Chemical production and earnings up, employment down

In the United States and around the globe, chemical industry production and earnings continued to rise in 2004 while employment levels continued to drop, according to a Chemical & Engineering News report in its July 11 issue. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine published by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The full story, which covers finances, production, employment and trade for the chemical industry, can be found at http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8328factsandfigures.html.

For the first time, readers who want to do their own calculations will be able to download the annual Facts & Figures tables from the article as Excel files.

The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered by the U.S. Congress, with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 158,000 chemists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

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