Workforce
2017 – Indian Space Employment – Snapshot
India’s Department of Space, which includes the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), employed 16,072 employees in 2017, a decrease of nearly 5% from a total of 16,902 employees in 2016.…
2017 – U.S. Army Space Workforce – Snapshot
The U.S. Army maintains a sizeable force of soldiers and civilians with training and experience in the space domain, with 4,948 space cadre billets in FY 2018. This was…
Workforce: Space Workforce – TSR 2017
Workforce: Space Workforce - TSR 2017 explores U.S. space, European space, Japanese space , and Indian space workforces at national levels, including NASA and U.S. National Security space workforce.
2017 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
In 2016, private industry space companies in the United States employed 128,163 professionals. This is 1.6% fewer than in 2015, continuing an 8-year trend of decline in the size of…
2014 – Other Space Employment
Most countries do not publicly release regular reports on the size of their space workforce, making analysis of trends over time difficult or impossible. However, point assessments of the size…
2014 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Employment
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has not shared in the workforce growth trend seen in the country as a whole. Instead, JAXA has remained relatively steady in recent years,…
2014 – Japanese Space Industry Employment
From 2012 to 2013, Japan saw a 2.5% decrease in its workforce, shedding about 200 jobs, for a total of 7,978 space workers in 2013. Overall employment is still well…
2014 – European Space Industry Employment
Each year, Eurospace, an association of the European space manufacturing industry, carries out a survey of the European space industry. The survey focuses on design, development, and manufacturing; it does…
2014 – U.S. Space Industry Outlook
Every two years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics develops employment projections based on expected developments in the labor force and economy, changes in demographics and technology, and a variety…
2014 – NASA Workforce
At the start of fiscal year (FY) 2015, NASA had 17,731 employees. Since FY 2011, NASA’s workforce has declined by 5.4%, a loss of just over 1,000 employees. This decrease…