Reevaluation of the US Pathologist Workforce Size

The burden of influenza-like illness in the US workforce.

BACKGROUND The disease burden of influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) on the working population has been documented in the literature, but statistical evidence of ILI-related work absenteeism in the USA is limited due to data availability. AIMS To assess work absenteeism due to ILIs among privately insured employees in the USA in 2007-8 and 2008-9. METHODS We used the 2007-9 MarketScan® research...

Interventional Cardiology US Workforce: current challenges.

Current and future state of the US nursing workforce.

B. Estimating the Size of the IT Workforce

Estimates of the IT workforce depend, first, on the definition of “IT worker” used. For example, estimating the number of Category 1 IT workers would yield a very different result (Table B.1) than would estimating the combined total of Category 1 and Category 2 workers (Table B.2). Similarly, estimating the number of individuals in software occupations would be a different exercise from estimat...

Why the US science and engineering workforce is aging rapidly.

The science and engineering workforce has aged rapidly in recent years, both in absolute terms and relative to the workforce as a whole. This is a potential concern if the large number of older scientists crowds out younger scientists, making it difficult for them to establish independent careers. In addition, scientists are believed to be most creative earlier in their careers, so the aging of...