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American Sociological Association: Unemployment Rates in Science and Engineering by Level of Degree, 2003 and 2006
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Unemployment Rates in Science and Engineering by Level of Degree, 2003 and 2006
| Unemployment Rates in Selected Sciences by Highest Level of Degree Completed in 2003 and 2006 |
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| Discipline | Bachelors | Masters | Doctoral | ||||||
| 2003 | 2006 | Chg. | 2003 | 2006 | Chg. | 2003 | 2006 | Chg. | |
| Social Sciences |
4.6% | 3.9% | -0.7% | 2.6% | 2.2% | -0.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| Life Sciences |
3.5 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | -1.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| Physical Sciences |
4.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Engineering | 4.4 | 2.3 | -2.1 | 4.3 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 3.4 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
Source:
National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics, Scientists and Engineers (SETAT), 2003 and 2006 (www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat)
Related data:
- Unemployment Rates for Doctorate Social and Behavioral Scientists, 1993 - 2003
- Unemployment Rates for All Social and Behavioral Scientists, 2003 and 2006
- Unemployment Rates in Science and Engineering by Degree Level, 2003 and 2006
- Retirement Rates for Doctorate Social and Behavioral Scientists, 1993 - 2003
- Involuntarily Out-of-Field Rates for Doctorate Social and Behavioral Scientists, 1993 - 2003
- Replacement in the Social Sciences, 1993 - 2003