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* 13% of today's workforce is over 55 and by 2020 60% will be over 55.
* Over 70 million baby boomers will retire and they will be replaced by only 48 million workers.
* The need for science, engineering and technical training will increase by 51% this year.
* If the trend continues, by 2010 more than 90% of all scientists and engineers in the world will live in Asia.
* The top 10 most in demand jobs did not exist in 2004.
* India has more honor students than we have students in America.
* Fewer than 15% of high school students in the United States have an adequate skill base in science and math to pursue scientific and technical degrees.
* More than 50% of the engineering degrees in the US are awarded to foreign nationals.
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