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NASA Civil Servant Workforce, FY 2013-2023
NASA employed approximately 18,372 employees in 2023. This is an increase of 3.1% over employment in 2022.
U.S. space private industry employment, 2012-2023
Some experts in the space sector worry that high inflation may put significant pressure on aerospace firms as the cost of materials increases rapidly.
U.S. space industry employment and U.S. total employment relative to 2012
U.S. private sector space employment in five key sectors grew 4.8% from 2022 to 2023, continuing a trend of steady growth in the space industry since 2016.
Space Force Guardians, FY2022 and FY 2023
The Space Force, which falls under the Department of the Air Force, employed 13,716 Guardians and civilian workers at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, an increase of 34.7%
Japanese Workforce by Sector, 2005-2021
JAXA employed 1,580 individuals at the beginning of 2023. Out of this total, 1,123 (71%) are engineering and research employees. Even though Japan as a whole is struggling with an aging population, JAXA’s age demographics are more normally distributed than many other nation’s space agencies.
Students at Two Year Schools 2019-2023
Low unemployment in the United States and an uptick in domestic manufacturing across sectors have driven up demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills across the U.S. industrial base.
6-Month Average Employment Growth, H1 2021-H1 2023
Compared to the total labor market, space industry job growth appears to be speeding up again despite similar initial slowdowns, according to data from the first half of this year.
India Department of Space Employment, 2012-2022
India has traditionally maintained a large government workforce relative to its private space workforce. However, in recent years, the Indian government has been working to grow its commercial space sector.
JAXA Workforce, 2013-2023
Japan is continuing its efforts to promote the growth of new entrepreneurial space efforts. Proposed legislation in Japan would allow JAXA to create a fund to invest in private-sector businesses.
Japanese Space Workforce, 2011-2021
Japan saw growth across all three of these sectors in the past year, with the largest growth, 12.8%, in software.