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publications, including newspapers in 20 major m a r k e t areas, and technical journals in a variety of industrial and technical fields. T h e index for J a n u a r y of this year was up 100.1 points above J a n u a r y 1965, and it was 36.8 points above t h e previous record of 175.9 t h a t was set in November of 1965.
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Engineer/Scientist
Demand
Index
(1961 == 100.0) J a n u a r y 1966
212.7
J a n u a r y 1965
112.6
J a n u a r y 1964
77.0
J a n u a r y 1963
123.5
J a n u a r y 1962
153.7
J a n u a r y 1961
97-6
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Deutsch and Shea predicts t h a t , barring major unforeseen actions on the international scene, the demand for engineers and scientists will remain a t a high level throughout 1966. B y M a r c h of this year, the index registered 211.6, which was 93 points above M a r c h 1965. There are indications t h a t the steady growth in demand m a y be reaching its peak with prospects of levelling off on a new high plateau. In the sub-index related to technical journal recruitment advertising, there was a new high of 157.4, compared to 123.0 for F e b r u a r y 1966 and 120.1 for J a n u a r y 1966. The M a r c h high was led by activity in the general science field (which more t h a n doubled) and the electronics field (which was up better than 5 0 % ). D e m a n d s in the mechanical engineering, metallurgy, physics, and nuclear fields also rose significantly, and demands in the aerospace, civil engineering, and chemical fields rose slightly. T h e most sobering aspect of the large increase in demand for engineers and scientists is t h a t the rise in the chemical field was very slight, compared to the others.
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