How STEM Jobs Are Leading Our Future and Why You Should Care

When it comes to producing new workers in the STEM fields, the United States falls well behind other advanced countries. So, what is STEM and why is this important? STEM is a U.S. Government acronym for the fields of study in the categories of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Why are these falling numbers a problem?

Recently, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development looked at education rates in its member countries and found that the U.S. is below average in the relative number of 25 to 34-year-old workers, falling just behind Turkey and Spain and right in front of Iceland. To put this number in perspective, there are about 1,472 math and science grads for every 100,000 employed 25 to 34 year olds in the United States, compared to more than 3,555 in Korea, according to the OECD figures based on 2009 data.

ROBERT BASSO

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