Exploring the Digital Nation - Computer and Internet Use at Home
Executive Summary
2011
Education Supports Racial and Ethnic Equality in STEM
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workers are essential to American innovation and competitiveness in an increasingly dynamic and global marketplace. In this third report, we examine demographic disparities in STEM education and find that educational attainment may affect equality of opportunity in these critical, high-quality jobs of the future.
Oilheat Price Analysis 2011
SUMMARY
Pursuant to the requirements of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (NOHRAA),[1] the Department of Commerce (Department) analyzed changes in oilheat prices relative to other energy sources. The report presents the relevant price data and concludes that oilheat prices did not exceed the threshold established by the Act.
[1] See Pub. L. No. 106-469, title VII, 114 Stat. 2043 (2000).
Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation
Executive Summary
Our science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce is crucial to America’s innovative capacity and global competitiveness. Yet women are vastly underrepresented in STEM jobs and among STEM degree holders despite making up nearly half of the U.S. workforce and half of the college-educated workforce. That leaves an untapped opportunity to expand STEM employment in the United States, even as there is wide agreement that the nation must do more to improve its competitiveness.
• Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy, they hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs. This has been the case throughout the past decade, even as college-educated women have increased their share of the overall workforce.
STEM: Good Jobs Now and For the Future
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers drive our nation’s innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. However, U.S. businesses frequently voice concerns over the supply and availability of STEM workers. Over the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs was three times as fast as growth in non-STEM jobs. STEM workers are also less likely to experience joblessness than their non-STEM counterparts. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers play a key role in the sustained growth and stability of the U.S. economy, and are a critical component to helping the U.S. win the future.
• In 2010, there were 7.6 million STEM workers in the United States, representing about 1 in 18 workers.