The Arizona Sonoran News Service – Michael Edmond
“The state of Arizona has twice the amount of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) job openings than workers who are qualified to fill them. With a 2-to-1 ratio of job openings to job seekers, there is an increasing need for new talent in the state’s STEM workforce. “It’s a national issue. I just think it’s really bad in Arizona,” said Martha Ostheimer, assistant director of the STEM learning center at the University of Arizona. The country’s science and technology workforce, 7.4 million people in 2012, is expected to exceed 8.6 million by 2018. Over the next several years, the jobs in the STEM industry will continue to grow at a rapid pace.”(more)