Data on new and recent math PhDs

Historical Data for Mathematics PhDs

Data from the annual employment survey of the American Mathematics Society (AMS), available at http://www.ams.org/employment/surveyreports.html

Data for 2008 is preliminary, and "%unemployed" refers to the unemployment rate for new PhDs, shortly after receiving their degree. Data compiled from surveys of the math departments awarding the degrees.

AMS data of recent mathematics PhD recipients Year of PhD number of PhDs US citizen PhDs % female % underrep'd minorities %unemployed 2008 1235 540 31 9 4.7 2007 1333 576 31 6 2.4 2006 1311 552 28 8 3.3 2005 1222 496 28 7 3.9

2009 data

The data show that, by any possible measure, the number of unemployed mathematicians in 2009 is significantly larger than past years, with an unemployment rate for new math PhDs of more than 30 percent this year.

Demographic data:

The racial/ethnic makeup of the applicant pool was 51% white, 35% asian or pacific islander, 6% black or hispanic, and 8% other or not reporting.

Data by year of PhD: