Table 4-9b. Scientists and engineers' engaged in industrial R&D, January, 1961-74 



(In thousands) 



January 



Industry 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 



Total 312.1 312.0 327.3 340.2 343.6 353.2 367.2 376.7 387.1 384.1 366.8 349.9 356.6 360.6 



Food and kindred products . . 5.2 5.4 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.8 



Textiles and apparel 1.1 {') 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.9 2.5 2.6 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 



Lumber, wood products and 



furniture 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 



Paper and allied products ... 2.6 2.6 2.5 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.1 

 Chemicals and allied 



products 37.0 36.5 38.3 35.8 37.9 38.0 36.9 38.9 40.3 40.2 42.8 40.9 40.7 42.3 



Industrial chemicals .... 

 Drugs and medicines . . . 

 Other chemicals 



Petroleum refining and 



extraction 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.1 8.7 8.9 8.7 9.2 10.0 9.9 9.2 8.3 8.2 8.3 



Rubber products 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 



Stone, clay, and glass 



products 3 6 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.2 



Primary metals 6.9 6.0 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.6 



Ferrous metals and 



products^ 3.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.2 



Nonferrous metals and 



products 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.7 3,0 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.4 



Fabricated metal products^ . . 8.6 7.4 6.8 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.3 5.6 6.6 5.9 6.9 6.4 6.5 6.9 



Machinery 33.0 31.5 31. A 27.3 29.4 30.5 33.6 37.4 39.4 41.4 40.5 41.1 41.7 43.3 



Electrical equipment and 



communication 79.2 82.3 85.8 89.5 87.8 92.0 98.6 98.4 101.6 102.4 95.2 87.7 92.6 94.7 



Radio and TV receiving 



equipment {^) {^) {') {^) (^) {') 0.9 1,0 1.2 1.9 2.4 2.1 1.4 1.3 



Communication equipment & 



electronic components .. 47.5 52.6 55.1 60.4 58 8 62.3 66.7 67.4 67.4 66.3 63.6 57.2 61.5 63.2 

 Other electrical 



equipment 31.7 29.7 30.7 29.1 29.0 29.7 31.0 30.0 33.0 34.2 29.4 28.4 29.7 30.2 



Motor vehicles and other 



transportation equipment . . 19.1 20.8 21.1 23.3 24.1 24.8 25.2 24.3 25.0 25.1 27.8 29.3 29.2 28.5 



Aircraft and missiles 78.5 79.4 90.7 101.1 99.2 99.3 100.4 101,1 99.9 92.6 78.3 71.2 72.3 70.3 



Professional and scientific 



instruments 11.1 9.8 9.4 10.8 11.5 12.5 13.0 14.1 15.1 14.8 15,1 15,1 15,9 16.9 



Scientific and mechanical 



measuring instruments .. 5.7 4.8 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.6 3,8 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.4 

 Optical, surgical, photographic, 



and other instruments .. . 5A 5.0 5,5 7,0 7.9 8.7 9.4 10.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.6 12.5 



Other manufacturing 



industries 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.0 



Nonmanufacturing 



industries 7.5 7.0 8.2 9.8 9.6 11.7 14.1 15.1 15.1 16.3 15.6 15.7 15.3 14.6 



' Full-time equivalent basis 



^ Not separately available but included in total 



' Data included in ttie other manufacturing industries group 



SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Research and Development in Industry. 1973 (NSF 75-315). 



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