Science Is Hard (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows the 12-month moving average of annualized production and nonsupervisory scientific research and development services employee hours worked per capita.


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Science is even harder when the funding dries up.

October 15, 2013
US Government Shutdown Forces Closure of Antarctica Research Stations

The National Science Foundation has run out of money. It cannot go forward without its proposed $465 million budget. In a statement on its website, the NSF announced, “all field and research activities not essential to human safety and preservation of property will be suspended.”

Source Data:
BLS: Employment
St. Louis Fed: Population