Science and engineering (S&E) employment accounts for a relatively small proportion of the total U.S. labor force, but is important as an engine for higher earnings, innovation, and economic growth. With funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, PRB has developed a local labor market database on scientists and engineers, including data for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the 100-largest counties, 50-largest cities, and 50-largest metropolitan areas. PRB
s database is designed to help researchers and others monitor trends in the size and characteristics of the S&E labor force across states and local areas. Standard errors are also available for those interested in calculating margins of error associated with these estimates.
Data Files
Database files on scientists and engineers
- 2005 ACS estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 333KB)
- 2006 ACS estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 330KB)
- 2007 ACS estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 336KB)
- 2008 ACS estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 340KB)
- 2009 ACS estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 342KB)
- 2010 ACS estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 337KB)
- 2011 ACS estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 342KB)
Standard errors
- Standard errors for 2005 estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 494KB)
- Standard errors for 2006 estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 514KB)
- Standard errors for 2007 estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 513KB)
- Standard errors for 2008 estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 517KB)
- Standard errors for 2009 estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 517KB)
- Standard errors for 2010 estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 514KB)
- Standard errors for 2011 estimates of scientists and engineers (TXT: 518KB)
Technical documentation and programs
- Technical documentation and data dictionary (PDF: 550KB)
- For SAS Programmers: SAS program to read database on scientists and engineers (PDF: 121KB)
- For SAS Programmers: SAS program to read standard errors for estimates of scientists and engineers (PDF: 55KB)
Articles and Reports
- U.S. Science and Engineering Labor Force Stalls, but Trends Vary Across States
- More U.S. Scientists and Engineers Are Foreign-Born
- U.S. Labor Force Trends
- Occupational Profiles Reveal Wide Gender, Racial Gaps in Science and Engineering Employment
- The Crossover in Female-Male College Enrollment Rates
- Migration of Workers Affects Supply of Scientists and Engineers in the U.S.
- Education and Occupation Separates Two Kinds of Immigrants in the United States
- Closing the Male-Female Labor Force Gap
- Is There a U.S. Shortage of Scientists and Engineers? It Depends Where You Live
- 2007 U.S. Population Data Sheet and Profile of Scientists and Engineers