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46-page NSB 2022 report excerpt on the importance of STEM for the US: statistics cited as national-importance evidence in petitions.

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A National Science Board biennial indicators report on the U.S. science and engineering enterprise in 2022. It compiles findings on STEM education, the STEM workforce, R&D, and science and technology capabilities in the United States and globally, with tables, figures, glossary, references, and an online state indicators tool. The report highlights quantitative trends and comparisons across countries, sectors, and demographic groups.

Key points

  • Prepared under the NSF Act as the biennial Science and Engineering Indicators report to the President and Congress.
  • Combines nine thematic reports plus an interactive State Indicators online data tool.
  • Covers K-12 through doctoral STEM education, the STEM workforce, U.S. and global R&D, and S&T capabilities.
  • Uses public data, NCSES surveys, and other federal and international sources.
  • Says the United States performed the most global R&D in 2019, at $656 billion preliminary estimate.
  • Notes the U.S. STEM workforce is over 36 million people and 23% of the total U.S. workforce.
  • States the U.S. awards the most S&E doctorates worldwide, but international students earn many doctorates in several fields.
  • Explains that COVID-19 affected education, employment, collaboration, innovation, and product release.

When it helps

A background evidence report for showing macro-level U.S. STEM, R&D, and innovation trends across education, labor, and global competitiveness. It serves as general supporting evidence on the scale and structure of the science-and-engineering enterprise, not as a case-specific filing.

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