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September/October 2004
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Employment & Salary Survey
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Postdocs and Beyond: Opportunities & Challenges
Data Point: More than four million individuals
with at least a high school education were employed
in science and engineering (S&E) occupations
in the United States as of April 2003. Within
this group, a substantial proportion, 22 percent,
reported either a high school diploma (5 percent)
or an associate's degree (17 percent) as their
highest level of educational attainment.
Source: National Science Foundation,"More
Than One-Fifth of All Individuals Employed in
Science and Engineering Occupations Have Less
Than a Bachelor's Degree Education".
July/August 2004
Data Point: A new report from the Government
Accountability Office finds that while women's
participation in the sciences has increased
in the last three decades, agencies need to
do more to ensure compliance with Title IX.
GAO notes that of the four science agencies
they reviewed for the report, three of them
(Energy, NASA, and NSF) have not monitored grantees
with respect to Title IX compliance, as required
by the law (the fourth, which has, is the Department
of Education). Source: Government
Accountability Office, "Gender
Issues: Women's Participation in the Sciences
Has Increased, but Agencies Need to Do More
to Ensure Compliance with Title IX".
May/June 2004
Data Point: Thirty-eight percent of chief
executives expect their companies to add U.S.
jobs over the next six months, up from 33% in
March, a survey by the Business Roundtable said.
The survey also said that 43% expect no change
in employment at their companies, down from
45% three months ago. Nineteen percent expect
jobs to decline, compared with 22% in March.
Source: Reuters.
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March/April 2004
Data Point: According to a first-quarter
survey by TEC International, a San Diego-based
organization of CEOs, about 27% of the CEOs
of small and midsize businesses will be outsourcing
part of their companies' operations overseas
this year, or within the next three years. Manufacturing
operations are the most frequently outsourced
overseas, followed by IT work.
Source: The Wall St. Journal.
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January/February 2004
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Employment Outlook 2004: Demand
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At 2003 Close, Jobs Data Disappoint
Data Point: Catalyst, a research and
advisory group on women's issues, has published
a report that makes a positive correlation between
the number of women in top jobs and profits.
Catalyst used two measures to examine financial
performance: Return on Equity (ROE) and Total
Return to Shareholders (TRS). The group of companies
with the highest representation of women on
their senior management teams had a 35-percent
higher ROE and a 34-percent higher TRS than
companies with the lowest women's representation.
Source: Catalyst
News Release.
November/December 2003
Data Point: One in four American workers
believe they could lose their job in the coming
year, and nearly 85 percent say it would be
difficult for a laid-off employee to find new
work, according to a survey of 1,065 full-time
workers. Just over 25 percent of respondents
said it was somewhat or very possible they could
lose their jobs in the coming year, down slightly
from the 26.6 percent who said the same in March.
A year ago, though, only one out of five Americans
thought their jobs could be at risk.
Source: SHRM Online, HR Briefs--November 14,
2003.
September/October 2003
Data Point: According to recent research
from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, layoff
trends and 2001-03 job gains and losses in 70
major U.S. industries suggest that structural
change�the permanent relocation of workers from
some industries to others�may help explain the
stalled growth in jobs. Source:
Erica L. Groshen and Simon Potter, "Has
Structural Change Contributed to a Jobless Recovery?",
Current Issues in Economics and Finance, August
2003, Volume 9, Number 8.
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July/August 2003
Data Point: The Department of Defense
continues to be the largest Federal funder of
R&D, accounting for $45.2 billion in funding
in FY 2003; 85% of this is slated for development
activities. Source:
National Science Foundation, "Federal
Funding for R&D and R&D Plant Continues to Grow
in the 21st Century", NSF03-321, June 2003.
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May/June 2003
Data Point: In fall 2001, approximately
429,500 students were enrolled in graduate
science and engineering (S&E) programs,
a 4 percent increase from fall 2000 but still
below the 1993 peak. Source:
National Science Foundation, "Graduate
Enrollment Increases in Science and Engineering
Fields", April 2003.
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April 2003
Data Point: According to a recent poll of 150 human-resource executives,
17% admitted providing older workers with fewer chances
at promotion and 11% said they give older workers
fewer challenging assignments. Source:
The Conference Board, "Valuing
Experience: How to Motivate and Retain Mature Workers",
April 2003.
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March
2003
Data Point: There are approximately 32
million people aged 25 to 34 in the labor
force compared to over 68 million aged 35
to 54. Source: Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings,
Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional
population by age, sex, and race, January,
2001.
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February
2003
Data Point: In 2000, the 20 highest ranking states in R&D
expenditures accounted for 87 percent of the
U.S. total, while the lowest ranking 20 states
accounted for only 4 percent. The six states
with the highest levels of R&D expenditures—California,
Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
and Illinois (in decreasing order of magnitude)—accounted
for one-half of the entire national effort.
Source: National Science Foundation, Division
of Science Resources Statistics, Top
R&D-Performing States Display Diverse R&D
Patterns in 2000, Arlington, VA (NSF 03-303)
[December 2002].
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January 2003
Data Point: The
number of unemployed college graduates has
doubled in the past two years. In December
2002, it was 1,120,000, up from 564,000 in
December 2000. Unemployment among those with
a mangerial or professional specialty has
also doubled these past two years, from 695,000
to 1,398,000. Source: Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
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December 2002
Data Point: Women earned over 50% of the bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering, 46% of the master’s degrees and 36% of the PhDs in 2000. However, they made up only 24% of the S&E labor force in 1999, and that proportion varied widely by occupation. Source: Professional Women and Minorities, Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology. |
November 2002
Data Point: Employers expect to hire 3.6 fewer new college graduates this year than they did last year. At the same time, they are looking for ways to maintain their ties to campus. Favored methods include participating in campus career fairs, using their company Web site to provide information, and offering information sessions. Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers. |
October 2002
Data Point: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 6.4 million job openings in mid-level occupations -- those that usually require postsecondary education or more than one year of training -- are projected through 2010. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
September 2002
Data Point: In a new survey of employers conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), respondents indicated that they expect to hire 3.6 percent fewer new college graduates in 2002-03 than they did in 2001-02. Source: NACE's Job Outlook Fall Preview. |
August 2002
Data Point: If any employed individual with a science or engineering degree is counted as part of the S&E workforce, then there were more than 10 million scientists and engineers working in the U.S. in 1999. Source: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, How Large is the U.S. S&E Workforce? Arlington, VA (NSF 02-325) [July 2002]. |
July 2002
Data Point: In a recent poll, 56% of respondents said that their company is using Internet recruiting more this year than in 2001. Source: Recruiters Network, The Association for Internet Recruiting. |
June 2002
Data Point: Almost 50% of chemists under 40 work in research and development. Another fifth of the workforce is employed in analytical services and production/quality control. Women tend to be concentrated in the lower-paying fields such as teaching and analytical services. - Early Careers of Chemists |
May 2002
Recruitment Trend: Employment in the physical sciences is expected to increase by about 18% between 2000 and 2010; slightly less than one-half of these projected job gains are for environmental scientists. - Science & Engineering Indicators 2002. |
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