Table:
industry, naics code, and company size
worldwide employmenta
domestic employmenta
foreign employmenta
foreign share (%)b

all
r&d
non-r&d
all
r&d
non-r&d
all
r&d
non-r&d
all
r&d
non-r&d

all industries, 21-33, 42-81
30560
2095
28465
20046
1495
18551
10514
600
9914
34.4
28.6
34.8

manufacturing industries, 31-33
17661
1266
16395
10457
898
9559
7204
368
6836
40.8
29.1
41.7

chemicals, 325
2692
229
2463
1607
166
1441
1085
63
1022
40.3
27.5
41.5

pharmaceuticals and medicines, 3254
1073
155
918
622
117
505
451
38
413
42
24.5
45

other 325
1619
74
1545
985
49
936
634
25
609
39.2
33.8
39.4

machinery, 333
1637
113
1524
918
83
835
719
30
689
43.9
26.5
45.2

computer and electronic products, 334
2715
395
2320
1277
255
1022
1438
140
1298
53
35.4
55.9

semiconductor and other electronic components, 3344
1055
183
872
336
109
227
719
74
645
68.2
40.4
74

navigational, measuring, electromedical, control instruments, 3345
909
81
828
526
61
465
383
20
363
42.1
24.7
43.8

other 334
751
131
620
415
85
330
336
46
290
44.7
35.1
46.8

transportation equipment, 336
3111
215
2896
1854
157
1697
1257
58
1199
40.4
27
41.4

automobiles, trailers, and parts, 3361-63
1905
119
1786
930
83
847
975
36
939
51.2
30.3
52.6

aerospace products and parts, 3364
994
86
908
751
64
687
243
22
221
24.4
25.6
24.3

other 336
210
12
198
172
11
161
38
1
37
18.1
8.3
18.7

manufacturing nec, other 31-33
1775
138
1637
952
92
860
823
46
777
46.4
33.3
47.5

nonmanufacturing industries, 21-23, 42-81
12899
828
12071
9589
597
8992
3310
231
3079
25.7
27.9
25.5

information, 51
3353
406
2947
2182
277
1905
1171
129
1042
34.9
31.8
35.4

software publishers, 5112
1625
290
1335
714
181
533
911
109
802
56.1
37.6
60.1

data processing, hosting, and related services, 518
423
51
372
288
42
246
135
9
126
31.9
17.6
33.9

other 51
1305
65
1240
1180
54
1126
125
11
114
9.6
16.9
9.2

professional, scientific, and technical services, 54
1992
310
1682
1430
223
1207
562
87
475
28.2
28.1
28.2

computer systems design and related services, 5415
808
113
695
512
75
437
296
38
258
36.6
33.6
37.1

scientific r&d services, 5417
292
106
186
232
72
160
60
34
26
20.5
32.1
14

other 54
892
91
801
686
76
610
206
15
191
23.1
16.5
23.8

nonmanufacturing nec, other 21-23, 42-81
3102
29
3073
2342
27
2315
760
2
758
24.5
6.9
24.7

size of company

5-24
617
112
505
578
98
480
39
14
25
6.3
12.5
5

25-49
626
80
546
567
72
495
59
8
51
9.4
10
9.3

50-99
835
89
746
790
81
709
45
8
37
5.4
9
5

100-249
1219
128
1091
986
112
874
233
16
217
19.1
12.5
19.9

250-499
1030
97
933
842
79
763
188
18
170
18.3
18.6
18.2

500-999
1043
85
958
762
68
694
281
17
264
26.9
20
27.6

1,000-4,999
4188
364
3824
2537
240
2297
1651
124
1527
39.4
34.1
39.9

5,000-9,999
3331
254
3077
1599
141
1458
1732
113
1619
52
44.5
52.6

10,000-24,999
4613
269
4344
2903
201
2702
1710
68
1642
37.1
25.3
37.8

25,000 or more
13059
618
12441
8482
403
8079
4577
215
4362
35
34.8
35.1

Statement: companies active in research and development (those that paid for or performed r&d) employed 1.5 million r&d workers in the united states in 2013.
Question: how many thousand r&d workers did companies active in research and development (those that paid for or performed r&d) employ in the united states in 2013?
Answer: [1495.0]