"New data released Thursday by the National Science Foundation show the exodus of young life scientists from the Ivory Tower to industry has reached the highest level in nearly three decades, deepening concerns about the future of academic science in the U.S....Ph.D. graduates are now pursuing postdocs at the lowest rate since at least 1995, based on STAT’s review of NSF data available online."

https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/28/scientists-exodus-from-academia-historic-levels/

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Data show record exodus of life scientists from academia - STAT

Ph.D. graduates are pursuing postdocs at the lowest rate since at least 1995; conversely, 47% of 2022 life science grads had a job lined up.

^{Jonathan Wosen (STAT)}