Life Sciences on the Rise: 2021 North American Report

Life sciences research has clearly been in the spotlight and on the rise this past year—especially with the successful implementation of the new mRNA technology.

That share increase has occurred even as the population has risen, so the actual number of people in each market with at least a bachelor’s degree has increased even more rapidly. Ten of the 17 markets have seen the number of residents with a bachelor’s degree increase by more than one million people since 1988, substantially increasing the pool of knowledge workers that are available for the life sciences companies to tap into.

CHANGE IN NUMBER OF PEOPLE OVER 25 WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE PER YEAR

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics / Note: U.S. Cities change is from 1988 to 2019. Canadian Cities change is from 2001 to 2016

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