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STEM Labor Market Conditions and the Economy
STEM occupations—that is, S&E and S&E-related occupations. (See the Glossary section for definitions of S&E occupations and S&E-related... Hence, workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher in non-S&E occupations include those
August 31, 2021
Race or Ethnicity in STEM
STEM occupation (Table LBR-1). Asian workers were employed in S&E occupations (18%) at almost three times their employment in the U.S. workforce (6%), while S&E-related occupations employed them... Hispanic workers were employed in both S&E occupations (9%) and S&E-related occupations (11%) at about
May 30, 2024
Women in STEM
S&E occupations and 8.5 to 1.0 in STEM middle-skill occupations (Figure LBR-4). S&E-related occupations were the only STEM occupation group in which women outnumbered men, with about twice as many women working in S&E-related occupations than men. Among STEM workers, more men
May 30, 2024
Introduction
Talent is the bedrock of the nation’s science and engineering (S&E) enterprise and a key part... Indicators of the performance of the domestic S&E enterprise—from STEM education... U.S. workers and includes those who work in traditional S&E occupations and those who
February 12, 2026
Introduction
S&E fields, defined in this report to include astronomy, chemistry, physics, atmospheric sciences... and engineering. The report is divided into four... S&E fields and discusses the costs associated
September 14, 2021
Workers with certifications and licenses, by workforce, occupational group, and degree attainment: 2019
August 31, 2021
Workers with less than a bachelor's degree, by workforce, occupational group, and associate's degree attainment: 2019
August 31, 2021
International Collaboration
The percentage of worldwide S&E articles produced with international collaboration... Wagner 2018). S&E research has steadily... Collaboration in Peer-Reviewed Publications). Among the 15 largest producers of S&E scholarly
December 17, 2019
Federal and nonfederal support for academic R&D, by field: FY 2019
September 14, 2021
Federal and nonfederal support for academic R&D, by field: FY 2018
January 15, 2020
International articles from 15 largest producing regions, countries, or economies with U.S. coauthor: 2002–23
Articles refer to publications from a selection of journals and conference proceedings in S&E from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s) listed in the article
July 23, 2025
U.S. international articles with coauthor from selected countries: Selected years, 2002–23
Articles refer to publications from a selection of journals and conference proceedings in S&E from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s) listed in the article
July 23, 2025
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