Updated 4.06 p.m. E.S.T.
Black and Latino workers collectively account for roughly a quarter of the entire U.S. workforce, but fill only 12 percent of the country’s science and technology jobs. Although Asian workers account for only five percent of the total U.S. workforce, they account for 14 percent of the science, technology, engineering and math workforce — a disproportionally large figure that has actually increased in the last decade. Meanwhile, the share of blacks and Latinos participating in these fields has seen virtually no growth over the same period, according to a new report from the Department of Commerce.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=107320