Anthony P. Carnevale — Nicole Smith —


Michelle Melton

 

Released: October 20, 2011

 

Executive Summary Full report STEM Press Release STEM State-level analysis

STEM Media Coverage

 
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) occupations are critical to our continued economic competitiveness because of their direct ties to innovation, economic growth, and productivity, even though they will only be 5 percent of all jobs in the U.S. economy by 2018.
 

The disproportionate influence of STEM raises a persistent concern that we are not producing enough STEM workers to compete successfully in the global economy. We find that this concern is warranted—but not for the reasons traditionally claimed. 

The release webinar is available to stream here. You may also download it here. The slides are available here.
 

Did You Know?

By 2020, 59 percent of jobs for the South will require postsecondary education and training – the same percentage that the nation as a whole reached in 2010. The South is 10 years behind.


- A Decade Behind