A new report from Change
the Equation.org finds that the job outlook is good for individuals with a
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) background. Their analysis
of online job postings and unemployment data in the past 3 years finds that across the STEM fields, job postings
outnumbered unemployed people by almost 2-to-1, while overall, unemployed
people outnumbered job postings by well more than 3-to-1. For healthcare
occupations that require STEM training, there were 3.2 jobs per unemployed
person.
"Our analysis
of online job postings and unemployment data shows similar patterns across
every state," said Linda Rosen, CEO of Change the Equation. "For
their own economic vitality, states must put in place policies that help
workers get retrained with STEM skills, offer incentives to students to master
STEM knowledge, and focus on the pipeline--beginning in elementary school--to
create a robust supply of STEM-adept citizens."
The "STEM Help
Wanted" Vital Signs report is available at the organization’s website at www.changetheequation.org/stemdemand. Change the Equation is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan initiative that is mobilizing the business community to improve the
quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning in the
United States.
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