Table 1.

Post-graduation employment of UMETRICS doctoral recipients paid on research grants.

	Industry		Academia	Government	All
	R&D Firms	Non R&D Firms
% Placed within Sector	17.0%	21.7%	57.1%	4.1%	100.0%
National Sample (M)	10.8%	75.0%	10.7%	3.5%	100.0%
Of those in sector, percent placed:
% Within 50 Miles	10.1%	23.5%	8.9%	18.2%	12.7%
% Within State	16.6%	36.0%	18.0%	25.8%	22.0%

Note. Sample based on 3,197 UMETRICS doctoral recipients paid by research funds at a university and separating from the university between 2010 and 2012. The national workforce distribution is calculated from all employment in all establishments covered by the Census's Longitudinal Business Database between 2010 and 2012