	2.5	1.1
Agriculture	0.3	1.5	4.1	3.0
Biological sciences	1.0	2.7	2.4	0.7
Mathematics/computer sciences	0.3	3.1	2.4	3.1
Computer sciences	0.4	2.1	2.3	2.0
Mathematics	0.3	4.0	2.4	4.2
Physical sciences	1.3	1.3	5.0	4.9
Chemistry	0.8	2.0	3.2	5.6
Geosciences	1.9	2.2	3.0	0.0
Physics/astronomy	1.9	0.0	8.2	6.8
Social sciences	1.3	2.5	5.1	5.7
Economics	2.2	0.5	2.1	2.7
Political science	0.8	0.0	8.7	8.7
Psychology	1.4	2.0	3.8	5.6
Sociology/anthropology	1.2	7.7	6.3	4.7

S = insufficient sample size for estimate

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2001 and 2003).

Science and Engineering Indicators 2006

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