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This report presents updated statistics on scientists and engineers (S/E) for France, West Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan. It begins with a brief section presenting some comparisons among countries or areas, including the United States. Data points on charts showing trend data are plotted according to the available information for each country or area. Next are individual country area sections describing the new data and illustrating selected recent and trend data. In appendix A, detailed tables present the statistics for each society, beginning with a summary table that includes total labor force figures and the number of scientists and engineers in each broad occupational category for all years with available data for the particular society based on information from previous reports. Such a summary table is included for the United States as well. The United States table begins with 1986, the first year for which a consistent set of data can be provided.
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