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Human resources

Table: Human Resources in R&D

Source	National R&D Survey	OECD
Year	Year: 2007	Year: 2007
Units	FTE	FTE
R&D Personnel	912,291	912,291
R&D Personnel per thousand employed		12.9
Business R&D Personnel	507,415	507,415
Higher education R&D Personnel	105,643	105,643
Government R&D Personnel	295,851	295,851
Private non-profit R&D Personnel	3,383
Researchers	469,076	469,076
Researchers per thousand employed		6.6
Business Researchers	237,408	237,408
Higher education Researchers	76,298	76,298
Government Researchers	153,059	153,059
Private non-profit Researchers	2,310

Source: (1) UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2009 edition (2) OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators database, May 2009.