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| Table 23. Labor force status of recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree and sex: October 2010 |
| Major field and sex | All graduates | In labor force | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | Employed | Unemployeda | Not in labor force | ||||||
| Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | |
| All fields | 1,146,000 | 4,500 | 997,000 | 7,000 | 922,000 | 7,500 | 75,000 | 4,500 | 149,000 | 6,000 |
| Science | 785,000 | 4,500 | 662,000 | 6,500 | 604,000 | 6,500 | 58,000 | 4,000 | 123,000 | 6,000 |
| Male | 343,000 | 4,000 | 293,000 | 5,000 | 268,000 | 5,000 | 26,000 | 3,000 | 50,000 | 4,000 |
| Female | 442,000 | 3,500 | 369,000 | 5,000 | 336,000 | 5,000 | 33,000 | 3,000 | 73,000 | 4,500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 183,000 | 2,000 | 132,000 | 4,000 | 120,000 | 4,000 | 12,000 | 2,500 | 51,000 | 3,500 |
| Male | 70,000 | 3,000 | 51,000 | 3,000 | 46,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 19,000 | 2,500 |
| Female | 112,000 | 3,000 | 81,000 | 3,500 | 74,000 | 3,500 | 8,000 | 1,500 | 31,000 | 3,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 72,000 | 1,000 | 69,000 | 1,500 | 64,000 | 1,500 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Male | 59,000 | 2,000 | 57,000 | 2,000 | 52,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Female | 13,000 | 1,500 | 13,000 | 1,500 | 12,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | D | D |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 30,000 | 500 | 26,000 | 1,000 | 24,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
| Male | 17,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 13,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Female | 13,000 | 1,000 | 12,000 | 1,500 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Physical and related sciences | 44,000 | 500 | 38,000 | 1,000 | 35,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 500 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| Male | 25,000 | 1,000 | 21,000 | 1,500 | 20,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 4,000 | 1,000 |
| Female | 19,000 | 1,000 | 16,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 500 |
| Psychology | 180,000 | 2,000 | 154,000 | 3,000 | 140,000 | 3,000 | 14,000 | 2,000 | 26,000 | 2,500 |
| Male | 42,000 | 2,500 | 37,000 | 2,500 | 34,000 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 1,500 |
| Female | 139,000 | 3,000 | 117,000 | 3,500 | 106,000 | 3,500 | 11,000 | 2,000 | 22,000 | 2,500 |
| Social and related sciences | 277,000 | 2,500 | 243,000 | 4,000 | 221,000 | 4,000 | 22,000 | 2,500 | 34,000 | 3,500 |
| Male | 131,000 | 3,500 | 113,000 | 4,000 | 101,000 | 4,000 | 11,000 | 2,000 | 18,000 | 2,500 |
| Female | 146,000 | 3,500 | 130,000 | 4,000 | 119,000 | 3,500 | 11,000 | 1,500 | 16,000 | 2,000 |
| Engineering | 132,000 | 1,000 | 122,000 | 1,500 | 113,000 | 2,000 | 9,000 | 1,500 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Male | 108,000 | 1,500 | 101,000 | 2,000 | 93,000 | 2,000 | 8,000 | 1,500 | 8,000 | 1,500 |
| Female | 23,000 | 1,500 | 21,000 | 1,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 500 |
| Health | 229,000 | 1,500 | 213,000 | 3,500 | 205,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 1,500 | 16,000 | 3,000 |
| Male | 36,000 | 2,500 | 31,000 | 2,500 | 30,000 | 2,500 | S | S | 5,000 | 1,500 |
| Female | 193,000 | 2,500 | 182,000 | 3,500 | 175,000 | 3,500 | 7,000 | 1,500 | 11,000 | 2,500 |
| D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards. SE = standard error. |
| a Unemployed persons are those who were not working on 1 October 2010 and who were seeking work or who were on layoff from job. |
| NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Standard errors for numbers are rounded up to the nearest 500. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Estimates are from recent college graduates who received bachelor's or master's degrees in science, engineering, or health fields in the 2008 and 2009 academic years; estimates may differ from degree counts published elsewhere. |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2010. |
| Data from survey cycle 2010, as of September 19, 2012. |
