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. 1996 Nov 12;93(23):12693–12700. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.23.12693

Table 4.

The growth of U.S. science and engineering employment in life science, computing, and services

Field Ratio, no. of employees in 1992/no. of employees in 1980
All fields 1.44
 Life sciences 3.12
 Computer specialists 2.03
Manufacturing sectors 1.30
Nonmanufacturing sectors 1.69
Financial services 2.37
 Computer services 4.10

Data taken from ref. 45