| Table 3-2 |
| Growth rates for selected S&E labor force measurements |
|
|
| |
| Measurement |
|
Source |
|
Years |
|
First year |
|
Last year |
|
Average
annual
growth
rate (%) |
| |
| Researchers in OECD countries |
|
OECD |
|
1995–2002 |
|
2,815,000 |
|
3,559,000 |
|
3.4 |
| Doctorate holders in U.S. nonacademic S&E occupations |
|
U.S. Census |
|
1990–2005 |
|
200,000 |
|
390,000 |
|
4.6 |
| College graduates in U.S. nonacademic S&E occupations |
|
U.S. Census |
|
1990–2005 |
|
2,362,000 |
|
4,111,000 |
|
3.8 |
| S&E doctorate holders in U.S. |
|
NSF/SRS SESTAT |
|
1993–2003 |
|
590,000 |
|
796,000 |
|
3.0 |
| S&E bachelor's degree and above holders in U.S. |
|
NSF/SRS SESTAT |
|
1993–2003 |
|
11,022,000 |
|
15,684,000 |
|
3.6 |
| Researchers in China |
|
OECD |
|
2000–03 |
|
695,000 |
|
862,000 |
|
7.4 |
| |
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 (2006). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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Source Data