by Alison McCook
BIOBUSINESS	Life Science Jobs, 2005 The Scientist takes a look at where the jobs are likely to be in the near future Email: Alison McCook - amccook@the-scientist.com The Scientist 2004, 18(24):38 Published   20 December 2004

The career outlook for life scientists hit a rocky patch at the start of the 21st century. Although the 1990s brought a boom in jobs, the failure of genomics companies to quickly produce marketable products dampened venture capitalists' enthusiasm for early-stage biotechnology, and the market slowed. The US economy in general began to decline, and in 2002, unemployment for scientists reached 3.9%, a 20-year high.

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