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April 16, 2019
Between 2013 and 2018 the percentage of graduating students accepting a job within the geosciences fluctuated with changes in the job market and the employment-seeking trends of graduating students. During the 2016-2017 academic year, the percentage of students at all degree levels securing...
September 27, 2018
Across all degree levels, the number of degrees awarded in the geosciences in the U.S. increased in the 2016-2017 academic year. The continued increase in bachelor’s degrees reflects the rapid increase in geoscience enrollments earlier in the decade. The number of bachelor's degrees awarded...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Nebraska
2,245 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
5.82 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$192 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
60 total disaster declarations, including 27 severe storm, 18 flood, and 5 fire disaster...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Mississippi
2,820 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
2.26 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$216 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
68 total disaster declarations, including 29 severe storm, 11 tornado, and 10 flood...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Massachusetts
9,887 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
380 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$296 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
47 total disaster declarations, including 11 severe storm, 8 snow, and 7 flood disasters...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Kentucky
3,159 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
207 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$592 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
74 total disaster declarations, including 29 severe storm, 22 flood, and 8 fire disasters (1953-...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Vermont
941 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
37 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$149 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
43 total disaster declarations, including 21 severe storm, 15 flood, and 2 drought disasters (1953...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Louisiana
6,570 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.74 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$477 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
75 total disaster declarations, including 26 flood, 23 hurricane, and 14 severe storm...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Missouri
5,401 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.74 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$2.54 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
68 total disaster declarations, including 33 severe storm, 21 flood, and 6 severe ice...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Montana
3,043 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
205 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$1.05 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
57 total disaster declarations, including 28 flood, 20 severe storm, and 3 tornado disasters (...
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