In 2018, approximately 701,000 jobs were provided through federally funded research and development (R&D) investments to the defense sector in the United States. These were the result of both direct and indirect impacts of the R&D investments. R&D in the health sector provided 112,100 part and full-time jobs in 2018.
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Breakthrough Energy Coalition. (September 16, 2020). Contributions of federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States to employment in 2018, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173845/us-federal-research-development-investments-impact-employment-sector/
Breakthrough Energy Coalition. "Contributions of federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States to employment in 2018, by sector (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173845/us-federal-research-development-investments-impact-employment-sector/
Breakthrough Energy Coalition. (2020). Contributions of federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States to employment in 2018, by sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173845/us-federal-research-development-investments-impact-employment-sector/
Breakthrough Energy Coalition. "Contributions of Federal Research and Development (R&d) Investments in The United States to Employment in 2018, by Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173845/us-federal-research-development-investments-impact-employment-sector/
Breakthrough Energy Coalition, Contributions of federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States to employment in 2018, by sector (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173845/us-federal-research-development-investments-impact-employment-sector/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Contributions of federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States to employment in 2018, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], Breakthrough Energy Coalition, September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173845/us-federal-research-development-investments-impact-employment-sector/